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Council adopts short‑term rental ordinance with grandfathering and business‑license requirement
Summary
Kamas City Council approved an ordinance to add Chapter 15.39 to the municipal code to regulate short‑term rentals (STRs), grandfather existing operators, require evidence and a business license, and place limits on new licenses while the council and planning commission craft longer-term rules.
The Kamas City Council on March 11 adopted an ordinance to regulate short‑term rentals by adding Chapter 15.39 to the municipal code. The measure allows existing short‑term rentals to continue as nonconforming uses if the operator provides evidence of prior established and continuous use, requires those operators to apply for a city business license, and places a moratorium on new STR licenses until the council and planning commission complete further regulations.
Scott, a planning staffer, told the council state law (House Bill 256) is changing how municipalities may use online listings as evidence for enforcement and that having local regulations in place will preserve enforcement options. Joel, the city attorney, explained his draft language would allow operators in…
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