8(a) Short-Term Rental Ordinance

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WouJayou recommend limiting the number of"lease periods"during Are you in favor Please describe your In your opr�►ion,should the How many"lease the months of lun�luty and of havPng a concept of a"/ease number oj"lease pertods" ertods"would be Augus4P(E.zample:Only two(2) maxtmum number Aasocintion: eriod"of Nme? be regulated7 acceptable per year7 Jease perlods per month) of leases per year? Other Comments: As to limiting the number of lease perioda in June,July and August,a few thought they should be limited to There should be a one per each of those months but most maximum of four &lt there should be no limit for any I.ease periods should be lease periods per given month,just the maximum of 4 CaIIen Lakes A lease period is one week regulated year. per year. Yes,definitely. 1."I,ease"should be defined as to what types of usa e is encom assed. 2.Re g p gulation enforcement is a must. The Board suggested that a 1.Require Owners who wish to do short term leases to obtaia a City License to operate a VRBO,Airbnb,etc.within Pequot lease period of time should Lakes.Charge an annual fee for the short term rental license.In general we thought that any rental of less than 40 days would be a minimum of 47 days. No.We don't see that the City fall into ihe short term rental envelope. 2.Have the City Planning Administrator regularly acan VRBO,Airbnb,ete.websites We were a bit divided on has the ataff to try and to determining if ads for properties that do not have a Pequot License to opetate a short term renWl are on one of tho sites. the exact number.No one monitor this.The same would 3.If property owners are found in violation(i.e.no city license)more tUan once,establish a Sne t6at could be added to the ciry East T�vin suggested a time as short as be trve for questions 3,4,and portion of their real estate tu bill.Our suggestioa is a)fitst Sne=$100 and b)second and future Saes=$500 per occurrence. Lake a 2 day period. 5 below Open Te Not really 4.The City ahould include a atatement in its policy indicating how an individual could Sle a complaint Yes,the current ordinance is 4,so we would recommend 1.Lake property ownetahip requires a commitment not only to the owner's property,but to the lake and its environment.If the that ia the most allowed. only way someone can afford to purchase property is by renting it out on short term reataL4,then perhaps that is not the best 1.I,ease periods should be Iasues is how dces the City decision because if they are unable to rent it out,this could result in the property being foreclosed,not be maintained,not pay stated in number of days determine if Uus is being taxes,etc.It could also make the owner more apt to accept any rental without regard to the neighbors or the lake's other properiy per rental-recommend the followed7 Is it dependent on owners if they are dependent on that income. 2.Pequot lakes and surrounding areas rental period be a property owners to alert the have multiple options for sh'ort term rentals if someone wstnts to visit the area.Limiting short term rentals of some of the area's minimum of 7 to 14 days- City if they find a property is lake homes should not have an impact on the local businesses,actually could be the reveise as those renters are not staying in if less than that,the better being rented out on an established businesses like hotels/resorts;may not be frequenting restaurants since they can bring ia their food and liquor to use the chance that the renters ongoing basis to different in the home,and may be bringing these supplies&om their home communities rather than purchasing from local stores. could be more diaruptive to renteis7 What is the property Limit the number of leases to 4 3.As lake residenta,we assume we have homes in an azea zoned as residential and we are also asaumed to follow all the rules, the lake environment and owners obligation to the regardless of the scason and require a regulations,lawa,etc.,that ue in force in the communi coun and state.A ty, ty property owner that allows his property to be used the residents. 2. neighbora to notify them of minim��tp]_Z WCCIG4-t0 es a short term rental is mm�ing a comntetcial business in s residential ares.Should there not be regulations guiding tl►at Exceptions should only be short term rentals?Should avoid the potential iasues with business7 Shouldn't this also be approved by Planning&Zoning once the surrounding property owners have been contacted for for renting long term,like they also be required to bachelor parties,or others coming to Yes,remain with comments?(If any property owner is uestin a variance for a setbac subdivide their req g k, property,etc.,that has to be approved an annual or seasonal lease provide contact information party for the wcekend with no the current by P 8c A and surroimding property owneis can comment,but an owner can tum their propeity into a ahort term rental and there (3+montUs)with no option to the neighbors in the event Kcep the current commitment to the lake or the ordinance of 4 per is no approvals required?) 4.City should MAyo Lake to sublet. of a problem with the rental? number at 4 per year community. year. require that rentals be licensed and pay state and county sales tax,like a hotel or resort would,for short term rentals.