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Commissioner Davis sought and received details on now 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 />orA, <br />nance 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 chan <br />ge 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 an <br />y <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 <br />