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Board discusses lodging-license options for lodge owners, staff signals conditional-use application forthcoming
Summary
At a brief Mobridge council/board meeting segment, members discussed lodging-license options for lodge owners considering short-term rentals such as Airbnb, staff noted an upcoming conditional-use application, and the board approved Nov. 8, 2024, minutes.
Board members and staff discussed options for lodge owners who want to operate short-term rentals and retain a lodging license.
"A week at a time. 4 weeks. You know, they'll put 3 workers in," Board member 1 said when describing a possible rental or staffing schedule. Board member 1 added that some lodge owners can choose between operating as a lodge and listing on short-term rental platforms: "Once you do the Airbnb, you get your lodging license again, that gives you the option to get in or out." Staff said the ordinance process would be largely paperwork after passage and that state involvement is typical for lodge operators already licensed at the state level: "Once they get the ordinance passed it's going to be a piece of cake. It's just going to be paperwork. ... And then you'll be involved with the state and they're going to take care of you. You've already been involved with the state because you're a lodge owner already," Staff member said.
The discussion touched on practical details and variability among properties: "I mean And then I drove by all of them this afternoon. Right. They don't all have boats," Board member 1 said, and Staff member noted assumptions about guest amenities. Board member 1 also summarized potential pricing incentives: "They get a premium that's cheaper from you doing Airbnb. Right. Yep. You know, so" and raised operational concerns about scheduling moves and license timing: "I don't know how to make it 6. I just have no idea which time I'm going to move."
Staff told the board there will be another conditional-use application coming when an application is submitted: "There is gonna be another, conditional use eventually coming down the line here once I start getting the application. So once I get that, I'll let you guys know," Board member 1 (speaking as staff/liaison) said.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes for Nov. 8, 2024. Motion: approve minutes. Moved by Board member 1; seconded by Staff member. Voice vote recorded as "Aye"; outcome: approved. - Motion to adjourn. Moved by Board member 1. No recorded second or roll-call vote in the transcript; outcome not specified in the record.
The board closed the brief segment after housekeeping items. No ordinance or formal licensing change was adopted at this meeting; staff described the ordinance process and said a conditional-use application is expected in a future agenda.
