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City working on permitting process to enforce 0.5% cap on vacation rentals, timeline not set
Summary
A resident said a house next door appears to operate as a 365-day hotel. Council members and staff said a cap of 0.5% of housing units was added to the zoning code and that the building division is developing a permitting process, but no implementation timeline was given at the Sept. 2 meeting.
A Ward 8 resident told the council he lives next to what he described as an "Airbnb vacation rental" operating year-round. He said the council previously passed a cap on vacation rentals of 0.5% of total housing units.
City Administrator Joseph Donat said the building division is "actively looking into" a vacation-rental permitting process but that he did not have a timeline and would provide one after the meeting.
Discussion: resident raised concerns about year-round short-term rentals in single-family homes and enforcement of the citywide cap. Donat indicated staff are developing a permitting approach to ensure the cap is not exceeded; no enforcement action, permit form, or schedule was provided at the meeting.
Ending: Staff committed to follow up with a timeline and additional details to the resident.
