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Orem staff asks council for direction on short‑term rental rules; parking, occupancy and school proximity flagged
Summary
City staff presented revisions to a proposed short‑term rental ordinance and asked the City Council for direction on parking requirements, occupancy limits, a possible numerical cap and a school‑proximity restriction. Council members asked for options tying occupancy to off‑street parking and for a draft that distinguishes owner‑occupied rentals.
City planning staff updated the Orem City Council on proposed regulations for short‑term rentals on Tuesday, asking the council for guidance on parking, occupancy and a possible numerical cap on licenses.
Staff said the discussion reflected two broad groups of input received since the last work session: short‑term rental operators who said limiting occupancy or nights would harm financial feasibility, and nearby residents who blamed some rentals for parking pressure, noise and late‑night check‑ins that they said interfere with quiet enjoyment.
The draft staff presented would require off‑street parking, tie occupancy limits to bedrooms in some options and set a cap of eight unrelated occupants in the baseline proposal. Staff said one common drafting approach under consideration is to tie required parking to bedrooms (for example, one off‑street stall per two…
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