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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 230268


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Sponsor(s): Councilmember Eric Bunch and Mayor Quinton Lucas

Amending Chapter 56, Code of Ordinances, by enacting new Article VIII, entitled "Short-Term Rental Registration," which would become effective June 15, 2023, and requires short-term rentals operating in the City to register with the City on an annual basis, pay an annual registration fee, certify various safety information and the identity of the natural person who will reside on the property as a long-term resident or such person who has management control and responsibility for the short-term rental, and provides zoning and density restrictions for non-resident short-term rentals, penalty provisions for both short-term rentals and their booking service providers for non-compliance with such registration requirements, and places recordkeeping requirements on both short-term rentals and their booking service providers.

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WHEREAS, a recent City Audit highlighted the proliferation of short-term rentals in the City and potential limitations in City's capacity to regulate short-term rentals through its existing regulations in Chapter 88 of the City Code, Sections 88-321-01 through 88-321-04, administered and enforced through the City's Planning and Development Department; and

WHEREAS, on December 15, 2022, the City Council passed Resolution No. 221069, directing the City Manager to begin transition of regulatory duties concerning short-term rentals from the City Planning and Development Department to the Neighborhood Services Department, which included a directive to make any necessary personnel changes, secure any necessary funding, and to propose any appropriate, corresponding amendments to the City's Code in order to effectuate this transition, and to complete such tasks within 90 days; and

WHEREAS, City seeks to identify short-term rentals operating in the City, better ensure they operate in a manner...

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