Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Adu Str Intersection topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee discusses ADU and short-term rental rules that overlap with family-definition limits
Summary
Members flagged an inconsistency: home-occupation/short-term rental and ADU rules can allow multiple unrelated occupants while the family-definition ordinance prohibits more than two unrelated residents. Attorneys cautioned some regulatory approaches could be legally vulnerable.
Committee members raised an inconsistency between accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules or home-occupation short-term rental (STR) rules and the family-definition ordinance. One member noted that the short-term rental/home-occupation framework permits an owner-occupant to obtain a permit and host short-term rentals, potentially allowing different unrelated occupants over 30-day periods while the family ordinance restricts more than two unrelated residents.
An attorney cautioned that using homestead-exemption status to create a special regulatory benefit for some residents could be challenged under the dormant commerce clause. The committee discussed whether ADU policy or short-term rental permits would circumvent the family-definition limit and whether ordinance language or the mayor's charge should be revised to focus on enforceable elements.
