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Galveston committee reviews STARL board process to revoke short‑term rental licenses
Summary
The Short‑Term Rental Licensing (STARL) board in the draft ordinance would let city staff review repeated, documented violations and recommend license revocation to city council; committee members asked about suspensions, appeals and whether citizens should serve on the board.
The Galveston Short‑Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee heard a detailed explanation of the proposed Short‑Term Rental Licensing board — referred to in the draft ordinance as STARL — and how it would allow city officials to respond to repeated, documented violations by short‑term rental (STR) operators.
Committee members were told the STARL process would begin only after an operator has three documented incidents investigated and recorded by city marshals or police. At that point the STARL board — composed of the city manager or a designee, the director of development services and the director of finance — would convene, review reports and hear testimony, and could recommend license revocation to city council, staff said.
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