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Council reviews short‑term rental monitoring; members ask legal research and consider higher STR tax rate
Summary
Staff reported 71 short‑term rental units identified (222 total listings) and new compliance tools; councilmembers suggested raising the short‑term rental/hotel tax rate for STRs, asked for legal research on zoning/ordinance authority, and requested clarity on exemptions for larger hotels and existing agreements.
Code enforcement and economic development staff updated council on short‑term rental (STR) monitoring and hotel‑motel tax data and discussed enforcement tools on Feb. 4.
Christina Ramell, code enforcement manager, said the city is using a third‑party vendor (Host Compliance) for monitoring and recent additions include 24/7 hotline, GIS (Esri) integration and automated address identification. Ramell reported 71 short‑term rental units identified, 14…
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