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Ivins council asks planning commission to review short-term-rental and home-occupation rules
Summary
After discussing House Bill 256 and neighborhood concerns, the council directed staff to send recommended changes to the planning commission for study, including clarifying definitions and enforcement options for illegal short-term rentals and drafting standards for home occupations.
Ivins City Council members discussed short-term rentals (STRs) and the regulation of home‑based businesses at their May 1 meeting and asked staff to send proposed revisions and enforcement recommendations to the Planning Commission for formal review.
Council member Mike (memo author) told the council a recent state law (House Bill 256) provided limited new tools — notably allowing cities to use online listings as evidence and request platforms remove illegal listings — but did not give broad new enforcement powers. Mike proposed a set of administrative steps staff could use immediately and suggested the Planning Commission examine a code update similar…
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