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I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MARCH 24TH PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE TO ORDER KRISTA.
WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE-PLAYS? YES.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE MAYOR WAS HERE JUST A SECOND AGO.
THERE HE IS OVER THERE AND ALSO ALTERNATE TOM LINUX.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? MOVE ADOPTION IS WRITTEN THERE A SECOND.
SECOND, ALL THOSE SIGNIFIED BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE.
IT PROVES THAT THE ANNETTE AND THE MAN, AND HONESTLY, UH, APPROVAL OF, UM, I BEG YOUR PARDON APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE NO CITIZENS WHO SIGNED UP FOR A GENERAL COMMENT, BUT YOU MAY HAVE COMMENTS AFTER THE DISCUSSION CHRISTA, IS THAT COPACETIC WITH YOU? YES, SIR.
THEREFORE, UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE, 20 22 0 6 AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, BY ADDING CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
AND, UM, I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR SIX YEARS NOW AND I HAVE NOT OBSERVED OR EXPERIENCED THE LEVEL OF DILIGENCE AND, UM, EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH THAT STAFF HAS DONE LEADING UP TO TODAY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M NOT SURE THAT I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF A ORDINANCE AMENDMENT THAT HAS GENERATED AS MUCH PUBLIC INPUT OVER A, AS LONG, A PERIOD OF TIME.
I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC, BUT AS WE HONE IN ON LANGUAGE THAT WE WANT TO PASS ON TO COUNCIL, I'M REMINDED THAT THIS IS A CHALLENGE AND PROBABLY WE ARE NOT SATISFYING ANYONE INTO A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND I THINK THAT RECOGNIZES THAT IN SOME CASES, AND IN MANY CASES ON THIS ORDINANCE THAT THERE ARE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED INTERESTS.
AND THE CHALLENGE FOR OUR COUNCIL IS TO BALANCE THE COMMUNITY GOOD FOR THE INTEREST AGAINST THE INTEREST OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE BUSINESS ECONOMY.
SO I'M NOT UNDERESTIMATING AT ALL THE COMPLEXITY AND THE CHALLENGE OF DRAFTING AN ORDINANCE THAT DEALS WITH ALL THOSE SITUATIONS.
BUT I DO WANT TO, AGAIN, THANK THE PUBLIC FOR ITS INVOLVEMENT UP TO THIS POINT.
AND ALSO STAFF ARE THERE UNBELIEVABLE EFFORT TO BRING US TO THIS POINT.
AND PLEASE I'LL SECOND THOSE COMMENTS, MR. CHAIRMAN.
GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD AND SIREN, INTERIM COMMUNITY PLANNING MANAGER, HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING AND THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING.
THIS IS AS MR. AMES HAD AN UPDATE AS PART OF OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL INITIATIVE THIS MORNING, I WILL RE REVIEW THE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE PROJECT PURPOSE STATEMENT AND TIMELINE AND THE REVISED DRAFT ORDINANCE, UH, WE'LL REVIEW THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE, A PROPOSED PERMIT FEE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, PERMIT FEES.
I HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPLAINT PORTAL AND A COMPLAINT TRACKING SYSTEM.
AND THEN WE'LL RE WE'LL CONSIDER THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION.
ONCE WE'VE DISCUSSED ALL THAT, THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER ISSUES OF CONCERN, WHICH WE'VE CONSOLIDATED INTO TWO AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AS A PRELIMINARY FRAMEWORK FOR THAT FIRST AREA OF FOCUS.
AND WE'LL CONSIDER THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT FIRST AREA OF FOCUS AND THAT FRAMEWORK, THEN I'LL REVIEW THE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR THE SECOND AREA OF FOCUS AND
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THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROJECT.WE'LL START BY TAKING A LOOK AT THE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING, THE FIRST THAT TOWN COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVED A DRAFT ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.
AND THE SECOND THAT THE COMMITTEE SUPPORT THE PRELIMINARY FRAMEWORK FOR THE EXAMINATION OF HIGH OCCUPANCY, SHORT TERM RENTALS AND HIGH FLOOR AREA RATIO, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, OUR PROJECT PURPOSE STATEMENT HAS GUIDED THE PROJECT SO FAR.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE PROJECT.
THIS IS NOT THE END OF THIS PROJECT, BUT AS A RESORT AREA, WE HAVE NUMEROUS SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THEY CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR ECONOMY.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HOSPITALITY ECONOMY TO OUR ISLAND.
