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Residents ask Palm Coast Council to distinguish owner-occupied Airbnb from absentee short-term rentals; council to study trailer permits for Bike Week
Summary
Several residents told the council their owner-occupied Airbnb operations differ from absentee short-term rentals and asked for exceptions for trailers during Bike Week; council members asked staff to explore a streamlined permit option and return with recommendations.
Public commenters at the Jan. 21 Palm Coast City Council meeting asked the council to treat owner-occupied Airbnb hosts differently from absentee short-term rental operators and urged a limited trailer exception for Bike Week.
Joel Davidson (244 Pine Grove Drive) said owner-occupied Airbnb lodging is a different business model than absentee vacation rentals and asked the council not to apply the same guest-count restrictions to owner-occupied units. "Our Airbnb is just like you on Christmas having your relatives over," Davidson said. He added that in nine and a half years his…
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