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Plan Commission backs short-term rental code changes adding house-rule requirements, GIS mapping and corrective-meeting enforcement; forwards to council
Summary
The commission approved amendments requiring STR hosts to post minimum house rules (parking, noise, local contact), register in a city alert program, provide bedroom/parking data, and participate in corrective meetings before revocation; staff emphasized documented police/inspection evidence for enforcement. The package advances to council March 3.
The Green Bay Plan Commission on Feb. 23 voted to recommend amendments to the city’s short-term rental code and will forward the item to the Common Council on March 3.
Staff presented a comprehensive set of changes to §44-1580 aimed at clarifying host responsibilities, improving enforcement and giving the city tools to address nuisance properties. Under the draft: owners or operators must prepare and conspicuously post house rules that include at minimum parking requirements, any applicable on‑street parking restrictions and local contact information; off-street parking must be legal parking areas; the city will maintain a publicly accessible GIS map showing permit holder, permit issuance date, street address and the permit-holder email; and new applicants must register with the city’s alert program so staff receive email notifications when police or inspections respond to a property.
Staff described enforcement steps that start with documented evidence (police or inspection responses), proceed to a required corrective meeting attended by the permit holder or designee and may include a written corrective-action plan. Continued violations could lead to suspension or revocation of the STR permit; a revoked property would be barred from reapplying for at least 12 months unless the Common Council decides otherwise. Staff also noted the city elects not to be governed in full by Wisconsin Statute chapter 68 and intends to provide due process through commission hearings.
Public commenters urged stricter limits tying allowed cars to driveway capacity and clearer notification to neighbors when new STRs appear. Mark Danan, a local STR property‑management company owner and Short Term Rental Alliance leader, thanked staff for outreach and pledged industry cooperation on compliance and host education.
Commissioners asked how occupancy and driveway-parking assertions would be verified, how the alert system would route police/inspection notices to planning staff, and which body would hear appeals. Staff said Brown County Health Department would continue initial inspections where applicable, IT is being consulted for alert integration, and plan-commission hearings are the anticipated appellate venue for suspensions/revocations. After discussion the commission approved the draft and forwarded it to council.
