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CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: January 22, 2018 <br />TO: Orono City Council <br />FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP Community Development Director <br />RE: Short Term Rental Regulation <br />1. Purpose. The purpose of this work session item is to review potential drafts of an ordinance <br />that would prohibit rental of residential property for periods less than 30 days. <br />2. Background. The City Council directed staff in November to prepare an ordinance that <br />would require licensing of all rental residential property, prohibit rental for periods less than 30 <br />days and allow persons to rent up to 1 bedroom of their homesteaded, owner occupied home for <br />no more than 2 people. <br />Staff has developed two ordinances, Option A, and Option B. Option A addresses the <br />requirements of the City Council. Option B is the same as Option A, though the licensing <br />requirement is removed. Staff does not recommend requiring licensing for all rental properties; a <br />need has not been identified to support the investment necessary to initiate a housing licensing <br />process which would include additional clerical and inspection priorities. <br />Enforcement of an ordinance remains an issue for staff. Steve Tallen, prosecuting attorney for <br />the City has provided comments based on these two ordinance drafts, and a third which has been <br />withdrawn by staff because of prosecutorial concerns. Mr. Tallen's comments are attached as <br />Exhibit C. He will be at the workshop to discuss the issue. <br />Staff is not confident that the ordinances proposed will satisfactorily address the issues heard <br />previously: lack of neighborhood investment and cohesion, parking, noise, parking, trespassing, <br />and inappropriate behavior. <br />Attachments <br />Exhibit A: Ordinance requiring licenses and prohibition <br />Exhibit B: Ordinance not requiring license <br />Exhibit C: Prosecuting Attorney letter dated January 10, 2018 <br />