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Highland Park staff recommends defining 'primary residence,' buying rental-platform data and considering licensing; council leans against outright ban
Summary
Staff presented options to tighten enforcement of short-term rental rules (define primary residence, require demonstration at registration, buy third-party listing data, consider licensing or geographic limits, and evaluate applying the 5% hotel tax). In a nonbinding straw poll most council members favored staff study and enforcement tools rather than an outright prohibition.
City staff presented an informational briefing and requested feedback on short-term rental policy at the Feb. 23 Committee of the Whole meeting.
The staff presenter (Joel) reviewed the city’s existing short-term rental regulation (adopted Nov. 2020) that treats short-term rentals as an accessory use of a dwelling when the property is the owner’s primary residence. Joel said the city has relied on registration to learn about short-term rentals and enforce rules but that the code lacks a precise definition of "primary residence." To strengthen enforcement, staff recommended amending the rental-registration code to require documentation demonstrating primary…
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