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12. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS <br />A. Communitv Development <br />10:41 1. Consideration of Recommendations from the Short Term Vacation <br />a.m. Rental Advisory Committee (STVRAC) <br />(memorandum dated March 29 2016) ________________________________________ 151-173 <br />County Attorney Reingold announced that the County could <br />not adopt an Ordinance or a regulation that prohibits vacation <br />rentals and that the Board would not be taking final action on <br />this matter at this meeting. <br />Community Development Director Stan Boling gave a brief <br />history of Short Term Vacation rentals and reviewed the <br />recommendations by the Short Term Vacation Rental Advisory <br />Committee (STVRAC) as follows: (1) that additional vacation <br />rental regulations were needed; (2) keep unchanged "vacation <br />rental" definition, prohibition on commercial events at <br />residence; and (3) vacation rental parking limitations. He added <br />that the STVRAC proposed the following three items for <br />consideration by the Board: <br />1. Proposed Vacation Rental Ordinance <br />2. Proposed schedule of fines/citations for violation of vacation <br />rental and commercial event at residence violations <br />3. Recommend "progress report" one (1) year after adoption <br />of Vacation Rental Ordinance <br />He proposed the Board direct staff to: (1) initiate the formal <br />process to amend the Land Development Regulations; (2) <br />present a fines/citations resolution; and (3) present a formal <br />motion on "progress report" at time of LDR hearing. <br />A question was raised whether the County could look at an <br />individual's short term rental license and match up the sales tax <br />revenue. <br />Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller Jeff Smith replied he <br />would be bringing to the Board a recommendation to sign a <br />contract with the State of Florida to share information on those <br />who have short term rental licenses in order to collect the <br />tourist tax revenue; however, it had both its advantages and <br />disadvantages and he was investigating how to proceed. He said <br />the State would notify the Clerk if a license was executed for a <br />short term rental and he would be monitoring it. He pointed <br />out that the Clerk of Courts had the authority to require the <br />licensee to bring in their books and records to be audited. <br />Board of County Commission Minutes Page 8 <br />April 12, 2016 <br />