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Based on refined data provided by the County's service provider (iCompass/Host Compliance), staff <br />broke -down suspected vacation rental units into three sub -geographic areas of the county: the south <br />barrier island, the north barrier island, and the mainland. Staff then contacted each unit <br />owner/operator to confirm the use of the unit and to prompt initiation of the permit process when <br />applicable. To date, staff has found that, after staff contact, a significant number of owners/operators <br />ceased advertising for short term rental periods (less than 30 days). As previously reported to the <br />Board, the County's service provider continuously tracks all interne advertisements, enabling easy <br />monitoring of any advertisement changes. Also, to date a number of unit owners/operators have <br />obtained or submitted for a County permit while others have been unresponsive and have been sent a <br />notice of violation. <br />Since adoption of the commercial event prohibition in 2015 and the vacation rental regulations in <br />2016, complaints received by Code Enforcement for vacation -rental nuisances declined significantly. <br />Staff's focus now is on getting all short-term vacation rental units properly permitted. As of June 1, <br />2017, vacation rental unit statistics are as follows: <br />Total <br />Suspected Pulled/ Obtained Permit Notice of <br />Units Changed Ads Permit Pending Violation <br />South Barrier <br />Island 41 18 7 10 6 <br />North Barrier <br />Island 31 19 2 6 4 <br />Mainland 67 48 3 10 6 <br />Total <br />Unincorporated <br />Area Total <br />139 85 12 26 16 <br />By October 2017, staff will have a full year of experience implementing the ordinance and will be in <br />a better position to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the vacation rental regulations and <br />implementation. Until then, staff will continue implementing the County's vacation rental permit <br />program and enforcing the short-term vacation rental regulations. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />This is an informational item only; no Board action is required. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Minutes from June 21, 2016 Board of County Commissioners Meeting <br />2. County Vacation Rental Permit Application (Includes Vacation Rental Regulations) <br />3. Vacation Rental Inspection Checklist <br />4. Spreadsheets for South Barrier Island, North Barrier Island, and Mainland Units <br />C:\Users\GRANIC-1 \AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 7\@BCL@0006F8FE\@BCL@0006F8FE.docx <br />2 <br />P3 <br />