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Council denies several short‑term rental permits in Old Beach resort area, signals policy review
Summary
After residents raised repeated concerns about STR density, parking and neighborhood character, the council denied multiple conditional use permits for short‑term rentals in the Atlantic/20th Street resort area (two denials recorded 8–3). Councilmembers said an overlay and policy review will be taken up at an upcoming retreat.
Council denied applications for multiple short‑term rental (STR) conditional use permits in the Old Beach/Atlantic resort area, citing neighborhood opposition and a concentration of existing STRs on narrow half‑streets. Residents told the council that 20th and 20½ Streets already host a cluster of permitted STRs and that additional CUP approvals would increase parking pressure and degrade long‑term residency in the neighborhood.
Applicants and their property managers described inspection and management practices including signage, camera monitoring and on‑site parking allocations; managers said the homes are often rented by families and military visitors rather than being used for late‑night parties. "Parking is not allowed on the street at all," a property manager said, noting pre‑booking vetting and an operator response team. Neighbors disputed some on‑site parking claims and said three adjacent applications would intensify an already high STR concentration.
Council members split on the approach. Several members argued a policy fix — reducing the overlay or revising CUP criteria — should be done systemically rather than deciding ad hoc on individual permits. Others said the current concentration warranted denial. Motions to deny the specific applications passed by 8–3 on two recent items; council members said they will address a map and overlay changes at a scheduled retreat.
What to watch: staff and council indicated plans for a policy review of the STR overlay and potential limits on where CUPs are allowed, and Planning staff will return with recommended map changes.
