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Committee members were told the STARL process would begin only after an operator has three documented incidents investigated and recorded by city marshals or police. At that point the STARL board — composed of the city manager or a designee, the director of development services and the director of finance — would convene, review reports and hear testimony, and could recommend license revocation to city council, staff said.

\"It's a mechanism by which the city can potentially revoke licenses of operators that get repeated, documented violations,\" said Sachi (staff member), explaining the board's role in the draft ordinance. She said the STARL process aims to provide due process and an evidentiary record that would help the city defend against lawsuits challenging a revocation.

Committee members pressed for details about alternatives to permanent revocation, with one asking whether STARL could suspend a license or issue temporary sanctions. Sachi said the draft does not spell out a single mandatory outcome at the third documented event; the board could recommend progressive sanctions, warnings or revocation depending on the facts presented. \"They can, but they're not limited to that,\" she said, describing the panel's discretion.

Members also asked how the ordinance would treat single, quickly‑resolved incidents. Sachi said calls to the hotline that are addressed immediately and do not result in enforcement action generally would not count toward the three‑strike threshold. She described the intent as distinguishing between isolated, corrected complaints and recurring, enforceable violations: \"If it's a one‑time thing... the owner‑operator is not going to [face revocation].\"

The committee debated whether citizens should serve on the STARL board. Sachi and other staff members said the current draft envisions city professionals because the board would need to meet and act quickly; citizen members could make prompt convening difficult. She added that city council would receive STARL recommendations and that the council meeting would allow public comment.

Committee members suggested clarifying how appeals would work. Staff said appeals would first go to the city manager's designee and then, if upheld, to city council. Members recommended the ordinance incorporate explicit language about suspensions, fines, the manager‑level appeal and the council appeal path.

No formal action was taken on STARL at the meeting; the presentation was informational and aimed at ensuring committee members understood how the draft ordinance defines the board, triggers and the evidentiary standard that would lead to review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Galveston - Short Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The Short‑Term Rental Licensing (STARL) board in the draft ordinance would let city staff review repeated, documented violations and recommend license revocation to city council; committee members asked about suspensions, appeals and whether citizens should serve on the board.","taxTitle","Galveston , Galveston County, Texas","taxId",5145,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6460808,"Committee advances island‑wide STR parking standards for planning review; vote passes 3‑2",1992,5652000,7644000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5827551-3df54cd77352772063c5dcc0da8d4438&start=5652&end=7644","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5827551-3df54cd77352772063c5dcc0da8d4438/thumbnail_5652000.jpg","/articles/6460808/Galveston/Galveston-County/Texas/Committee-advances-islandwide-STR-parking-standards-for-planning-review-vote-passes-32","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460808-a24ce6b8ce8755436a6d773600b2755a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770542144&Signature=QTjHDaqp-aXAfmVwABMGXpcAquvYQY-YIMVRA3A31emFiF~8UxEOlWrCgRX0oeCyWgzdUwH8qVCZFBU5BhgZInUAyYnAkIwZu2MWWm31KzVf00tGJ7tFxklx7g6I8sVwI-48qbFnDp4-CHXZHuU5mRc1tqwTUbBkdV9kFqcc2j5FMUvKotuSS0Bn5hHWxHxFUgpS~tA1wz6oII~BGayuWS7-j9Z7UjIvdaRyHQAz7hdFZta5zIKpsrMDuXNFLeSDzNAC0izkm90-i5ArGrV0yezi8tu6strJHDbL8Ia3h1Po9qUC97ia0cbFGxycfsE826MFqMjuSEL25AEHOQXCZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Short‑Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee voted to forward staff parking recommendations to city planning and to city council consideration, adopting limited‑use standards for parking tied to STR bedrooms for new registrations while treating existing registered STRs as preexisting nonconforming uses.

Staff explained the proposal would extend a table of limited‑use standards that now applies to historic districts to additional zoning districts with single‑family housing. The standard described in the staff proposal ties required parking to the number of guest rooms, allowing up to two on‑street spaces to be counted toward total required parking. For new registrations, applicants who propose more bedrooms than their available on‑site parking would need to demonstrate where additional vehicles could park off‑site or on a documented driveway.

\"The limited use standard is parking limited to one space per guest room; two on‑street spaces may be counted toward the total required parking,\" Tim (staff member) summarized during the meeting. Staff said the rules would apply island‑wide in the zoning categories identified, but the committee amended the staff recommendation to exclude the urban‑neighborhood zoning designation from the expansion, and to include a manager‑level appeal process for registration denials.

