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Leon Valley council expands short‑term rental restrictions, clarifies grandfathering
Summary
The council approved amendments tightening short‑term rental rules — widening the distance restriction, adding overnight‑occupancy limits, and requiring faster trash cleanup — and instructed staff to add explicit grandfathering language for existing permits.
At the meeting the council moved discussion of agenda item 6.4 (short‑term rental ordinance amendments) to the floor after a request from Councilor Heffner. Staff summarized the proposed changes: replace the prior 200‑foot same block face restriction with a 300‑foot radius, adopt maximum overnight‑occupancy standards tied to the fire code, require that trash dispersed beyond property boundaries be cleaned within 24 hours, and make permits nontransferable. City staff told the council the new requirements would apply only to newly registered short‑term rentals and that existing permits would remain under the prior ordinance as long as they are kept active.
Councilors and residents questioned enforcement feasibility for trash and occupancy and asked staff to make the grandfathering rule explicit in the ordinance text. Councilor Roscoe highlighted scale concerns, saying the proposed 300‑foot radius could cover a substantial portion of the city and asked the council to consider a block‑face approach or other limits. Staff and the city attorney clarified that the ordinance language refers to overnight ("sleeps") occupancy rather than transient daytime visitors.
Councilor Campos moved to approve the ordinance as written with a modification making the grandfathering language explicit; Councilor Mersch seconded. After discussion the council voted by roll call; the motion carried unanimously (5 ayes, 0 nays).
