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Council discusses updates to fire inspection ordinance addressing short-term rentals and multi-family units
Summary
The council reviewed a revised Fire Inspection Ordinance presented by Fire Chief Jeff Hermansen, focusing on definitions and applicability for short-term rentals (30 days or less), triplexes, and multi-family dwellings; no formal vote was recorded.
Fire Chief Jeff Hermansen presented a revised Fire Inspection Ordinance at the May 6 meeting and reviewed changes incorporated since prior discussion.
Council discussion concentrated on clarifying definitions for short-term rentals (identified in the record as stays of 30 days or less), triplexes, and multi-family dwellings, and on which unit types would require inspections. Chief Hermansen noted the ordinance text was revised to reflect those clarifications; the minutes record discussion but no formal adoption or vote during this meeting.
Councilmembers requested clarifications and staff indicated further edits would be made before any ordinance adoption was scheduled for action.
