{"id":23063,"date":"2015-05-29T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=23063"},"modified":"2015-05-29T00:47:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T04:47:24","slug":"committee-approves-regulation-standards-for-short-term-rentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/city-council\/2015\/05\/29\/committee-approves-regulation-standards-for-short-term-rentals\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee Approves Regulation Standards for Short Term Rentals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The law and public safety committee approved two items Tuesday, including a draft plan for regulating short term rentals.<\/p>\n

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James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p>

Short-term rental services offer visitors to the city a cheaper alternative than most hotels<\/p><\/div>\n

The discussion about short-term rentals started in late 2014 when a complaint arose about a person renting out space in a zoning area where the practice was not allowed.<\/p>\n

After the item was referred<\/a> to the law and public safety committee, the discussion centered on Airbnb, which pairs travelers with those willing to host them, and the need to regulate the practice through zoning conditions.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, planning and zoning administrator Travis Crane made a presentation to city councilors Baldwin, Maiorano, and Odom, and to all citizens present. The presentation focused on two options for regulating short term rentals. The first option was a \u201cuse by right\u201d designation and the other option used a special use permit. For both options, staff recommended defining \u201cshort term rental,\u201d establishing business practices that included registration, and requiring the host to pay taxes.<\/p>\n

Citizens attending the meeting advocated for the first option, saying that the requirements to obtain a special use permit would be a financial hardship and that it would take up more time from government employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want people there who are going to take care of the neighborhood,\u201d Councilor Odom, who would leave before the final vote to attend another meeting, said. \u201cThat\u2019s my perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councilors Baldwin and Maiorano elected to go with the \u201cuse by right\u201d option, designating that two bedrooms would be the maximum allowable space to rent in residential districts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is evolving,\u201d Councilor Maiorano said of the discussion, \u201cand we need to make sure we don\u2019t stymie it, but also to make sure it\u2019s not running unchecked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recombination Map to Pave Way for Church Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n

The drawing of a recombination map for set of properties in northwest Raleigh was approved. The Providence Baptist Church had advocated for the recombination map as they needed it to purchase a property to expand the church.<\/p>\n

The issue had been debated in a January law and public safety meeting when lawyer Philip Isley had told councilors that the reason the church couldn\u2019t simply buy the land was because a building owned by one of the Dunn sisters was sitting on a property line. After the original map had been recorded, a swap deed wasn\u2019t done and with city regulations not correctly in place to correct this, the problem then developed.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

Wake County<\/p>

The Providence Baptist Church on Glenwood Avenue<\/p><\/div>\n

Because the Dunn sister wasn\u2019t willing to sell her land that had the building on it, the church wasn\u2019t able to purchase the adjoining property and therefore couldn\u2019t commence with expanding the church premises.<\/p>\n

While city attorney Thomas McCormick said this was a private real estate deal that the city had no cause to get involved in, Councilor Maiorano said that the city needed to take responsibility as it had drawn the incorrect property line in the first place.<\/p>\n

He said he viewed the case as \u201cunique\u201d and \u201cnot precedent-setting.\u201d He advocated for a \u201ccommon-sense solution\u201d and made a motion to direct staff to work on the recombination map.<\/p>\n

It was approved unanimously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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