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Richfield council weighs 30-day minimum for short-term rentals; staff cites enforcement limits
Summary
City staff recommended a 30-day minimum stay for short-term rentals, exempting units where the licensee lives on-site. Councilmembers were split between a one-week minimum and the 30-day proposal; staff will refine ordinance language and return to the council for formal action.
Richfield City Council members discussed proposed limits on short-term rentals during a work session April 22, with staff recommending a one-month (30-day) minimum stay for rentals unless the licensee lives on-site.
The recommendation came from Sam Crosby, planner in the Community Development Department, who said staff found the available police and fire record-keeping did not allow reliable conclusions about public-safety calls and that a widely distributed public survey drew 541 responses. “Staff has concluded that the flexibility that short term rentals provide to the community does not outweigh the loss of housing or the staff time that would be needed to ensure they're operating on par with other lodging establishments. And therefore, we recommend a 1 month limitation as the best approach,” Crosby said.
The proposal would exempt on-site licensees (for example, an owner or a long-term resident holding the…
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