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Planning commission reviews ordinance change to raise short-term rental fines; forwards numeric tweak to council
Summary
Staff proposed a zoning text amendment to raise daily penalties for short-term rental ordinance violations to $650, $800 and $1,000 for the first, second and third violations respectively. Commissioners discussed enforcement limits, evidence requirements and outreach; the commission will forward a recommendation to city council.
At a Dec. 4, 2024 work meeting, staff presented a zoning text amendment that would increase financial penalties for repeated short-term rental ordinance violations and asked the Planning Commission to forward a recommendation to the City Council.
The proposed amendment, prepared by the city attorney and reviewed by the police department, would set the first violation at $650, the second at $800 and a third (and subsequent) violation at $1,000 per day, with each day of continued operation after notice treated as a new penalty. Scott, a planning staff member, said, “By ordinance, each day, unit operates in violation constitutes a new penalty.”
The proposal is limited to enforcement adjustments and does not change where…
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