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South Salt Lake adopts short-term rental limits, grandfathering existing licensed hosts
Summary
The South Salt Lake City Council approved an ordinance that restricts short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods, establishes a 30-mile residency requirement for new hosts, creates a citywide and per-block cap with a wait list, and grandfathers existing licensed short-term rentals. The measure passed in a roll-call vote on March 12.
South Salt Lake — The City Council on March 12 approved an ordinance to regulate short-term rentals (STRs), including new geographic and residency limits for future hosts, a citywide cap, and a wait list, while allowing existing licensed STRs to continue under grandfathering provisions.
Supporters and opponents of STRs attended the meeting and several residents urged the council either to enact restrictions or to allow the market to remain open. Jonathan Weidenhammer, the city’s community and economic development director, and Eliza (deputy) presented the ordinance and the planning commission’s recommendations before the council voted.
The ordinance bars new short-term rentals in single-family (R-1) and certain residential districts unless the property is owner-occupied or owned and operated by a person who lives within 30 miles of South Salt Lake. The proposal sets a citywide cap at 200 licensed STRs, establishes per-block limits, an occupancy maximum of 10 people…
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