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Council directs staff to seek technology solutions to detect illegal short-term rentals
Summary
Council directed staff to pursue a technology solution (RFP) to identify illegal short-term rentals and improve enforcement after planning staff described monitoring and enforcement burdens; councilmembers said software costs could be recovered from fines or fees.
Calistoga — The City Council on Feb. 25 asked staff to pursue requests for proposals (RFPs) for technology used by other jurisdictions to detect illegal short-term rentals (STRs) and support enforcement.
Planning Director Greg Desmond explained that Calistoga’s municipal code prohibits short-term rentals, but that staff has observed a resurgence of STR listings and that enforcement takes…
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