CC MEETING: May 6, 2025
DATE: April 28, 2025
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Cory Heiple, Environmental Services Director
Shannon Hicks, Assistant City Manager
Title
Consider An Ordinance Establishing Title IX, Chapter 100. - Temporary Short-Term Rental And Bed And Breakfast Permit During Interim Prohibition To Regulate Short-Term Rental And Bed And Breakfast Uses.
Body
BACKGROUND:
This agenda item introduces a new chapter to the City’s Code of Ordinances-Chapter 100 - Temporary Short-Term Rental and Bed and Breakfast Permit During Interim Prohibition-to supplement existing regulations governing short-term rental (STR) and bed and breakfast (B&B) properties. This ordinance builds upon Ordinance No. 4127, adopted on February 7, 2023, which granted non-conforming status to eligible STR and B&B operations in existence prior to Feb. 7, 2023, and established a special use permit (SUP) process for all new temporary housing uses.
In response to ongoing concerns regarding the impact of STRs and B&Bs on neighborhood stability and public safety, the City Council has considered and approved a one-year interim prohibition on the application and issuance of an SUP for STR and B&B uses (STR/B&B-SUP). During this period, the City would suspend new STR/B&B-SUP applications to allow time for further study and policy development. To support continued regulation of STR and B&B operations that were active prior to the proposed prohibition, but did not receive non-conforming status, Chapter 100 would establish a temporary permitting option subject to eligibility, enforcement, and revocation provisions. Key provisions:
• Establish a temporary lodging permit process for eligible STR and B&B properties during the proposed interim prohibition for locations that:
o Do not have a documented code violation(s) in the past 12 months;
o The owner, operator, or property manager is not a registered sex offender;
o The owner or operator has not been convicted of two or more violations of Ch. 97; and/or
o The property is not located within a Child Safety Zone.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
This ordinance provides regulatory continuity while the City evaluates the long-term impacts and policy approach related to STRs and B&Bs. It ensures that eligible operations remain subject to appropriate health and safety standards and that neighborhood nuisance concerns can be addressed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance to Title IX, Chapter 100 of the Carrollton Code of Ordinances to provide a temporary permit process for eligible properties during the one-year interim prohibition on the short-term rental and bread and breakfast special use permit process.