UM, BUT THE LACK OF AN ORDINANCE HAS LED TO AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL RESORT DISTRICTS AND THE ELIMINATION OF SOME OF THOSE LONG-TERM SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT GIVE OUR ISLAND CHARACTER AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO LIVE.
SO WE HAVE PROPOSED TO CRAFT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE TO DEVELOP A FAIR, PREDICTABLE AND BALANCED APPROACH TO MANAGE THOSE IMPACTS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMY, HOUSING, STOCK, PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR VISITORS.
SO AGAIN, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF OUR PROJECT, NOT AT THE END, BUT THIS WAS OUR, THE SHOWS, THE INITIAL PROJECT PATH.
THIS INCLUDES THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TODAY.
YOU SEE HERE, WE'RE AT PROGRAM, UH, ADOPTION PHASE, WHICH INCLUDES ADOPTING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, CREATING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, ISSUING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, FOR SOFTWARE, UH, DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATION PLAN, ALL OF WHICH I'LL DISCUSS LATER.
SO TO START WITH OUR FIRST RECOMMENDATION THAT TOWN COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
AND I WANT TO NOTE FROM THE START BEFORE WE REVIEW THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, THAT CURTIS CULTURE AND THE TOWN ATTORNEY HAS REVIEWED THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED IN YOUR PACKET AND HAS APPROVED IT AND IS COMFORTABLE WITH ITS LEGAL VIABILITY.
SO IN REVIEWS, IN REVIEWING THE REVISED DRAFT ORDINANCE, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF THE REVISIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AND RECOMMENDED BY YOU ON MARCH 9TH, FOLLOWED BY A SUMMARY OF THE TOWN ATTORNEYS OF TOWN ATTORNEYS, REVISION C ORDINANCE.
AND THEN I HAVE EACH SECTION OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE IN THE PRESENTATION, SOME OF WHICH YOU MIGHT WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME OR LESS, JUST PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND WE HAVE A LOT TO GO THROUGH TODAY.
I DON'T WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN.
THESE ARE THE CHANGES THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AND RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE IN MARCH 9TH, THAT INCLUDES REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT TO POST A SIGN WITH CONTACT INFORMATION ON EACH PROPERTY.
UM, WE REMOVE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE PLANNING ON, AS I'D MENTIONED, ISSUING A CONTRACT WITH A SOFTWARE COMPANY THAT WILL PROVIDE A HOTLINE, UH, FOR COMPLAINTS.
UH, SO FOLKS WILL HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IF THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
SO WE DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO HAVE THAT SIGN.
I'M SORRY, ANTHONY, ARE WE ASKING QUESTIONS OR MAKING COMMENTS GOING THROUGH? HOW WOULD YOU PREFER? I WOULD PREFER TO, UM, UH, HAVE THE PRESENTATION AND THEN ASK THE QUESTION.
THE SECOND IS TO REPLACE THE REQUIREMENT TO EITHER INSTALL A FENCE OR A POOL ALARM WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY PROSPECTIVE RENTERS OF THE AVAILABLE POOL SAFETY PRIOR TO BOOKING THE RENTALS.
UM, SIMILARLY TO ADD A REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY RENTERS OF THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VEHICLES ALLOWED TO BE PARKED ON SITE BEFORE THEY BOOK.
SO THEY CAN MAKE THAT CHOICE FOR THEMSELVES AND ENSURE THAT THEY CAN, UH, MEET THAT REQUIREMENT.
WE'VE REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR PARKING PASSES AND CLARIFIED THAT THERE IS NO OFFSITE PARKING ALLOWED FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS, ALL VEHICLES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT RENTALS WITH THAT RENTAL HALF DEPART ONSITE, THE TOWN ATTORNEY REVISE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT YOU REVIEWED ON MARCH 9TH, THE REVISED VERSION, YOUR PACKET IS THE FINAL VERSION APPROVED BY HIM.
UM, THOSE CHANGES INCLUDED REVISING THE DEFINITIONS, UH, SPECIFYING THE PROCEDURES RELATED TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS, ADDING LANGUAGE REGARDING LICENSES, PERMITS, FEES, AND TAXES, ADDING LANGUAGE REGARDING VIOLATIONS AND ADDING SPECIFICATIONS ABOUT VIOLATIONS AND THE PROCESS FOR THE SUSPENSION REVOCATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS AND THE APPEALS PROCESS.
AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE SECTIONS, I WANT TO MENTION THAT IN THE PACKET PRESENTATION, UH, IN THE INFORMATION, YOUR PACKET DIDN'T INCLUDE THE SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT ARE REFERENCED IN THE ORDINANCE.
THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN MY PRESENTATION AND THE UPDATED PRESENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR EVERYONE.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE OMISSION.
AND IF I SEND YOU SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, STAFF SEND SOMEBODY A FUTURE TO INCLUDE THOSE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIG THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND FIND THOSE STARTING WITH DEFINITIONS.
WE HAVE DEFINITIONS FOR OWNER PERSON WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY.
SHORT-TERM LESSEE, THE PERSON OCCUPYING IT FOR 30 DAYS OR LESS SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY.
THAT'S USED FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL
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SHORT TERM RENTAL AGENTS.I'M AN AUTHOR AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON THE OWNER'S BEHALF, CONDUCTED WITH A SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTY AND THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT.
AND THAT'S OUR REQUIREMENT FOR AN ANNUAL PERMIT THAT THE OWNER MUST OBTAIN THAT'S FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT THEY ARE RENTING.
IF THEY OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES.
AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY ITSELF WAS JUST A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN TOWN LIMITS THAT IS OFFERED IN WHOLE AND PART FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS.
MOVING ON TO THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
UM, ANY OWNER WHO OFFERS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY MUST FIRST OBTAIN A PERMIT THAT PERMIT IS VALID FOR AN ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR, FROM JANUARY 1ST, DECEMBER 31ST OR A FRACTION THEREOF.
UH, SO IF YOU APPLY FOR A PERMIT ON OCTOBER 1ST, THAT HAS AN ANNUAL PERMIT, YOU WON'T HAVE A PRORATED PERMIT FEE.
THAT'LL BE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT CALENDAR YEAR.
AND A PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT YOU RENT OR THAT YOU OFFER FOR RENT.
THE PERMITS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE, UH, THE CONTACT INFORMATION BE UPDATED, UH, BUT THEY CAN ONLY BE USED BY THAT PROPERTY OWNER AND FOR THAT PROPERTY.
AND IT'S THE DUTY OF THE OWNER TO NOTIFY THE TOWN OF ANY CHANGES TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION RELATED TO THAT PERMIT.
THE APPLICATION FEE WILL BE SET EACH YEAR BY TOWN COUNCIL AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET ORDINANCE.
I DON'T WANT TO NOTE THAT, UH, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE PACKET INFORMATION INCLUDES A PROPOSED FEE.
UM, THAT'S IF YOU VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE TODAY, YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON THE FEE, YOU'RE VOTING ON THE ORDINANCE.
THE FEE WILL BE SET LATER BY TOWN COUNCIL AS PART OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE.
SO THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED YEAR TO YEAR, AND I'LL, I'LL SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE FEET LATER.
THE APPLICATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT ONLINE AND REVIEW.
THE APPLICATION WILL BE GRANTED UNLESS YOU FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE OR ANY OTHER TOWN ORDINANCE IRRELEVANT, RELEVANT STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
THERE IS A SECTION LICENSED PERMITS, PAYMENTS AND FEES AND TAXES, WHICH STATES YOU, YOU NEED TO OBTAIN A VALID INCREMENTED, SHORT, VALID, AND CURRENT SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT AND A BUSINESS LICENSE PRIOR TO OPERATING SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
AND YOU NEED TO PLAY AT PAY ALL APPLICABLE FEES AND TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TO OPERATE YOUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
MOVING INTO GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UH, STARTING WITH THE FACT THAT THE, UH, OWNER OR THEIR AGENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO A COMPLAINT OR MATTER RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF BEHAVIOR OF ANY LESSEE AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE AT ALL TIMES DURING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERIOD AND CAPABLE OF LEAVING, UH, BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THE PROPERTY OR TAKING OTHER RESPONSIVE ACTION WITHIN AN HOUR OF NOTIFICATION.
AND I KNOW WE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF, UH, COMMENTS AND CONCERN ABOUT THAT REQUIREMENT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION OR A FEW CLARIFICATION'S FIRST, UH, EVERY COMPLAINT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE OWNER TO, UH, OR THE AGENT TO RESPOND TO THE PROPERTY.
UM, THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME SORT OF RESPONSE.
