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Council adopts lottery system for transient rental license wait list
Summary
Council adopted a resolution establishing a lottery‑based waitlist to allocate transient rental licenses once Avalon reaches the 410‑TRL cap; applicants must own the property and the process includes incentives for long‑term tenancy.
Council adopted a resolution creating a lottery system to manage the transient rental license (TRL) wait list when Avalon reaches the cap of 410 TRLs. City staff explained that the system will open a 60‑day application window, charge a $25 administrative fee, and use a public lottery at the Planning Commission to determine application order for hearings. The policy clarifies eligibility and limits: "That being that the applicants must own the pop the property. They can't be in the process of owning it or have it in escrow," staff said, noting positions will not be transferable.
The policy also builds incentives intended to encourage long‑term rentals rather than vacancy: applicants who were rejected previously and who later sign a long‑term tenant would receive extra entries in a subsequent lottery cycle. Council debated tenant‑protection and verification measures; staff said the application process would verify claimed long‑term tenancies through leases or tenant identification. The motion to adopt the resolution passed 4–0 with one absence.
