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Sandpoint commissioners delay decision on short-term rental overhaul after packed public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy presentation on proposed short-term rental code changes and more than an hour of public testimony, the commission voted to postpone action to Dec. 16 to further review occupancy and parking standards; staff said the draft removes the city's 35-unit non-owner cap to comply with recent Idaho court rulings while adding new enforcement and high-occupancy rules.
The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Nov. 18 to postpone a decision on proposed amendments to the city’s short-term rental ordinance until a public hearing on Dec. 16, after staff outlined major changes and dozens of residents offered testimony for and against the draft.
Community Planning & Development Director Jason Welker framed the proposal as a reluctant but necessary rewrite to bring the city’s short-term rental rules into compliance with recent Idaho law. "We are bringing our city ordinance into compliance with state law," Welker said, pointing to Idaho Code 67 65 39 and the Idaho Supreme Court’s decision in a Lava Hot Springs case. Welker told the commission that the existing 2017 ordinance placed a hard cap — 35 non-owner-occupied STRs in residential zones — equal to about 1% of housing in those zones and that…
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