SO IF WE RECEIVE A COMPLAINT, THE OWNER OR THE AGENT NEEDS TO REACH OUT TO THE COMPLAINANT, OR EXCUSE ME TO THE LESSEE AND NOTIFY THEM OF THE COMPLAINT, SOME SORT OF RESPONSE OF ACTION.
NOW, IF THAT RESPONSE OF ACTION, ISN'T SOMETHING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH, IF THERE IS A, LET'S SAY A CONCERN ABOUT TRASH THAT COMES IN AND THE OWNER ISN'T ABLE TO RESOLVE THAT VIOLATION WITHIN AN HOUR, THAT'S NOT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, THE OWNER CONTACTS, THE LESSEE AND SAYS, WHEN YOU GET BACK TO YOUR UNIT, YOU'RE OUT OF THE BEACH TODAY.
WHEN YOU GET BACK TO YOUR UNIT, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PULL IN THE TRASH CANS OR WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS.
AS LONG AS THE OWNER IS MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY THE RENTER OF THE VIOLATION WITHIN AN HOUR OF RECEIVING THE COMPLAINT, THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, IDEALLY, UM, MOST VIOLATIONS WILL BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE COMPLAINANT, THE OWNER AND THE LESSEE, AND THE TIME WOULDN'T BE INVOLVED NOW BECAUSE THE TOWN HAS THE PORTAL THAT TAKES THE COMPLAINTS.
UM, WE'LL HAVE A NOTIFICATION THAT IT WAS RESOLVED.
WE'LL SEE THAT, BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE, WOULD RESULT IN ANY FOR THEIR TOWN CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT COME IN, THAT IT WAS RESOLVED.
THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO A VIOLATION.
THE ONLY VIOLATION WOULD BE IF THE OWNER DOESN'T RESPOND AT ALL TO A COMPLAINT, UM, THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE TOWN FOLLOWING UP, FURTHER INVESTIGATING THE COMPLAINT IS THE COMPLAINT VALID, UH, WHAT THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT WAS THERE A REASON THE OWNER DIDN'T RESPOND, IF THERE'S A LACK OF ENTIRE LACK OF RESPONSE BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OR ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE, THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT
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ACTION, INCLUDING A VIOLATION.AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE, THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT A VIOLATION MEANS.
SO IF SOMEONE IS ISSUED A CITATION, UM, AND THAT INCLUDES RENTERS OR, UH, OUR OWNERS THAT THE INITIAL APPEARANCE OF THE CITATION IS REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS, IT'S SIMILAR TO A TRAFFIC TICKET.
UM, YOU NEED TO RESPOND TO THAT CITATION.
YOU CAN SAY I'M GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
YOU'RE JUDGED BY THE COURT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE.
UM, AND THEN YOU'RE EITHER CONVICTED OR FOUND TO BE NOT GUILTY.
SO MOVING ON TO OTHER REGULATIONS, THE OWNER OR AGENT'S CONTACT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE UNIT SO THAT IF THE GUEST HAS A CONCERN, THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH, UH, THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE, UH, REGARDING SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
THERE SHOULD BE FULLY OPERATIONAL OR OPERABLE, EXCUSE ME, UM, SMOKING, UH, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN EACH UNIT AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
AND THERE SHOULD BE UNOBSTRUCTED ESCAPE ROUTES, UM, FROM THE UNIT AND JUST REGARDING SAFETY, I WOULD JUST WANT TO, UH, MENTION, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT INSPECTIONS, UM, AND WE'LL LOOK AT IN THE FEE TABLE, THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.
YOU CAN SEE SOME COMMUNITIES REQUIRE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE UNITS.
AND WHEN STAFF INITIALLY DISCUSSED THIS, UM, WE DISCUSSED WITH, UH, THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, WHAT THE, UH, THE IDEA OF ANNUAL INSPECTIONS, UM, CURRENTLY THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO INSPECT, LET'S SAY APPROXIMATELY 10,000 UNITS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
UM, WE DISCUSSED IT MOST OF THE WHILE THE REGULATIONS THAT, AND THE KIND OF ATTACK THAT WE'VE TAKEN AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT THE OWNER VERIFIES THAT THEY'RE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS.
SO THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE OWNER VERIFYING THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY GUESTS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES.
THE OWNER WILL VERIFY THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY PROSPECTIVE RENTERS, THAT THEY ARE MEETING SAFETY OR WHAT THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE.
