Commission opposes proposed ordinance limiting hotel stays, self‑storage camping and short‑term stays; staff urged to work with service providers

City staff presented a package of proposed zoning amendments intended to prevent commercial land uses — especially hotels, self‑storage units and informal camping — from becoming de facto permanent housing and creating neighborhood impacts.

Neighborhood Services staff member Aaliyah told the commission the proposal was prompted by repeated calls for service and public‑safety impacts connected with long‑term occupancy at some older motel properties. “We have 30 hotels that have business licenses in the city,” Aaliyah said, and staff recommended changes including stricter limits on length of stay (a 30‑day limit with narrow exceptions, plus a proposed 90‑night exception for people accepted into a rehousing program), a requirement that hotels keep expanded guest registers available to the city, the ability for the city to inspect rooms for compliance, required crime‑prevention reviews for…