Title
Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding Short Term Rentals
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Safe and Secure Community
MEETING DATE: January 25, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brian Lockley, AICP, Director of Planning
Michael Quint, Executive Director of Development Services
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Discuss and provide direction regarding short term rentals.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Short Term Rentals (STR) or Vacation Rentals by Owner are generally residential properties within residential zone districts (single family and/or townhomes) that are not owner occupied and are rented for a specific timeframe, usually 30-days or less. These types of rental are advertised on various travel websites but the more popular websites are Airbnb.com and HomeAway.com.
* Staff has researched this issue and contacted several Texas cities (Plano, Frisco, Allen, Grapevine, Austin) to ascertain if and how they regulate this use.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The City of McKinney does not currently regulate STRs. The Zoning Ordinance regulates: Bed and Breakfast facility; Boarding House and Rooming House; and Hotel or Motel. These uses are defined as follows:
o Bed and Breakfast facility - means an owner-occupied private home which offers lodging for paying guests, and which serves breakfast to these guests and which contains one or more guest bedrooms.
o Boarding House or Rooming House - means a building, other than a hotel, where lodging and/or meals for three or more persons are provided for compensation.
o Hotel or Motel - means a building or group of buildings designed and occupied as a temporary abiding place of individuals. To be classified as a hotel or motel, an establishment shall contain a minimum of 12 individual guest rooms or units and shall furnish customary hotel services such as linen, maid service, telephone, use and upkeep of furniture.
* The city does regulate the external effects of this use on the surrounding nei...
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