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Flagstaff Housing Commission narrowly backs resolution urging state to restore local control over short‑term rentals
Summary
At a special meeting the Flagstaff Housing Commission voted 5‑4 to forward a resolution to City Council asking the Arizona Legislature to give cities greater authority to regulate short‑term rentals, citing housing supply concerns and recent state law limits.
The Flagstaff Housing Commission on Tuesday voted 5-4 to forward to the City Council a resolution asking the Arizona Legislature to allow cities more local control over short‑term rentals, which staff and commissioners said can remove housing units from the long‑term market.
The resolution asks the council to recognize the city’s housing emergency (Resolution No. 2020‑66) and to urge state lawmakers to allow municipalities to regulate the number or placement of short‑term rentals. Commissioner Tyler Denham opened a special meeting on the item after staff said the City Manager directed the housing department to bring the resolution forward for the March 4 City Council agenda.
The resolution matters, staff said, because state law limits what cities can do about short‑term rentals. “Short term rentals or STRs are any residential unit that's leased for less than 30 days,” said Sarah Langley, the city’s public affairs…
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