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Councilors debate "Airbnb-for-pools" listings; planning staff outlines two policy paths
Summary
City planning staff told the UED committee that online platforms listing private residential pools for hourly rental conflict with Tulsa’s zoning code; councilors discussed options including a citywide text amendment or rezoning affected properties to commercial, and raised concerns about noise, parking, liability and enforcement.
City planning staff briefed the UED committee on a growing online market that lists private residential pools for hourly rental — described in the meeting as an "Airbnb for pools." Staff said the Tulsa zoning code currently treats the activity as a commercial use not allowed in residential districts and that existing home-occupation categories (Type 1 and Type 2) do not accommodate the listings because they limit customers to three at a time and require activities to occur within a building.
Susan from the Planning Office showed examples of listings within the city and said she counted about 14 active listings on the platform at the time of…
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