Weekly Regulatory Briefing (29) 07/24/2026

🏡 Top Stories This Week

• Hood River, OR: A federal court upheld the city's short-term rental ordinance after Judge Adrienne Nelson of the U.S. District Court for Oregon found its residency requirement places no substantial burden on interstate commerce.
• Starkville, MS: Aldermen voted unanimously on July 21 to amend the Unified Development Code so every short-term rental falls under the existing 2% hotel tax beginning August 20 with operators registering for $35 and renewing annually at $15.
• Salt Lake City, UT: The licensing ordinance that took effect July 1 now requires a separate business license for each unit, two-night minimum bookings, and a 200-night annual cap while buildings above 10 units may license only 10% of them.

🌍 Regional Highlights

• Hochatown, OK: The town sued Airbnb, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and the City of Broken Bow over improper mapping that it says routed its lodging and sales taxes to the neighboring city with the McCurtain County District Court asked to hold the contested revenue in escrow.
• New York, NY: Platforms are pressing the city to loosen Local Law 18 though enforcement office director Christian Klossner defended the registration rules on July 20 as protection for both visitors and scarce housing.
• Phoenix, AZ: Residents are calling for tougher restrictions after a fatal shooting at a rental house party near 28th Street and Shea Boulevard on July 16 killed 18-year-old Jervarious Tyler.
• Morro Bay, CA: Officials launched an online tool listing a 24/7 emergency contact for every permitted rental so residents can raise noise or parking problems before escalating to Code Enforcement.

📜 New Ordinances Approved

• Westlake, OH: City Council adopted an ordinance on July 16 banning for-profit social events and pop-up parties across every residential district after Ward 1 complaints about gatherings advertised at rental homes.
• North Charleston, SC: Permits will still expire when a property sells now that council removed a transfer provision on July 16 which will leave buyers to apply fresh and possibly wait since districts 8 and 10 already exceed the 60-permit cap.
• Yates County, NY: The Finance Committee voted to eliminate the 5% administrative credit owners collected for remitting occupancy taxes after the county attorney found it had never been written into local law.

💬 Catch Up on Discussions

• Greenville, NC: The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously backed ordinance language separating owner-occupied homestays from whole-house lodging which will cap whole-house stays at 90 days and require a zoning permit plus $1 million in liability insurance.
• Bradenton Beach, FL: A proposed cap introduced July 21 would allow two guests per bedroom plus two more and would replace a stricter plan that limited every rental to 10 guests regardless of size, with a final vote expected within weeks.
• Ann Arbor, MI: Council took up a July 20 resolution directing the city attorney to draft a six-month moratorium on new licenses though nothing pauses until both the resolution and the ordinance that follows win approval.
• Alameda, CA: A unanimous Planning Board vote on July 13 sent the draft ordinance to City Council where rentals would be limited to owner-occupied primary residences and barred from ADUs, deed-restricted affordable housing, and SB 9 lot splits.
• Folly Beach, SC: Council agreed on July 21 to commission an independent study of its voter-approved 800-license cap, making it the first comprehensive review since the 2023 referendum took effect.
• Hopkins, MN: Council rejected a zoning amendment on July 21 that would have made rentals permitted uses across six neighborhood zones with Mayor Patrick Hanlon calling for a pause after roughly 30 minutes of resident feedback.
• Nevada City, CA: Whole-house operators face a possible phase-out under an ordinance that reached council on July 23 and looks bound for the November 3 ballot which will target the 53 whole-house rentals in single-family R1 zones.
• Franklin Township, NJ: Council members advanced rules that would confine rentals to owner-occupied primary residences and charge a $250 annual permit but the effective date still awaits confirmation from township records.
• Memphis, TN: Stricter terms are heading to City Council which traces back to a March 2026 resolution from Councilman Philip Spinosa that pressed for tougher permit enforcement after a run of shootings at rental properties.
• Jackson County, MI: Columbia Township trustees postponed their July 20 vote on an ordinance requiring permits and holding operators to four properties once a lawyer stepped into the Clark Lake dispute.
• Liberty Township, OH: A Butler County judge pushed to August 11 the hearing deciding whether two Granada Court homes can keep operating after trustees sued the owners for leasing under 30 days.
• Hot Springs, AR: The city is weighing citations or nuisance abatement against a Quapaw-Prospect home residents say operates commercially whose owners applied too late for a license since residential permits had reached the 400 ceiling.
• Buena Vista, CO: Trustees are weighing a shift from townwide license categories to percentage-based caps set by zoning district with R-1 areas receiving the lowest cap and staff returning later with a narrower draft ordinance.
• Banner Elk, NC: Officials voted July 13 to call a public hearing on proposed amendments that Town Manager Rick Owen said would clarify usage and occupancy tax collection rather than ban or cap rentals.
• Hastings, NE: City officials collected resident feedback on zoning updates at a July 23 meeting where no code language exists yet with the framework set to depart from Nebraska's 30-day standard by defining rentals through structure size.
• Benzie County, MI: Almira Township planning officials will take public comment on a proposed zoning amendment revising Ordinance #25-01 whose Section 4.11 already covers non-owner-occupied dwellings let for fewer than 30 days.
• Orrville, OH: Short-term rentals landed on the City Council agenda with the planning committee meeting July 27 to open debate rather than enact anything.
• Little Elm, TX: Officials are weighing enforcement after a shooting at a rental birthday party injured a teenager at a home booked near White Oak and White Pine drives since town ordinances prohibit parties and events at short-term rentals.

📅 Future Meetings and Public Hearings/Comments

• Orrville, OH: The planning committee opens discussion on July 27 with council returning September 8 after skipping August.
• North Charleston, SC: The ordinance heads back to the Planning Commission next month before returning to council.
• Benzie County, MI: Almira Township takes public comment at the Planning Commission meeting in Lake Ann on August 5.
• Liberty Township, OH: The Butler County hearing on the Granada Court homes resumes August 11.
• Banner Elk, NC: The council public hearing on ordinance amendments is set for August.
• Folly Beach, SC: The request for proposals on the cap study reaches council in early fall.
• Nevada City, CA: The whole-house phase-out measure is likely bound for the November 3 ballot.

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