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Board approves multiple home‑sharing special exceptions with similar conditions on quiet hours, parking and one‑year terms
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a series of home‑sharing special exceptions for properties across the city, typically imposing one‑year permits, quiet‑hour requirements and limits on vehicles and on‑street parking.
The Board of Adjustment approved a set of special exceptions that allow short‑term home‑sharing at multiple properties, placing conditions intended to limit neighborhood impacts.
The approvals covered separate applications from Laurie Ray (Dutch Lane Properties), Colton Haskin, Ashley Bowering, Manuel Chavez (represented by Cassandra Salas), Daniel Schwabez (for Alondro Esparza), and Mark/Merrick Dobosz, among others. Board members routinely imposed similar conditions: a limited term (generally one year), quiet hours at night, limits on the number of vehicles, and prohibitions on on‑street parking during quiet hours.
For example, Laurie Ray (case 15915) received a three‑year extension limited to quiet hours from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m., a maximum of two vehicles, and no on‑street parking during quiet hours. Most other approvals were for one‑year terms with quiet hours commonly set between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. through 8 a.m., vehicle limits set between two and four depending on the property configuration, and explicit “no on‑street parking” conditions. A number of approvals required that parking be on hard surfaces and not block sidewalks.
The board reviewed each property separately. Applicants described property sizes, bedroom counts and available on‑site parking; staff and the board asked for clarifications about how many guests and vehicles would be allowed and whether the garage or driveway would be used. Several applicants noted they hold leases, manage properties, or live out of state and would act as managers.
Several approvals were uncontested; one application (3113 Northwest 50 Fourth Street) drew a lengthy public hearing with multiple neighborhood speakers opposing a short‑term rental proposal. For that property, the board approved a one‑year special exception with conditions: maximum six guests, quiet hours 8 p.m.–8 a.m., no on‑street parking and a four‑car maximum.
The board also discussed compliance and enforcement. For at least one renewal the board noted the application was filed after the prior permit expired and treated it as a new application, granting a one‑year permit as a result.
The decisions were adopted by motion and vote during the meeting; each approval was recorded as meeting the statutory requirements for a special exception and included the board’s specific modifications.
