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Planning commission recommendation would add short-term rentals to commercial zone; alcohol ordinance needs revision, staff says
Summary
Councilors were briefed on a planning commission recommendation to add short-term rentals to the commercial/business land-use table, and staff advised against adopting the proposed local alcohol beverage code without major edits to align it with state law.
Eureka city staff and councilors discussed several land-use and regulatory items at the July 14 work session, including a zoning map update, a subdivision ordinance nearing adoption, a planning commission recommendation to permit short-term rentals in the commercial zone, and a draft municipal alcoholic-beverage code that staff says requires substantial revision.
Why it matters: Changes to the zoning map and land-use table would alter where short-term rentals can operate in the city; adopting a local alcohol beverage code that conflicts with state law could create legal problems.
Planning staff said the zoning map has been nearly fully updated and that once the remaining multiunit parcels are verified they can produce a digitized map for coordination with transportation planning. The subdivision ordinance, staff said, has been through the planning commission process and awaits a final adoption vote at the planning-commission level; once adopted it will be uploaded to the city code via CivicLink and could be placed on a future council agenda for final legislative action.
On short-term rentals, planning staff confirmed the planning commission recommended adding short-term rentals to the commercial/business zone’s land-use table. Staff pledged to provide the council with the exact ordinance language and to place the item on the next regular meeting agenda for the council to consider.
On the proposed city alcohol-beverage code, one staff reviewer said the draft included categories of beer licenses that "are fairly aged" and no longer found in the Utah Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; staff recommended significant edits before the council adopts the ordinance.
Ending: Staff will provide the council the short-term-rental ordinance language for inclusion on the next agenda, will finish the digitized zoning map for transportation coordination and will not recommend adopting the draft alcohol-beverage code until it is revised to match current state statutory categories.
