Daily Regulatory Notes 10/22/24
Prairie Village, KS
Prairie Village has passed a new ordinance prohibiting short-term rentals of fewer than 30 days. It's aimed at preventing "hotel-style" Airbnb stays, and comes after significant public outcry from residents who cited concerns about safety and the neighborhood's social fabric. The ban, which includes both entire homes and room rentals, will go into effect on November 1, 2025. The new rule imposes rules such as:
- requiring short-term rental units to maintain a license to operate and renew for $77 annually
- strict penalties; with fines of up to $500 per day, potential license revocation, and being prohibited from getting a rental permit the next year for violators.
Read the full background here.
Jeffersonville, IN
Jeffersonville is set to implement its first set of short-term rental regulations. The ordinance creates a permitting system requiring property owners to register with a $150 fee, renewable annually at no extra cost. Additionally, all rentals must pay a $100 filing fee and provide information about the property and owner, which will help the city handle complaints and track where rentals are located.
Special exceptions will apply to non-owner-occupied rentals in specific downtown areas, which include a $250 fee and public hearing. The ordinance must comply with state laws treating short-term rentals like other residential properties, except for the registration program and non-owner-occupied units.
Learn more about the ordinance in this staff report.
Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles is rolling out an updated short-term rental hotline starting November 1, aiming to improve user experience and reduce response times for reporting issues related to short-term rental properties.
Residents can report concerns through a dedicated hotline: (805) 227-7224
Property owners or their agents are required to address any reported issues within 30 minutes, with residents encouraged to call back if issues persist. Neighbors living within 100 feet of a short-term rental will receive postcards with the hotline details, and further information is available on the city’s website or through the Community Development Department.
For additional information on Paso Robles’s Short-Term Rental Regulations, check out PRcity.com.
Wichita, KS
Wichita is grappling with compliance issues as a significant portion of its short-term rental market has not yet adhered to new licensing rules implemented last month.
The regulations require properties to obtain licenses, first by changing their zoning codes, a process subject to neighbor protests. Of the roughly 470 short-term rental listings, 126 are either unlicensed or in the process. Despite awareness campaigns and multiple notices sent since September, some property owners continue to operate without licenses.
Middletown, RI
Middletown Town Council approved tighter regulations for short-term rentals at their meeting on October 21. Now, short-term rental operators are required to live on the rental property.
```More about these new regulations on this Meeting Packet.
Medina, OH
Medina City Council is considering new zoning rules for short-term rentals after a public hearing with no comments.
The proposed amendments, suggested by the Planning Commission, would permit short-term rentals in the C2 and MU districts and conditionally allow them in residential areas within 4,000 feet of the town’s center. The regulations set parking and occupancy limits and ban events at these short-term rental properties. The amendments also redefine fitness facilities in the zoning code to permit them in C3 commercial districts and conditionally in C1 and C2, as well as in industrial areas.
Read more about these changes below:
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