MINUTES  SHORT-TERM RENTAL (STR) TASK FORCE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Thursday, May 18, 2023-11:00 AM City Council Chambers  Members Present:  Geraldine Dinkins, Council Member, Co-Chair Aaron Baker, Council Member, Co-Chair Mack McKeller, City Attorney, Ex Officio Member  Nory LeBrun Hannah Bowers Isaac. Allen Dee Dee Perkins Madeline Offen Tripp Presnell Jeremy Owen Janice Pinson, Clerk  Absent: Staff Present:  Aaron Bland, Assistant Planning Director  V Welcome, Call to Order and Introduction  Co-Chair. Aaron Baker welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 11:00. AM.  II. Certification of Quorum  Quorum was certified by Co-Chair Aaron Baker.  III. Approval of Agenda carried.  Motion to approve agenda Isaac. Allen, second by Geraldine Dinkins, unanimously  IV.Approval ofMinutes-  Motion to approve the April 20, 2023, minutes as written by Dee Dee Perkins, seconded  by Geraldine Dinkins unanimously carried.  V.Public Comment- Minutes, May 18, 2023 Page 1of5    The following were allowed to: speak:  Sasha Jones - 266 W. Probart Street - Ms. Jones stated that she does not support any restrictions the Task Force imposes on short term rentals, or any ideas on how she can rent my house. Thati thes stakes are high for residents like herself. She said there are a lotof court rulings, pending state legislation and the consideration of personnel to regulate to Kevin Gallo, 671 Probart Street - Mr. Gallo: stated that he has been to several of the meetings. When an area is residential people have expectations of land use. He believes that reasonable guidelines should be inj place. His opinion is that once a residential home becomes a short-term rental iti is al business. He cannot understand why there continues to be discussion about current short-term rental owners when it has already been recommended that they be grandfathered. That there needs to be more clarification in  consideri in the process.  general.  VI. Update on Pending State Legislation -  A. Baker explained that the bill on the floor did not make cross over sO that as oft today, iti is Mack McKeller explained that nothing more has occurred that Senate bill 667 is sitting ina a  not moving forward but that it could come up at a session later this year.  committee in Raleigh and did not make the cross over.  VII. Discussion - Policy Discussion  Aaron Bland read aj portion of Resolution No. 2021-47 establishing the short-term rental task force: the Task Force shall obtain data on short-term rentals in the City of Brevard, assess positive and negative impacts ofs short-term rentals and provide recommendations A. Baker stated he would like to recap decisions thus far, further stating that none oft the recommendations would restrict anyone's ability to operate a short-term rental if there isa permanent resident on the property. Ifthere is any change to the ordinance these properties would be grandfathered ift the use remains and continues without a 180 day That the committee has already agreed by straw vote to have no restrictions in the following zoning districts - Downtown Mixed Use (DMX), Residential Mixed Use (RMX) and  to City Council for consideration.  lapse in the use.  Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMX).  Minutes, May 18, 2023 Page2of5    Aaron Bland explained that CMX, corridor mixed use is the most commercial district, main auto-oriented areas. CMX does not allow single family or duplexes, but townhomes and After discussion on CMX-t the task force took a straw vote to allow short-term rentals in General Industrial (GI) was discussed briefly and because the GI zoning district does not allow any residential or lodging uses, the task force took a straw vote to not allow STR in GR8 - general residential zoning district recommendation to City Council to grandfather existing short-term rentals but to not: allow in the future ifaj permanent resident lives in the There was further discussion and then Aaron Baker restated for the straw poll. To grandfather: short term rentals but not allow any in the future with no owner or operator on site. Explaining the vote is on whole house being used as short-term rental. It was further discussed and stated that the uses ofa accessory structures, room in your house, renting. your house while on vacation, and renting out a second home have all been excluded by our definition. Further, that when a whole house is used for short-term rental only, it ceases tol be a residential property and becomes wholly a commercial use, and the purpose ofo our land use rules is to regulate land use so that property owners know whati is Nory LeBrun stated that he represents the Chamber, that he lives in Lake Toxaway, so he is present with knowledge about another place. That he has not noticed that the characterof neighborhoods has really changed. He still thinks that some polling should include those people whol live some place else who have bought homes here to get their opinions. Isaac. Allen shared his thoughts on living in al house and paying a mortgage having likeness to as short-term rental. Stating that so many people come to Transylvania County for weddings and family events and come here because they have commitments here and that short-term rentals are an affordable: alternative to hotel rooms for families. He further explained that he did not recall any survey differences for people living on site or 50 miles away. As to neighborhoods changing, we need to understand that change is inevitable. After further discussion in favor of zoning regulations on short-term rentals to keep residential neighborhoods intact with visitors sprinkled throughout. With onsite owners or operators there are likely less problems with noise, pets, parking, etc. GR8 straw poll vote was taken as to not going forward with any new: short-term rentals in the general residential 8: zoning district, 5 voted in favora and 2 opposed.  multi-family units are allowed.  the Corridor Mixed Usezoning district which was unanimous.  this zoning district which was unanimous.  premises.  allowed around them.  Minutes, May 18, 2023 Page3of5    Next was discussion of the IC-I Institutional Campus zoning district, which includes schools, churches, parkl lands, campus areas that are not in a special district. Short-term rentals are not allowed butovemgacommoditons is allowed. Straw poll vote to allow in ICz zoning district was unanimously in favor.  GR4- primarily located in the ETJ (Straus and Deerlake are in this zoning district, but they do not allow STR). There is no difference is GR4and GR8 other than density requirements. Straw poll vote was taken to adhere to the same recommendation as GR8, to not allow any Aaron Bland, Assistant Planning Director, stated that he would start crafting an ordinance and asked if the committee wanted to recommend any additional standards. Advising the committee that they could make recommendations for personnel to regulate the ordinance. Itwas discussed that registrations are illegal, and that al list cannot bel kept. That enforcement will be challenging, and mostl likely complaint driven.  new short-term rentals moving forward. Vote 5 in favorand 2 opposed.  There was discussion about the Wilmington case.  Mack McKeller shared that our current ordinance was in al book by UNSOG as a good Attorney McKeller recommended that there be a preamble to the ordinance as to the reasons forit. He suggested the following language: "Inorder to maintain the predominantly residential character of traditional neighborhoods in the City of Brevard and the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction thereof, and to encourage an increase in housing stock available within the Cityand the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction." Straw poll vote on adding preamble as recommended was unanimously approved.  example.  VIII. Set Date for Next Meeting, June 15, 2023. 11:00 AM in City Council Chambers.  The next meeting oft the Short-Term Rental Task Force is scheduled for June 15,2023, at  IX. Next Steps  Aaron Bland will craft a proposed ordinance for review att the next meeting.  Minutes, May 18, 2023 Page 4 of5    X. Adjourn  There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn by Geraldine Dinkins, seconded by Hannah Bowers. Thei motion carried unanimously,and the meetingadjourned  at12:201 PM.  laglbly  Aaron Baker,o-Chair   Minutes, May 18, 2023 Page 5of5