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The proposed ordinance defines the term "vacation rental", clarifies existing parking regulations for single family residences in general, and establishes parking regulations specific to vacation rentals. As structured, the proposed "vacation rental" definition closely follows the state's definition of such use for state vacation rental dwelling licensing purposes. Thus, any unit "advertised or held out to the public" for regular rental for a period of less than 30 days will be considered a vacation rental. Consequently, the County's definition will "capture" every short term rental unit that requires a state license. As structured, the proposed ordinance clarifies the County's current regulations by referring to "carport or garage" parking areas rather than referring to enclosed or unenclosed parking areas. The proposed ordinance also establishes automobile parking maximums for vacation rentals. As currently proposed, for vacation rentals with a garage and/or carport, the maximum number of parked automobiles is the total number of garage/carport spaces plus one space per bedroom not to exceed 5 automobiles parked outside a garage/carport. For vacation rentals with no garage or carport, the current proposal limits the total number of parked automobiles to 2 plus one space per bedroom not to exceed a total of 5 automobiles on site. For all vacation rentals, all automobiles except service and delivery vehicles are required to be parked on-site and not parked within a road right-of-way except within a designated and improved or stabilized driveway(a portion of which typically lies within a road right-of-way). In addition to the parking limitations described above, a vacation rental unit may provide for "excess" parking spaces if such spaces meet parking location requirements and are visually screened from view from any adjacent public or private street by a 15' — 20' wide Type "C" landscape buffer with 6' opaque feature. As proposed, excess spaces cannot be occupied between 10 pm and 8 am, must be reviewed and approved by planning staff through the administrative approval site plan process, and must comply with standards applied by Traffic Engineering and Fire Prevention. In practice, the current proposal to allow excess spaces will be useable on larger sites, will maintain visual compatibility from the view from adjacent streets, and will accommodate larger numbers of parked automobiles thereby accommodating larger numbers of people at vacation rentals situated on larger sites. As noted earlier in this report, the PZC has recommended deletion of the excess parking space provision while staff recommends _ adoption of that provision as part of the ordinance, as shown on pages 2 and 3 of the proposed ordinance as section 911.15(4)(b)4 and 912.17(2)(b)4 [see attachment#10]. Issues Other Than Parking During the May 5h Board meeting, staff presented and discussed issues and concerns other than parking that have been raised during discussion of vacation rentals. Those issues are discussed below. — Event Sites One issue relates to use of vacation rentals or any single-family residence rented-out for events involving large gatherings of people, such as weddings, reunions, and other events characterized by music, dancing, catered food, tents, or outdoor tables. Staff's initial review with the Deputy County Attorney indicated that the County could prohibit or separately regulate the renting of a residence (conventional residence or vacation rental) for compensation for a large gathering event. Since that initial review, the Deputy County Attorney has confirmed his opinion that enacting an outright prohibition on using a rented-out residence for a special event is justifiable and legal. That opinion seems to be supported by the June 22, i 2015 Florida I` District Court opinion in the Bennet v Walton County case. In that case, the court found it reasonable for Walton County to allow customary occasional events such as house parties and wedding celebrations at a conventional residence while prohibiting similar events at a particular home that was rented-out and used frequently for such events. FAComlwnityDevelopment\CurDev\BCC\2015 BCC\PuitingRegsVscRerddsOrd'unnceLdm 5 177