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33 for the license. If Chapter 909 is adopted, staff would notify all 550+ rentals known to exist 34 that short-term rentals now require a license. Council may want to discuss if 180 days and 90 35 days are the appropriate lengths of time under this section. See Section 909.03.B. 36 Require the license to be posted on the rental property, including posting of noise and parking 37 ordinances. See Section 909.07.A-B. 38 Following recent police activity that occurred at a short-term rental, staff pursued additional revisions 39 to the Short-Term Rental Licensing ordinance aimed at ensuring immediate administrative action 40 could be taken for egregious violations that posed, or could pose threats to public safety. Those 41 additional revisions include: 42 Allowing the City Manager to administratively deny a Short-Term Rental License if the 43 property in question has been issued fines for repeat nuisance violations per City Code Section 44 511. See Section 909.06.F. 45 Allowing the City Manager to administratively suspend a Short-Term Rental License for a 46 single violation “that reasonably posed or poses a threat to public safety”. This action would 47 be taken upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police. See Section 909.09.A.1 and 48 909.09.B. 49 Requiring submission of a “Mitigation Plan outlining policies and procedures to prevent 50 violations from occurring in the future” as part of the requirement for license reinstatement 51 after suspension. This section also provides the Council the ability to deny reinstatement if the 52 licensee cannot satisfactorily meet this requirement. See Section 909.09.E. 53 Clarification that in order to obtain a new license after a license has been revoked that new 54 ownership, which is a requirement, cannot consist of a family member of the prior owner or 55 an entity affiliated with the prior owner. See Section 909.09.F. 56 The items bulleted above outline the full scope of ordinance revisions that have occurred since the 57 prior City Council discussion on January 11, 2021. The Ordinances are provided as Attachments A 58 and B and are in a form ready for adoption. 59 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 60 The City recognizes a need for organized registration of residential rental property with 1 to 4 units 61 within the City to gather accurate information for property owners of residential rental property, 62 provide education materials, identify and quantify these units in the City, provide information and a 63 method to enforce minimum standards to meet City and State safety, health, fire property maintenance 64 and zoning codes, and provide a more efficient system to ensure the stock of residential rental property 65 is properly maintained. 66 67 The City further recognizes the needto ensure that non-owner-occupied short-term rentals of dwelling 68 units is conducted, operated, and maintained so as not to become a nuisance to the surrounding 69 neighborhood or an influence that fosters blight and deterioration or creates a disincentive to reinvest 70 in the community. The operation of a short-term rental property is a business enterprise that entails 71 responsibilities required of the owner, local agent, and guests. 72 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 73 In order to implement the Ordinance creating a new Chapter 909, Short-Term Rental Licensing, 74 provided as Attachment B, a license fee must be established. Section two of that ordinance includes 75 an amendment to Section 314.051 of the City Code, General Business Licenses and Fees, and sets the 76 Short-Term Rental License fee at $515. This fee was determined based upon two police officers Page 2 of 3