TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Councilor Linda Nishioka, Ward 2
SUBJECT:
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Motion from Councilor Linda Nishioka regarding short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
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MOTION:
I move that City Council direct staff to prepare a report for Council’s consideration concerning whether to continue to allow short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods.
DISCUSSION:
• Short-term rentals are the commercial rental of a single-family residence, where the residence is used all the time for commercial lodging and the owner does not live at the residence.
• Short-term rentals are currently allowed with a conditional use permit in single-family zones.
• Applications for short-term rentals have been a source of contention in residential neighborhoods in Salem.
• Short-term rentals have the effect of reducing our community’s available housing.
• Upon Council’s review of the proposed report, Council may direct staff to prepare amendments to the Unified Development Code to limit or prohibit short-term rentals in residentially zoned land in Salem.
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