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�. � Eagan considers short-ternl house rentals through sites like Airbnb Cities ha��e taken dilierent appro��ches t� regulating the practice i» residential areas. I3�Todd Nclson ',I•-, _.._, .. __ .0 An Eagan couplc�s desire to rent thcir basement to gucsts through online lodging seivicc nirbnb has riled neighbors and prompted a discussion of whcther the city should allow such short-tenn rentals. Homeowners'Tyson and Stcphanie Bramer began renting the walkout basement of their Pinccr�t Court house,which overlooks Fish Lake,last 1all.But they stoppcd in November.afier learning that the cit}�docsn't allow short-tenn rentals—considereci a commcrcial usc like a hotel or motel in residential areas. When the couple's auorne}�appeared belore the I�agan City Council recentiv to ask lor a special permit to continue"home sharing." neighbors countered with a pctition in opposition and council mcmbers said they neeclecl inore time to wnsider the issue. "7�his changes the fundamental character of[a single-famil��]ncighborhood because}�ou've got a steady stream of peoplc coming in that you don't kno��_"Council Member Paul l3akken said."If it was my ncighborhood.1�vouldn't like it.'� In rentin�out part of their home,the Bramers joincd hundruls of othcr Twin Cities homeowners,including others in Eagan,who use websites including the popular Airbnb platt�nm to market thcir homes to mavelers.The site has hundreds of Twin Cities listings,among morc than 800,000 worldwide. Soine Minnesota cities,including Stillwater and New Prague,allo�v homeowners to operatc bed-and-breakfast lodging in single-fainily residential areas,according to Eagan city planners. E3ut Lakeville approved liinits on residential boarding in 2014 in responsc to some residents'complaints about shori-tcnn rentals. Bumsvillc plans to revise its code to make cicar that its prohibition on motels in residential arcas includes bed-and-breakfasts or short- term rentals,a spokesman said. Test case? The Bramers have askul the Eagan City Council to approve an interim-use pennit that would allow them to host short-tern�rentals in their home for three years or until the city modifiics its code to allo�n�such lodging in residential areas. Stephanie Bramcr told planning commission members in April that their homc��ould bc"the bcst possible test c�se to help guide Eagan as it dcvelops spccific rcgulations on home sha��ing.'� "It is obvious that our activities and those of our guests��ill be closel��monitored by our neighbors and any problems will bc immcdiatel�°reported to the cit��."she said.