17 C20-2024-014 Short-Term Rental Modifications Proposed Amendments — original pdf

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Item 17 - STR Planning Commission Amendment Tracking Base Motion – staff recommendation – passes 9-0-1 (Cox abstains) Maxwell 1/Haney – Require a 12-month report. Passes unanimously Azhar 1/Cox – Passes unanimously, Anderson off dais: language: Revise § 4-23-3X - Eligibility to Operate a Short-Term Rental as follows: • On a site with more than four but less than 51 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least • On a site with more than 50 but less than 101 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least one but no more than 20% of the units one but no more than 10% of the units • On a site with more than 100 but less than 251 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least one but no more than 5% of the units • On a site with more than 250 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least one but no more than 3% of the units Hempel 1/Cox (substituted so does not pass) – If there is a nuisance that involves a criminal activity an owner cannot operate an STR at that location or any other location in perpetuity or a considerable amount of time, subject to legal review, until there is a change of ownership at that property. Substitute to Hempel 1: Barerra Ramirez /Johnson – passes unanimously If there are three or more nuisance activities that involve a violent criminal activity at a unit, an owner cannot operate an STR in a unit in perpetuity or a considerable amount of time, subject to legal review, until there is a change of ownership of the unit. Woods 1/ Maxwell – passes unanimously General recommendation to staff to consider establishing single city phone number for STR complaints/compliance issues, not to replace 911, and establish a system to first route those calls to the local contact for the STR before routing them to compliance staff. Cox 1/ Azhar – passes unanimously, Anderson off dais Direct staff to review the feasibility of assessing of a separate fee for STR’s paid at license application and/or renewal for contribution to and recognition of the additional City staff time required for adequate enforcement of these STR regulations. Haney 1/ Cox – passes unanimously, Anderson off dais Upon issuing a notice of violation for operating an unlicensed short-term rental, the director shall also refer the matter to the State Comptroller’s Criminal Investigation Division and the City Comptroller. Maxwell 2/ Woods – passes unanimously Direct staff to assess considering allowing a tenant to operate an STR, as long as they meet the requirements of the ordinance and are allowed to do so by their landlord, in limited cases. Azhar 2/ Haney – passes unanimously Staff to consider the possibility that in the case of the designation of a local contact, the operator may submit an alternate local contact/s to designate when the primary local contact is unavailable. The application fee and renotification fees should be waived when only the primary or alternate local contact are changed. Woods 2/ Azhar – passes unanimously Amend the ordinance as follows: 4-23-4A To obtain a new operator license, a person who owns the housing unit to be licensed as a short-term rental must apply on a form approved by the director and they and their designated local contact must complete an online training course approved by the director. 4-23-4B9- proof of completion of the online training course including for their designated local contact Cox 2/ Azhar – passes unanimously, Anderson off Dais 4-23-2X REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. Add the sentence: A platform is required to disclose the physical address of a listing to the Director when requested for the purposes of enforcement of these regulations. Cox 3/ Johnson – passes unanimously 4-23-2X OBLIGATION TO DELIST STRs. Add a section (D): subject to legal feasibility analysis by staff, a platform that fails to satisfy their obligation to delist a short-term rental shall be assessed a fine of $500 per day, per listing, until the delisting obligation in this section is satisfied. Cox 4/ Maxwell – passes unanimously Amend 4-23-3X OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, (E) An operator must make a copy of the information packet as described in Section 4-23-XX and Section 4-23-3X (Operational Requirements) (F), (G), and (H) available to each guest.