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Council asks zoning commission to study rules for short‑term rentals; amendment replaces 'Airbnb' with 'short‑term rentals'
Summary
Council voted to request the zoning commission form a committee or otherwise review and draft an ordinance regulating short‑term rentals in the parish; a member successfully amended the language to replace 'Airbnb' with 'short‑term rentals' to cover multiple platforms.
The Iberia Parish Council on Jan. 29 voted to ask the regional zoning commission to consider developing rules and regulations for short‑term rentals in the parish, directing that the zoning commission include the item on its Feb. 10 agenda and consider forming a committee to draft an ordinance.
Councilmember Brock Pellerin moved to amend the proposed language to replace the platform name 'Airbnb' with the descriptive term 'short‑term rentals,' saying he did not want to limit the regulation to a single brand. The amendment passed; the council then approved the motion to send the request to the zoning commission. Planning staff and other councilmembers discussed procedural options — whether the zoning commission should take the lead, form a subcommittee, and provide a public record of discussions and minutes.
Why it matters: The action initiates a formal review that could ultimately produce a local ordinance governing advertising, safety, occupancy, or other rules for short‑term rental properties, potentially affecting homeowners, hosts and guests.
Council action and next steps: The zoning commission will be asked to take up the issue and may create a committee to draft ordinance language; any ordinance would return to the council for review and final passage.
