CC MEETING: May 6, 2025
DATE: April 28, 2025
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Loren Shapiro, AICP, Planning Manager
Shannon Hicks, Assistant City Manager
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Hold A Public Hearing To Consider An Ordinance Amending Article V. Use Of Land And Structures By Adding A New Section D To Provide An Interim Prohibition Of The Application Or Issuance Of Special Use Permits For "Short-Term Rental" And "Bed And Breakfast" Uses In All Applicable Residential Districts. PLZT 2025-074 CZO Text Amendments - STR and B&B Interim Prohibition.
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BACKGROUND:
The rise of digital platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO has led to an increase in resident property concerns regarding transient and vacation rental uses that infringe on the property rights of neighbors in the City of Carrollton. The City has had numerous speakers attend public meetings to express concerns about the increase in health, safety, and nuisance issues related to short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts.
The city wishes to advance the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan by championing established residential neighborhoods through regulations that support neighborhood identity and ensuring safety, which contributes to the overall character and livability of the neighborhoods.
Staff is recommending amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) to enact an interim prohibition, for one year, on short term rentals (STRs) and bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) special use permits in order to respond to residents' concerns, and address issues with property owners and managers of STRs and B&Bs.
Revised zoning regulations will be brought forward to Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council within the one year period following the research and development of modified STR and B&B standards.
A separate set of interim permitting and minimum standards for STRs and B&Bs, Chapter 100, in the City Code of Ordinances, are under separate consideration on the agenda in order to provide an interim permit...
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