Planning Commission recommends short-term rental code amendments; calls for stronger enforcement and platform accountability
After hours of public comment from neighbors, hosts and community groups, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a package of short-term rental code amendments intended to improve compliance, recover hotel-occupancy taxes, and reduce neighborhood impacts.
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The Austin Planning Commission recommended approval of a set of code amendments that update how the city licenses and enforces short-term rentals (STRs), after an extended public hearing with dozens of speakers representing neighbors, licensed hosts, neighborhood groups and industry stakeholders.
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