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(•O\1\II \I•I•\ <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA 111:\ 11.01)\11•\' I <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator ' `"" <br /> DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br /> Stan Boling, AICP; C unity Development Director <br /> DATE: April 23, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Consideration of Draft Parking Regulations for Vacation Rentals <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 May 5, 2015. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> At its February 10, 2015 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners heard a presentation from <br /> Dr. Miles Conway regarding vacation rentals, including parking conditions at a vacation rental <br /> adjacent to his property on south SR A-1-A (see attachment #1). That vacation rental, owned by <br /> Mitchell Dudek who is represented by attorney Barry Segal, is the subject of a Code Enforcement <br /> Board action which has been appealed to circuit court. <br /> After hearing from Dr. Conway, Mr. Segal, and others, the Board voted unanimously to direct staff <br /> to draft parking regulations for vacation rentals. Community Development staff and Deputy County <br /> Attorney Bill DeBraal have conducted research and drafted an LDR (land development regulation) <br /> amendment ordinance for the Board's initial review. The Board is now to review the draft and <br /> determine whether or not to direct staff to initiate the formal LDR amendment process with any <br /> initial ordinance modifications desired by the Board. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> The term "vacation rentals" refers to residential units rented-out for short-term stays, typically for <br /> periods of one week or less. In high tourist areas across the nation, including many parts of Florida, <br /> vacation rentals are popular and controversial to varying degrees. Staff's research indicates that <br /> many local government regulations do not specifically treat "vacation rentals" except through <br /> interpretations of regulations for residential units or lodging units (e.g. hotels, motels, bed and <br /> breakfast use categories). Staff has also found that some communities, such as those in the Florida <br /> Keys, have extensive vacation rental regulations and local licensing requirements. <br /> History of County Regulations and State Pre-emption <br /> Indian River County's history of vacation rental regulations, together with the State's recent actions <br /> to pre-empt local vacation rental regulations, are summarized as follows. <br /> F:\Community Development\CurDev\BCC\20I5 BCC\ arkingRegiVacRennla.doc 1 196 <br />