Title
Summary of Draft Short-Term Rental Regulations
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Information only. No action requested.
City Manager Recommendation:
Information only. No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on a draft summary set of regulations for short-term rentals.
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8046
Catherine McCoy, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3776
Presenter(s):
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development,
Catherine McCoy, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
Short-term rentals, also known as vacation rentals, exist in Olympia neighborhoods as room rentals or rentals of entire living units, primarily in single family homes and multifamily units. City residents, property owners, and stakeholder groups (such as short-term rental operators) have shared their stories and first-hand experience renting, owning, and living adjacent to short-term rental units.
Cities and towns across the state, region, and country have developed rules for regulating short-term rentals differently in each jurisdiction based on the values, culture, and uniqueness of their communities. Regulations range from little or no regulations to outright prohibition of short-term rentals in residential zoning districts.
Bellingham applies a tiered land use review approach:
* Type I - primary residence of the applicant, maximum of two (2) bedrooms, limit of rental days per year, registration and permit fee of $375.
* Type II - dwelling unit primary residence of applicant, maximum of five (5) bedrooms, maximum of 90 days per year, registration and permit fee of $550.
* Type III - dwelling unit non-primary residence, maximum of five (5) bedrooms, no limit on days per year, registration and permit fee of $847.
Redmond and Renton take a limited approach to regulating short-term rentals, re...
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