The committee debated whether to make the change retroactive to thousands of existing registrations. Staff said processing all existing permits under a new standard would create an unmanageable workload and conscribed the draft to new registrations, treating existing permits as preexisting nonconforming uses. Staff also noted that Deckard and other data sources already collect parking‑related self‑reported fields but that those datasets contain gaps.

The motion to advance the staff recommendations, with amendments excluding the urban‑neighborhood zoning designation and adding an appeal path for applicants, passed 3–2. Committee members said the item will move to planning commission and city council for further review and adoption as part of LDR changes.

Committee members emphasized the parking issue is island‑wide — affecting residents, STR operators and visitors — and suggested additional study in the comprehensive plan or a targeted parking analysis to examine demand and supply more broadly.","After lengthy debate the committee voted 3–2 to advance staff recommendations that apply limited‑use parking standards (parking based on bedrooms, with on‑street allowances) for new STR registrations in single‑family zoning and similar districts, with existing registered STRs treated as nonconforming.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6460813,"Committee asks Vision Galveston for updated STR data as density debate continues",508,1852000,2360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5827551-3df54cd77352772063c5dcc0da8d4438&start=1852&end=2360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5827551-3df54cd77352772063c5dcc0da8d4438/thumbnail_1852000.jpg","/articles/6460813/Galveston/Galveston-County/Texas/Committee-asks-Vision-Galveston-for-updated-STR-data-as-density-debate-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460813-0f30f80936f25ce8e3a2249d13c05333/orig.mp4?Expires=1770542144&Signature=RmhGAIPhR8t451g14o8zuo7lkK1MZ8uqSucEfLa9oGt54FBSz1rgcdZ051JmrduukxA5dC6TDKNGkOnRHk5~mspMCSYSu2sY23GgVcsMkx4KlJUwY5JbXKrdOYcIbYcqqyR10N8CSZtPZyYovYA0AO8FNrPXq36JOyv0Izy-z71-lQw~Y5Si00kVLk0GYwG-r1tpgvwY1pFe9pF-sMSLtVRewYDLskAI51eQzBRuNSNVyyoqFNf3AvFigBE7cJi5idVZCsdX6yoQoPr2jRa6ky2TdfdwR7mSce~dMOjlNdHenCfeGX0nz7Si7m9y5U6yXeyS-GS5X5STnL2DTgEzLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Short‑Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee voted to request updated short‑term rental and housing data from Vision Galveston to inform discussions about density limits and neighborhood impacts.

Christine of Vision Galveston told the committee she relied on 2021 data for a presentation showing STR distribution by council district and owner‑occupied versus rental housing. \"This is 2021 data,\" Christine said repeatedly, noting the dataset predates several market shifts and that Deckard — the city’s current STR data vendor — provides more current but less‑formatted dynamic data.

Vision Galveston's analysis showed a heavy concentration of STRs in District 6 in the 2021 snapshot: staff presented counts (e.g., 2,455 STRs for District 6 in 2021) and emphasized that district size and land area affect how those raw totals translate to neighborhood‑level density.

Committee members discussed recent court decisions in other Texas cities. Committee members and staff referenced litigation in Austin and Dallas where density restrictions were challenged; staff noted Fort Worth had prevailed in one appellate decision after compiling long‑term, detailed data supporting public‑safety and health arguments.

After discussion, a motion to request Vision Galveston update and expand the earlier dataset passed. The committee recorded four members in favor and one abstention on the motion to request updated data (mover not specified in the record). Vision Galveston offered to run a refreshed scrape and mapping (estimated 3–4 months) and said previous work was done with January Advisors and Grandicus; Vision Galveston said it has access to grant funds that could cover the cost of an updated analysis.

Committee members stressed the legal and evidentiary importance of updated, methodical data if Galveston decides to pursue density limits: staff cautioned that cities successful in court were those able to show a compelling public interest backed by detailed data.

The committee did not adopt any density restriction at the meeting; members agreed that more granular, up‑to‑date information was a necessary next step before pursuing regulatory limits on STR counts or block‑face caps.","Vision Galveston presented 2021 STR and housing data; the committee voted to request an updated dataset and mapping to inform possible density or neighborhood protections, with Vision Galveston offering to provide updated analysis.","actionData","errors"]

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