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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA ) orl !1—L <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br />FROM: <br />Stan Boling, AIC, Cmmunity Development Director <br />DATE: March 29, 2016 <br />SUBJECT: Consideration of Recommendations from the Short Term Vacation Rental <br />Advisory Committee (STVRAC) <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its regular meeting of April 12, 2016. <br />BACKGROUND <br />i <br />In July 2012, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) adopted regulations clarifying that <br />"... any residential dwelling unit offered for rent or lease for less than a month at a time shall not be <br />considered a hotel/motel or lodging facility". That regulation change remains in effect and allows a <br />residential dwelling unit in the unincorporated area of the county to be used as a "vacation rental" <br />(see definition, attachment 1). At the time of the 2012 regulation adoption, the Board directed staff <br />to track site-specific complaints related to vacation rentals and coordinate with the state to try to <br />ensure compliance with state licensing requirements for vacation rentals. In 2012, the Board also <br />expressed a desire to have vacation rentals "come out of the shadows" and come into compliance <br />with state requirements and local tax obligations. <br />Since July 2012, county Code Enforcement has tracked site specific complaints related to vacation <br />rentals and has coordinated with the state regarding state licensing of suspected "unlicensed" <br />vacation rentals. To date, over a period of nearly four years, Code Enforcement has received <br />complaints regarding a total of 18 specific, suspected unlicensed units. The location and disposition <br />of those units with respect to proper state licensing is shown on the attached vacation rental <br />complaint log (see attachment 2). <br />Last summer (2015), the Board heard concerns regarding vacation rentals and short-term rentals of <br />residences for large events. Expressed concerns primarily involved over -parking and outdoor <br />noise/disturbances. In response, the Board took three actions, as follows: <br />WAGENDA\Current Year\2016\Consideration of Recommendations from the STVRAC 041216 BCC.docx 1 <br />152 <br />