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Commissioner Davis sought and received details on how to differentiate between <br /> legitimate and non-legitimate rental businesses. <br /> Commissioner Flescher clarified that legitimate short-term rental businesses are licensed, <br /> inspected by the County Health Department,and lodging taxes are collected when the dwellings <br /> are rented(7% for State,4% for County). <br /> Community Development Director Bob Keating affirmed for Vice Chairman O'Bryan <br /> that Code Enforcement could/would address complaints regarding bad behavior at short-term <br /> rentals. <br /> Chairman Wheeler expressed that those living in gated communities should address <br /> concerns and issues through their Property Owners' Association. He did not want to pass an <br /> ordinance that would prevent short-term vacation rentals Countywide. <br /> Director Boling, in response to Commissioner Davis, disclosed that the existing <br /> definition is unclear, and staff's interpretation of the County Ordinance is that to rent for less <br /> than 30 days constitutes a hotel/motel usage. <br /> Director Keating confirmed that the current code is enforceable, but believed it would be <br /> best to clarify,not change it. <br /> Attorney Polackwich explained why the ordinance is unclear, and why staff reached its <br /> conclusion by implication,rather than by a direct sentence in the definition stating that any <br /> structure offering a combination of rooms for rent or lease for longer than one month at a time, <br /> shall not be considered a hotel or motel. He made it clear that the definition does not expressly <br /> address the question of what happens if a property is rented for less than a month; therefore,staff <br /> interpreted the provision to mean that if a house is rented for less than one month, it is regarded <br /> as a hotel/motel. <br /> July 10,2012 <br /> Special Call Meeting 4 <br /> ATTACHMENT 2 211 <br />