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October 10, 2016:--Short Term Vacation Rental: Stakeholder's Input Session <br />Questions <br />Comments <br />For cdrnmtanities who already IicenseAegulate,. <br />Paying lodging tax does not seemthat <br />are there differences between rentals less than <br />.complicated and (general. consensus) is that the <br />two weeks and those that are greater than two <br />tax should be. paid. <br />weeks{given that federal tax regu€ations don't <br />apply less than two weeks in a.given year) <br />What abdut'the county and haw do their <br />VRBO business model is simplified if.property <br />inspections relate to these types of uses? How <br />rented less than 14 d.ays. in a year; since federal <br />does this impact other City of Stillwater (COS) <br />income tax is not required far that limited period <br />regulations? <br />of time.. <br />Is the use commercial or residential? is the <br />Good to look. at from the perspective of guest <br />zoning.commerciai or residential?. Is the tax <br />safety (water temperature, fi re:extinguishers: or <br />ratejstatus:commercial or residential? <br />sohnklering system, two means of egress, home <br />meets.aII building and fire. codes, etc.). This has <br />to be a part :of any regulations fort his type of <br />use. Checklist should be developed :and required <br />to be met as part of permit process. <br />How .Will this reflect upon the community? <br />There is a difference between B&Bs and other <br />types of. short .term vacation rentals, but there is. <br />crass -over in the customers, operations, impact. <br />upon neighborhood, taxes, etc. <br />Flow will the. neighborhoods look with changes of <br />The. thing that is universal is whether or not the <br />this nature? <br />lodger has. had a bad experience within the <br />community. <br />Does COS have any idea on th.e. cost of <br />Not every lodger prefers the types of existing <br />administration of an expanded: program? lsthere. <br />lodgingestabl.ishments within the community. <br />a mechanism for the COS to.'pay program funds? <br />There are those that want:to rent an entire house <br />would the cost.of staff or monitoring programs <br />without an owner/rnanagei-. There.are also those <br />be paid.for? Is there the political Will to fund a <br />that want to rent a room but not eat breakfast <br />program and to what level? <br />with. the other guests. <br />What about zoning/permits for specifc <br />Stillwater is a.n event/wedding destination. <br />areas/neighborhoods arid. has there been <br />conversation about areas which the: community <br />would.not allow them or that they would. not be <br />permitted? <br />How can a'vacation home' business be a <br />The County staff is looking at. the City of <br />residence? <br />Stillwater's efforts to study and regulate short <br />term vacation rental properties to help inform <br />their decisions on what they would like to.do <br />With the industry in the future. <br />