The Building Codes Committee will be discussing short term rentals at the upcoming July 2nd committee meeting. A staff report and draft ordinance regarding this matter have been made available to the public.
During the October Council meeting and again at the November Business & Development Services Committee meeting, residents spoke during the public comment section about the ongoing issues on Pine Gate Drive as it related to suspicious activity. Residents in the areas attribute their problem to a home being rented out on nightly basis. Residents expressed concern over nightly tenants trespassing on their property, as well as, illegal parking and blocked driveways. One complainant even discussed ongoing safety concerns occurring at the designated school bus stop, due to parents having issues with “unknown persons” being around the location.
During the April Council meeting, another group of residents from the Pine Forest neighborhood spoke during the public comment section about an issue several neighbors had with the occupants of a short term rental in the neighborhood. Council informed the citizens that staff were completing a draft of the ordinance that would be reviewed by the Building Codes Committee.
Following the Council meeting the City Administrator and Director of Business and Development Services met with property owners who operate the short term rentals in the Pine Forest neighborhood. A draft of a proposed ordinance will be presented at the July committee meeting regarding this matter.
