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Annapolis committee backs block-based cap on short-term rentals, with follow-up work requested
Summary
The Economic Matters Committee recommended a block-based cap that stops new STR licenses once 10% of dwelling units on a block are short-term rentals; members debated definitions, owner-occupancy exemptions and possible phased enforcement or lottery mechanisms.
The Economic Matters Committee voted July 16 to recommend an ordinance that establishes a block-based limit on new short-term rental (STR) licenses once 10% of dwelling units on a block are licensed as STRs.
Key point of the ordinance: Sponsor Alderman Huntley said the bill is narrowly targeted to address blocks where STRs have become the dominant use. "What this legislation does ... is simply say that when a block hits 10% of dwelling units being short term rentals, no new licenses are issued," he said.
Scope and exemptions: The committee agreed to language exempting owner-occupied units…
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