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Residents, police and council discuss party complaints at short-term rentals; officials consider enforcement and ordinance options
Summary
Council members and staff reviewed a large disturbance at a short-term rental and discussed possible Airbnb regulation, public nuisance enforcement, and policing resources; staff said social-media invites contributed to turnout, and the council raised the idea of an Airbnb ordinance paired with updates to smoking/vaping rules in parks.
Council and staff described a late-night disturbance at a property that had been advertised online, with police reporting large groups had gathered after a social-media invite and that the occupants scattered when patrols arrived.
The council spent several minutes detailing the incident and similar complaints tied to short-term rentals, with speakers describing reports that dozens — in one estimate up to 100 — people had been bussed or dropped off at an advertised event. Police staff said patrol officers found groups of 25–30 at one address and a separate disturbance on Minerva Street; the property was rented through an online platform, and staff listed the renter’s name in the complaint record as “Hunter Dadds.”
Council members and the police chief discussed enforcement gaps with current nuisance and rental rules, including limits on holding absentee hosts accountable when they live out of the area. Several council members urged the city to consider a short-term rental registration or licensing ordinance that would attach responsibilities to owners and provide a mechanism for enforcement, such as fines or suspension for repeat nuisance events.
Speakers also connected the short-term rental conversation to other regulatory updates, urging that an updated ordinance addressing vaping and cannabis smoking in parks be written in tandem with any Airbnb rule so both public-safety and quality-of-life issues are covered. One council member suggested combining an Airbnb ordinance with a broader smoking ordinance update, and others signaled support for drafting regulations that would hold host owners responsible for disturbances at their properties.
Staff said they would follow up: the police chief offered to check patrol records to confirm the frequency of calls to identified addresses, and council members asked the mayor’s office and city attorney to provide guidance on regulatory options and timing. No ordinance was introduced at the meeting.
