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Orem residents, hosts flood council with short-term rental remarks as work continues on ordinance
Summary
Dozens of Orem residents and short-term rental hosts addressed the council, urging either firmer restrictions to protect neighborhoods or a permit path and exemptions for owner-occupied hosts.
Dozens of residents, hosts and neighborhood representatives addressed Orem City Council during the personal-appearances portion of the meeting to urge changes to the city’s proposed short-term rental ordinance or to describe neighborhood impacts.
Why it matters: The council is developing citywide regulations for short-term rentals (STRs). Residents in favor of owner-occupied STRs described supplemental income, hosting large family groups and low incidence of complaints. Residents opposed said nightly rentals had increased traffic, noise, safety risks near schools…
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