2018-09-06 Hearing Transcript - Council Initiated Bill 108, Draft 4

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REPLOGLE: No, you're a farmer, so you live, JACKSON: Oh, yes REPLOGLE: to get to your farm. JACKSON: Yes, if you're farming, and you want to have guests that aren't farm workers come and stay on the farm, you can do that under the ag tourism section of our Zoning Code which requires a Special Permit. REPLOGLE: Okay, thank you. JACKSON: You're welcome. Okay, recommendation number 7. This one is the one I mentioned earlier in the presentation when I was explaining the bill, and it's basically just to suggest reformatting the proposed registration subsection to require that all existing short-term vacation rentals submit a registration form to the Department within the 180 days. The way the bill is worded now, and I can point you to this section, it's a little bit confusing. So, if you could look at the bottom of page 1 of the bill and the top of page 2, it says, "Registration of all short- term vacation rentals" is the heading. It says, "Short-term vacation rentals in existence on or before the effective date of this ordinance... Shall register with the planning department and pay a one-time fee of $250 ... if they exist within the following zoning districts." And, then you'll notice on the next page, it lists the V, CG, and CDH zoning districts, but it does not list the CV zoning district, which was one of the districts that the Council had listed as a permitted zoning district. It also does not list zoning districts where a nonconforming use certificate would be required, so outside of the permitted zoning districts. So, this section could be restructured to basically end the sentence after (b)(1)(A) and just say short-term vacation rentals in existence on or before the effective date of this ordinance shall register with the Planning Department and pay a one-time fee of two -fifty to the Director of Finance. And, not reference which zoning districts because that, that will mean that everyone that's in existence with a short-term vacation rental will have to register. So, that is recommendation seven. Are there any questions on that one? CLARKSON: And, now, so everybody has to register? JACKSON: Correct. CLARKSON: But, if you're in a—but, I thought there was a difference between a one-time registration for people who are in the permitted zoning and an annual registration for people who aren't and have to get a nonconforming use certificate. EXHIBIT C 15