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Short Term Home Rentals Study - November 30, 2016 <br />b) Many respondents: also said they felt that people should be able to use their property as <br />they please. <br />8) Fire code/ safety code/ building standards are a concern for respondents. <br />9) Various comments regarding ways that. an ordinance. or permitting process could further <br />restrict STHRs; <br />a) Limit total number of permits allowed in the. city <br />b) Limit the number of guests <br />c) Revoke permits if too many complaints (three strikes policy) <br />d) Regulate length of stays (e.g. minimum of two days?) <br />e) Limit.number of stays within a.year <br />f) Notification. to neighbors about STHRs <br />g) Inspections <br />h) Criminal background checks of guests <br />KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE CITY IN DEVELOPING A POTENTIAL ORDINANCE <br />Should STHRs be considered a.principa l use; a.ecessoryuse, or both? <br />• Need to establish definitions in. the zoning Ordinance <br />iri Duluth, if the owner is on -premises during the stay (renting out a room), then it is considered <br />an accessory use, only requiring administrative approval; if the owner is off=premises (renting <br />out their :ehti.re .home, or entire vacation home), then it is considered a principal use and <br />.requires an Interim Use Permit <br />• The City of Stillwater should consider Whether they want to distinguish between owner- <br />occu pied. home rentals vs. non -owner -occupied homes and vacation homes utilized for STHRs <br />How could the STHR use(s) be allowed? <br />• Not allowed — STHRs remain a prohibited use as is the case today <br />o .Not recommended based on the number of existing STHRs. today and the community <br />support for STHRs in Stillwater expressed in the questionnaire <br />■ Conditional Use <br />o Conditional Use Permit. (CUP) runs with the property; so would -be difficult to keep control <br />it when a property owne..r moves <br />2 <br />