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Planning Commission leans toward simple annual license, lodging tax for short‑term rentals
Summary
Commissioners signaled support for adding short‑term rentals into the town's rental ordinance via an annual licensing process, collecting lodging tax and targeting owner‑occupied/primary‑residence rules in residential zones; staff will return with an ordinance amendment and public hearing schedule.
The Planning Commission on Monday revisited a draft ordinance to regulate short‑term rentals and signaled broad support for a streamlined licensing approach that would allow the city to collect lodging tax and retain enforcement tools.
Staff presented a first approach that would add short‑term rental definitions to the existing rental ordinance and treat short‑term rentals through an annual license requiring inspection and a revocation/suspension pathway. "The more complicated we make it, the harder it is to enforce, monitor, and ensure that…
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