Commissioners tasked Jarrard to work on “cleaning up” and “bringing harmony” between the county’s Unified Development Code and the proposed permitting system. The item will return to a future work session and then be sent to a public hearing.
Changing the county’s current rules for such rentals, which requires a conditional-use permit for the property, has recently been discussed by commissioners.
At a recent work session, Mills expressed interest in a standalone permit, like a business license, for those wanting to apply for short-term rentals. Jarrard said adding a permitting process would take some “retooling” of the CUP conditions, but it could be done.
“[The permitting process] sets in motion the right process for people to apply, it gives us the punitive measures that we need to take care of the bad actors, of which there might be few and far between,” said District 2 Commissioner Alfred John. “If we apply this permitting process now, it gives greater weight to enforcement on the other side as well, so I think we should follow through with this process.”
For years, commissioners have wrestled with how best to strike a balance between owners of short-term rental properties and their neighbors.
Commissioners have held discussions on the rentals dating back to late 2016, when neighbors living near some homes used for short-term rentals raised issues with trash, noise and traffic.
In June 2020, commissioners approved the county’s first permit to operate a short-term rental after rules requiring a CUP were approved in 2019.
Under those rules, short-term rentals are defined as “accommodations for transient guests, rented for the purpose of overnight lodging for a period less than 30 days.” Bed and breakfasts and boarding houses are not considered short-term rentals.
Additional considerations include the number of people staying overnight, the number of guests during the day, number of bedrooms, information on parking, lot sizes, the distance for lot lines and sewer capacity.
Only properties zoned agricultural district (A1) or agricultural-residential (Ag-Res) can apply.
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