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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 12, 2025 Page 5 2 Councilmember Doolan noted the exceptions would be for long-term rentals. While listening to 3 the Planning Commission meeting, there were reasons for some types of exceptions. There are 4 situations that she would support as an exception. There may be an increased burden on staff, but 5 possibly the rental fees could be increased. 6 7 Mayor Webster reminded Councilmember Jenson that the exceptions are for long-term rentals. 8 9 Councilmember Doolan stated that the threshold can always be raised, and the exception process 10 would show if that number were too low. 11 12 Councilmember Jenson stated that currently, there are 58 single-family rentals in the City, with 13 the possibility of 22 more. 14 15 Mayor Webster stated that part of this Ordinance is to clarify that short-term rentals are not 16 allowed. She asked if someone had a 3-bedroom home where one bedroom could be rented out, 17 and Mr. Grittman stated that it was correct. She suggested there be a discussion on short-term 18 rentals during major events in the area. She would be open to adjacent property owners having 19 rentals. 20 21 Councilmember Elnagdy asked what the difference is between a basement and an adjacent 22 property or property across the street. She stated there is no evidence that limiting short-term 23 rentals increases the amount of affordable housing in an area, which is the Council's concern. 24 25 Councilmember Jenson stated that the difference is that the owner is still living there. 26 27 Councilmember Doolan stated that when she did research on this, she found that setting policies 28 that are enforceable. One suggestion was to have registration requirements and set regulations 29 that were more intensive than what we currently do. An owner of adjacent property is much 30 more successful than other short-term rentals in the area. 31 32 Councilmember Elnagdy worries about the language that is out of the applicant's control as far 33 as exceptions for long-term rentals. 34 35 Councilmember Doolan asked what if the economic conditions are challenging and a person 36 cannot afford to live in their home is what she believes the beyond your control would come into 37 play. 38 39 Mayor Webster noted that with this ordinance, the long-term rental properties would be capped 40 at 80. The City could monitor the applications coming in and bring to Council the question of 41 whether the cap should be raised. The 80 licenses would be structured by zones. The exceptions 42 area needs further discussion so as not to be a burden on staff. It would be allowed for someone 43 to rent out a room or basement to another party that would be allowed. If it were an adjacent 44 property, would that be allowed? Or if a second story was built on a garage, could that be rented 45 out? 46