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Castle Dale panel schedules public hearing after discussing Airbnb rules and parking concerns
Summary
Committee members reviewed proposed edits to the short-term rental ordinance—distinguishing commercial from residential rentals, reviewing quiet hours, and noting fire-code occupancy thresholds—and set a public hearing next month to continue consideration.
Committee member Kerry led a discussion of proposed changes to the municipality’s short-term rental ordinance, which the group said will distinguish between commercial and residential short-term rentals and keep existing quiet-hours provisions.
Kerry said the committee reviewed whether duplexes and fourplexes should be allowed as short-term rental (Airbnb) units if they are classified and licensed as Airbnb-only, and noted that designating units as Airbnb would remove grandfathering protections. She cited the fire-code threshold that triggers additional state requirements for dwellings accommodating more than 10 persons, and asked staff to clarify unit-count thresholds that distinguish rental types.
The committee also discussed a specific inquiry from applicant Jeff Biggar about a four-plex at 40 E 600 N. Kerry raised parking and a 500-foot proximity concern for other short-term rentals, and asked Biggar to submit a formal application; she noted that rezoning could be required before an Airbnb use could be authorized.
The committee set a public hearing next month to take public comment and consider ordinance language changes. No ordinance was adopted at this meeting; the hearing will be the next procedural step.
