Council reviews short‑term rental licensing and quarterly income reporting ordinance

Norcross staff presented an ordinance to license and more tightly regulate short‑term rentals, proposing a licensing requirement, quarterly reporting of operator income and basic safety/parking standards.

Under the draft ordinance, operators would submit occupancy and income figures monthly but report them to the city quarterly to allow periodic comparison with platform remittance records. Staff said the intention is both to track short‑term rental prevalence and to reconcile operator‑reported income with remittances reported by platforms such as Airbnb. The ordinance also includes driveway and parking requirements, application of relevant fire and building code standards, and clarifications distinguishing hotel regulation from short‑term rental rules.

Council discussed enforcement of existing business license requirements for operators. One council member said operators running a rental business should hold a city business license; staff said a business license is already required but enforcement has been inconsistent, and the ordinance would provide additional grounds to enforce compliance.

A staff amendment was offered to move a set of code sections (sections 8‑500 through 8‑523, chapter 8, article 7) into the ordinances as provided; that textual amendment was discussed but a final vote on the ordinance is not recorded in the work‑session transcript.

Next steps: staff will return with revised ordinance language and enforcement procedures; no final ordinance adoption was recorded during the session.