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PC Exhibit D <br /> �o�o <br /> To: Chalr Leskinen and Planning Commissfon Members <br /> Jessica Loftus,City Administrator y� �' <br /> c. <br /> t�kES HO��' <br /> From: Jeremy Barnhart,Community Development Director <br /> Date: November 15,2015 <br /> Subject: #15-3759, City of Orono, <br /> Text Amendment:Vacation Rentafs <br /> Public Hearing <br /> A�plic�rNon Summary: The rental af private property for vacationers may impact existing <br /> neighborhoocls due to increases in traffic, noise,and activity during irregular hours. <br /> Staff Recammendation: Staff requests review of issues and direction prior to proceeding. <br /> List of Exhibits <br /> DraR Ordinance <br /> Backgraund <br /> The use of property for short term rentals appears to have been growing over the past several <br /> years, in part due to the proliferation of AirBnB,VRBO,and Home-away websites,where <br /> travelers can search for homes based on loca!amenities, including Lake Minnetonka. Identified <br /> concerns with the rental of rooms or houses in residential areas include absentee owners,loud <br /> parties,traffic, paricing, overcrowding, and safety of renters. <br /> The City has received some complaints;vacationers host events at late hours that conflict with <br /> neighbors not on vacation; renters park in the street or have parties that spili off of the <br /> property, depositing trash and similar items in the yard. When this issue was originally raised, <br /> staff identfied 8 homes in the city listed on the VRBO website. A notice was sent to these <br /> owners, posted on the website,and the city newsletter reminding owners to"be a good <br /> neighbor". <br /> The City does not have a rental ordinance,a mechanism to inspect property annually to verify <br /> life safety requ irements of the building code are met,therefore,the safety of vacationers in <br /> private homes is not verifiable. <br /> The attached first draft is intended to initiate discussion of the tssues and possible solutions. <br /> Staff suggests regulating this issue through a business licensing process,where a license is <br /> required annually. The Planning Commission is asked to re�iew the ordinance,and identi#y <br /> other concerns not addressed. With Planning Commission direction,staff will prepare <br /> appropriate changes,to be reviewed at a future rneeting. <br />