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1. Considered and adopted a prohibition on commercial events (e.g. weddings) at residences, with allowances for events already booked at residences and for events held on 4+ acre agricultural sites subject to a special temporary use permit (see attachment 3). 2. .Considered and adopted special parking regulations for vacation rentals, establishing standards for parking spaces outside of garages/carports with a maximum [cap] of 5 parking jspaces located outside a garage/carport at any time day or night (see attachment 4). 3. ;Established (with a sunset provision) and appointed members to the Short Term Vacation Rental Advisory Committee (STRVAC) to advise whether or not additional vacation rental regulations are needed and to "...submit recommendations on proposed legislation, ordinances, and rules to the Board of County Commissioners". The two adopted regulations (actions 1 and 2) are in effect and are being implemented. The vacation rental committee (action 3) has met, determined that additional vacation rental regulations are needed, completed its tasks, and made its final recommendations to the Board. The committee's recommendations include: a new ordinance establishing additional vacation rental regulations, a schedule of fines for violations, and a requirement that staff provide a progress report to the Board one year after adoption of the new ordinance. Those recommendations were finalized at the committee's last meeting of March 17, 2016 (see attachment 5). The Board is now to consider the STVRAC's recommendations and consider directing staff to initiate the formal land development regulation amendment process for review and adoption of a new vacation rental ordinance. ANALYSIS Since adoption of the commercial events prohibition and special parking regulations for vacation rentals (actions 1 and 2 above), staff has received only one complaint related to a potential violation of the commercial event at residence prohibition or vacation rental parking standards. That one complaint, received in February 2016, was prompted by a concern about over -parking. Code Enforcement is currently investigating that potential violation. Based on the reduced level of complaints, it appears that the commercial event prohibition and special parking regulations have had their desired effect, and there is no proposal or recommendation to change those regulations. With respect to the vacation rental committee initiative (action 3 above), the committee has conducted and completed its work as described below, and is considered sun-setted. i • Vacation Rental Committee (STVRAC) The STVRAC met six times from October 2015 — March 2016 at monthly meetings centered around specific vacation rental topics. Meeting packets and notices were sent to a number of interested participants as well as committee members. All committee agendas, meeting materials, staff reports, minutes, and meeting videos remain available on the county website. i MAAGENDA\Current Year\2016\Consideration of Recommendations from the STVRAC 041216 BCC.docx 2 153