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Jefferson County
PLANNING COMMISSION
Short Term Rental Update
Analysis of July 2024
Recommended Regulations,
Policies & Procedures
Brent Alfred Butler, AICP, Chief Strategy Officer
Planning Commission Meeting: December 4, 2023
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Mission Statement -"To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Jefferson County by promoting a vibrant economy, sound communities, and a healthy environment."
1)Review of PC July 17th direction
2)Implementation
a)Tiering
b)Population Limits
c)Limiting Corporate Rentals
d)Enforcement
3) Process Steps
a) PC Hearing
b) BoCC Meeting
4) Next Steps
Agenda
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Short Term rentals, transient accommodations, HIP Camp, Glamping, Airbnb, Vrbo, hospitality accommodations, home sharing, FlipKey, HomeAway
REVIEW: Why now? Why at all?
Community Issues
Rentals with and w/o structures
Lodging and
Sales Tax
Life SafetySurrounding
Neighborhood
Impacts
CUP or Performance Standards
Life-safety inspection
WA Voluntary Collection Agreement
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Mission Statement -"To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Jefferson County by promoting a vibrant economy, sound communities, and a healthy environment."
Review of PC July 17th
Analysis incorporated included:
1) City of Seattle
2) Chelan County
3) Clallam County
4) San Juan Island County
5) National League of Cities
Fayetteville, AK;
San Diego, CA;
Charleston, SC;
Lake Placid, NY;
Columbus, OH;
Henderson, NV
Agenda
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Mission Statement -"To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Jefferson County by promoting a vibrant economy, sound communities, and a healthy environment."
Review of PC July 17th direction
1)Enforcement –two provisions included ✓
2)Population size-based cap, ✓
3)Water availability-based cap (already addressed via EPH)
4)Geography and population-based caps based on population using the five designated Census Places✓
5)STR permission conditioned upon long term rental(s)
6)STR permission condition upon living onsite
7)Reduce corporate Rentals ✓
•Prohibit rentals for 1st two years, ✓
•Require carbon-based life form to sign permit, ✓
•Require annual permit renewal process ✓
8)CUP for larger STRs (conformance with ICC) ✓
Agenda
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PC DIRECTED
STAFF to include
this as one of two
new enforcement
methods
Review of PC July 17th direction
Enforcement –two provisions included ✓
A.Platforms must have a valid platform license B.Operators must have a valid hospitality, e.g., “short-term rental operator license”C.Platforms must verify that a property has a county-issued STR permit before booking can take place.
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Any online platform facilitating rental listings for
less than 30 days within Jefferson County must:
(i)Register the platform’s name, contact person,
and website address with the Jefferson
County Department of Community
Development prior to operating;
(ii)Provide a list of all active short-term rental
listings within the municipal boundaries of
Jefferson County with the Jefferson County
Development of Community Development;
(iii)Advertise only those short-term rentals with
valid permits; and
(iv)Comply with all local and state regulation
governing short-term rentals.
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Mission Statement -"To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Jefferson County by promoting a vibrant economy, sound communities, and a healthy environment."
Review of PC July 17th direction
Water availability-based cap
Water availability-based cap addressed by state law
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Mission Statement -"To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Jefferson County by promoting a vibrant economy, sound communities, and a healthy environment."
Population size-based cap, ✓
OPTIONS –Discussion Area 1
OPTION A OPTION B OPTION C
ZIP
CODE
9 zip
codes
Census
Designa
ted
Place
5 CDPs Census
Tracts
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Tracts
TRACT;53031950202;53;031;9502.02;1
TRACT;53031950301;53;031;9503.01;1
TRACT;53031950302;53;031;9503.02;1
TRACT;53031950400;53;031;9504.00;1
TRACT;53031950501;53;031;9505.01;1
TRACT;53031950502;53;031;9505.02;1
TRACT;53031950602;53;031;9506.02;1
TRACT;53031950603;53;031;9506.03;1
TRACT;53031950604;53;031;9506.04;1
TRACT;53031950702;53;031;9507.02;1
TRACT;53031990000;53;031;9900.00;1
98368, 98331, 98365, 98376, 98325, 98526, 98358
Brinnon, Marrowstone, Port Hadlock-Irondale, Port Ludlow, Quilcene
10See, JCC 18.18.040 Use tables
Should there be any cap where the sewer is available?
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IMPLEMENTATION
POPULATION BASED LIMITS
OPTIONS –Discussion Area 1
OPTION A
ZIP
CODE
9 zip codes
98368,
98331,
98365,
98376,
98325,
98526,
98358
Chapter 17 Definition revised for consistency with State Law –30 days and less, s/b less than 30 days
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Scribner's error?
Chelan County –Tiered approach
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Review of PC July 17th direction
1)STR permission conditioned upon long term rental(s)2)STR permission condition upon living onsite3)Reduce corporate Rentals ✓•Prohibit rentals for 1st two years, ✓•Require carbon-based life form to sign permit, ✓•Require annual permit renewal process ✓4)CUP for larger STRs (conformance with ICC) ✓
1st TIER –NO CAP
1)Live on property either in ADU or main home
2)You don’t live on property but provide one or
more long term (30 days or longer) rentals
3)Legal conforming or Legal nonconforming
2nd TIER –SUBJECT TO CAP
1)You don’t live on property but have owned the
property for 2 years or longer, then STR allowed
subject to cap
2)You don’t live on the property but within the
county, and owned the property for more than
two years, then subject to cap ?????
QUESTIONS?
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