Title
Short Term Rental Ordinance Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Olympia Planning Commission recommends adoption of the attached ordinance adopting regulations for short term rental accommodations.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to recommend to the full City Council adoption of an ordinance for regulations for short term rental accommodations.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend to the full City Council adoption of an ordinance for regulations for short term rental accommodations, consistent with guiding principles established by the City Council's Land Use and Environment Committee.
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, Director, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8206
Catherine McCoy, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3776
Presenter(s):
Leonard Bauer, Director, Community Planning and Development,
Catherine McCoy, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
On April 19, 2021, the Olympia Planning Commission held a public hearing on a short-term rental ordinance recommended by City staff following an extensive public process. The Commission discussed the ordinance and public testimony at its May 3, 2021, meeting and recommended approval of the ordinance with three revisions:
1. Short term rentals - vacation rentals may be permitted in accessory dwelling units.
2. Property owners may have a total of 4 (four) short term rental - vacation rentals.
3. Change the terms 'occupants' and 'occupancy' to 'overnight guests' in the ordinance.
Background
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.
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