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. �� ♦ <br /> l�hc permit c��uld hc rc�icw�cxi annuall}�and c<�mc���ith,i numbcr of rcyuir�mcnts_indudin�t�pro��ision,tha[onc humc�����ncr bc prc.rnt <br /> o��emight while a shoit-tenn renter is staying at thc house and that renters park their cars in the driveN�ay.Bramer said she believed thc <br /> conditions�vould adequatcl��address neighbors'concems. <br /> Fifteen of the 16 other homeowneis on the cul-de-sac where the Bramers live,however,havc signed a petition opposing the bid to <br /> resume short-term rentals.Neighbors�concerns included the effect of a shoi�t-tenn rental properry on their property values,ext�-a traffic <br /> on�i cul-de-sac and wariness of strangers coming and going. <br /> "'l�hcir dccision last fall to prepa�-e for and operate a bed-and-brc�ktast in thcir homc���ithout the cit���s appro��al can scrve as a test case.�� <br /> Robcrl Rai1h.a ncighbor.told council members.''I�he��dcmonstrated�vhat a negative impact this operation can have on neighbors and <br /> ho�i ditticult this mac bc lix a cit��lo c��ntroL�� <br /> Futurc dccisi�m <br /> �9av�u��1ike A'laguire,,iid thc city nccdcd morc time 1��a�nsider the issues thut allo���ing>hurt-tcrm rentals in residcntial areas raised. <br /> Thc council will discuss short-tenn rcntals at a workshop in August and consider thc l3ramer�s reyuest f��r an interim-usc pe��nit in <br /> September. <br /> `"I�here is a sharing econom�°that is emerging... tind it puts regulation in a gray area��Maguire said."I�m not sure it�s going to go away <br /> as a U�cnd." <br /> The Bramers told city statf that Chey rec;eivul their first booking less than 24 hours after listing their homc on Airbnb and had since had <br /> more than 20 resen�ation5."\�'c��crc>urpri,c�1 to scc h���� mam p�ople���anted to stay�vith us.��T��son Bramer said. <br /> Besides tidditional incume,���hich Brama said thc couple had in��esteel in impro��in�and equipping their basc�nent for futurc renters,he <br /> said they had enjoyed social benetits froin playing host to peoplc of different backgrow�ds.Thcy also refer rentc�s to local restaurants <br /> and the Twin Cities Premium Outlets mall. <br />