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Garland council reviews tougher short-term rental rules, compliance agreements and inspections proposed
Summary
City staff and the city attorney presented proposed amendments to Garland’s short-term rental (STR) code that would target problem properties with compliance agreements, expand enforcement tools and add annual inspections and higher permit fees; public comment urged stronger permitting and inspection requirements.
A Garland resident and city staff urged council to tighten rules for short-term rentals as staff presented amendments that would focus enforcement on repeat problem properties and add inspection and fee changes.
Roxanne Seibert, a Garland resident and realtor who lives next door to a large STR on Ridgetale Drive, told council she and neighbors “are worried about the permitting” and described noise and privacy problems from a permitted STR next door: “I feel like there has to be a privacy fence.” She said her experience getting an STR permit in nearby Rowlett involved a $500 fee, inspection and required repairs — “I had to do like $3,000 worth of repairs before I could get my permit.” Seibert urged Garland to require more rigorous permitting and inspections.
City Attorney Brian England reviewed options in light of recent case law, saying city courts have reached divergent results…
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