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Council seeks clarity on owner-occupied exemptions, signage and enforcement technology for STRs
Summary
Council asked staff to include an owner-occupied exemption in a future STR draft, requested clearer signage rules (with exemptions for owner-occupied units), and discussed using web scrubs and new software to detect listings and support enforcement.
City staff told council they will include owner-occupied exemptions and signage changes in the next draft of the short-term rental ordinance; staff said the owner-occupied exemption will need a clear definition. "If we want to make the exemption for owner occupied, you'll need to define what owner occupied is," staff said, adding that the team will draft that definition for return to council.
Council members asked about enforcement mechanics: staff described proactive weekend/evening spot checks, web scrubs of listing platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo) that generate citations if an operator is advertising without a permit, and new software rolling out at the end of the month to improve tracking and registrations. Council requested staff add application attestations and stronger evidentiary steps in the application to aid enforcement and appeals.
