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The proposed fine schedule for violations of county vacation rental and commercial events at residences regulations is attached (see attachment 12). Recommended "Progress Report" As a final matter for discussion, the STVRAC considered the benefits of a "progress report" evaluation of the proposed vacation rental ordinance after adoption and implementation. Committee members expressed a desire for staff to perform an evaluation and provide a "progress report" to the Board as a public discussion item one to two years after ordinance adoption. In the end, the committee decided to recommend that the Board direct staff to present a "progress report" to the Board 1 year after adoption of the vacation rental ordinance. At its April 12 meeting, Board members indicated general agreement with the committee's recommendation. Consequently, staff has incorporated into the recommended motion a directive for staff to prepare and present a progress report one year after adoption of the vacation rental ordinance. In addition, the PZC supports the progress report directive. Establishing Application Fee for IRC Vacation Rental License In an effort to establish an appropriate application review fee for the local vacation rental license, staff looked at simple recovery of anticipated average staff costs per application. The approach of limiting fee amounts to simple recovery of staff costs has been the normal method used for establishing development application review fees. With respect to the proposed vacation rental local license, no formal site plan review will be conducted but application information will be verified by staff and staff will coordinate with affected departments (e.g. Health Department, Clerk of Court). That type of review should be similar to the work staff performs for the review and issuance of an "average" temporary use permit (TUP). The current TUP application fee is $75.00. As currently proposed, staff anticipates an average of two hours of code officer inspection time per license application which equates to a total inspection cost of $100 ($50/hr). Finally, staff anticipates costs to the County for consulting services that provide updated site-specific information on vacation rentals at an estimated cost of $25 per unit per year. For a 3 year license (as currently proposed), a total $75 per unit should be recovered for 3 years' worth of consultant data costs. Consequently, staff believes an appropriate formula for establishing an application fee is as follows: $75 (TUP fee amount) + $100 (two hours code officer inspection costs) + $75 (consultant data costs) = $250 license application fee Based on the analysis above, staff proposes a 3 year license fee of $250. That fee amount is incorporated into the attached fee resolution (see attachment 15). MAAGENDA\Current Year\2016\Consideration of Proposed Vacation Rental Ordinance Establishing Local License Requirement and 13 Vacation Rental Regulations 0621 l6.docx 135