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Lake Elmo council weighs allowing short-term rentals amid compliance gaps and enforcement concerns
Summary
City staff told the council Lake Elmo currently allows owner-occupied bed-and-breakfasts (six active licenses) but has at least 11 listings on short-term rental platforms; council members asked staff to audit existing listings and county licensing before pursuing a text amendment to permit non-owner-occupied short-term rentals.
Planning Director Stolpa briefed the Lake Elmo City Council on Nov. 12 about short-term rentals, noting the city currently permits owner-occupied bed-and-breakfasts and that staff found about 11 listings on platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO.
"Currently, we have bed and breakfasts that are allowed, but they have to be owner occupied," Stolpa said, and she added the city issues bed-and-breakfast licenses with limits (lodging rooms cannot exceed five,…
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