Background/History

Vacation rentals or short-term rentals (STRs) are rentals that are typically listed online through sites such as Vacation Rental by Owner (VRBO) and Airbnb for less than 30 days.

Short-term rental activity came to the City’s attention in 2014 through a variety of means including inquiries on permitting the use, concern regarding sales and lodging tax collection, and neighbor complaints. Based on this interest, staff researched practices in other communities, contacting local operators to ensure appropriate tax collection, and tracking complaints.

Regulations and a licensing system was adopted in March 2017.

Public Outreach

A series of open houses were held to gather public input. The dates and documents from those meetings are shown below:

• December 1 2016
  • Meeting notes
• June 22 2016
  • Meeting notes
  • Presentation materials
  • Survey results on short-term rentals
• February 4 2016
  • Meeting notes

The City conducted an informal questionnaire between July and August 2015.
View the survey results

Past Council meeting materials

• January 2017 Council meeting
• July 2016 Council meeting
• February 2016 Council meeting
• October 2015 Council meeting
• June 2015 Council meeting