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Board directs staff to study short‑term rentals, ADUs and a transient‑occupancy tax
Summary
Supervisors discussed expanding where short‑term rentals are allowed, regulating accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and whether to adopt a transient occupancy tax (TOT); staff was asked to return with options including permitting districts, subdivision exclusions, and revenue collection models.
The board spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing short‑term rentals (Airbnb/VRBO), accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and the possibility of adopting a transient occupancy tax (TOT). Planning staff explained current county code allows tourist homes (short‑term lodging) by right in R2 and B1 districts only and that many advertised short‑term rentals currently have no zoning compliance or business license on record.
Board members asked staff to return with recommended options: allow short‑term rentals countywide except within subdivisions, allow them in certain districts, or permit them via special exception in subdivisions; add zoning compliance checks to the business license process; and evaluate establishing a TOT to collect transient lodging revenue. As staff noted, if the board adopts TOT regulations the county would need time for implementation and notice before an effective date. The board asked staff to develop draft ordinance language and examples for the next meeting cycle.