UM, SO THAT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT THE TOWN IS RECOMMENDING MOST COMMUNITIES FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN MY RESEARCH REQUIRE AN AFFIDAVIT, NOT AN INSPECTION.
SOME COMMUNITIES DO REQUIRE AN INSPECTION IF THERE IS DIRECTION FROM THE COMMITTEE, UM, AND CONSENSUS FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO RESEARCH WHAT RESOURCES WILL BE REQUIRED, UH, FOR ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF SHORT TERM RENTALS.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT RESEARCH AND PRESENT THAT NUMBER TO YOU.
AND THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FEE REQUIREMENT.
THAT'S IN PART OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE, UH, POINT G HERE.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE, UH, PREVIOUSLY, AND I MENTIONED THAT PREVIOUSLY, WE SAID THAT, UH, THERE NEEDS TO BE EITHER A FENCE OR A SCREEN ENCLOSURE OR A POOL ALARM, FOUR SWIMMING POOLS, OR HOT TUBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO RENTERS.
WHAT WE INSTEAD ARE REQUIRING IS THAT THE OWNER NOTIFY, UH, PROSPECTIVE RENTERS OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT'S AVAILABLE.
UH, THE ONE MODIFICATION WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER IS TO ADD THE WORDS, UH, IN WRITING SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING OPERAS PERSPECTIVE, SHORT TERM LESSEES OF THE EXISTENCE OF ANY SWIMMING POOL OR HOT TUB.
UM, WE CAN ALSO INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE ACTUAL PERMIT THAT FOLKS SUBMIT, UM, I THINK WOULD BE EQUALLY AS VALID, BUT THAT'S UP TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND, UM, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, OKAY.
MOVING ON TO NOISE REGULATIONS.
UM, SO THE OWNER OR AGENTS WILL DISPLAY INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWNS CODES IN THE UNIT STATING THAT IT'S UNLAWFUL TO UNREASONABLY DISTURB THE PEACE AND QUIET OF THOSE IN THEIR HOMES.
AND THAT THERE ARE QUIET HOURS BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM.
UM, AND ALSO THAT THE OWNER AGENT SHALL COMMUNICATE IN WRITING THOSE PROVISIONS TO THE LESSEE PRIOR TO THE BOOKING.
SO THAT FOLKS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE TOWN IS A, A HAS EXPECTATIONS FOR, UM, THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS AND OTHER GUESTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE PEACE AND QUIET, UH, DURING THE NIGHTTIME.
UM, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT I THINK THE TOWN IS CONSIDERING AS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND CERTAINLY FOR ENFORCEMENT NOTIFYING OWNERS AND AGENTS OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT MAY BE HELPFUL IN, IN COMPLYING WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THERE'S, UH, A COMPANY CALLED NOISE AWARE, UH, WHICH IS SIMILAR, I THINK, TO KIND OF AN ALEXA TYPE PRODUCT THAT MONITORS NOISE LEVELS.
YOU CAN HAVE IT INSIDE THE RENTAL OR OUTSIDE THE RENTAL, AND YOU CAN MEASURE DECIBEL LEVELS.
UM, AND IF IT REACHES A CERTAIN DECIBEL, THE OWNER WILL BE NOTIFIED, THE OTHER THEN CAN CONTACT THE RENTER AND SAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF HAVING A PARTY IN THE HOUSE.
UM, THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES I THINK THAT ARE ONE COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA THAT IS REQUIRING THAT I WOULD NOT SUGGEST THAT WE REQUIRE THAT.
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UM, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER COMMUNITY, UH, BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA THAT OFFERS A, A DISCOUNT ON THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEE.NOW, BOTH OF THESE ARE VERY NEW AT THE PRODUCTS ARE NEW THEMSELVES AND, AND THOSE, UM, THAT DISCOUNT IS A NEW PR UH, PROGRAM.
SO STAFF WOULD WANT TO INVESTIGATE THAT, TO SEE IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, TO SEE HOW THAT'S ADMINISTERED BEFORE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE A REQUIREMENT, BUT MORE TO THE POINT IN ENFORCEMENT, IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WHERE OWNERS ARE HAVING TROUBLE, KEEPING, YOU KNOW, HAVING REPEATED GUESTS OR NOISY CODE ENFORCEMENT CAN MENTION, WHERE ARE YOU AWARE OF THESE PRODUCTS? YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE FOLKS, BUT WE WOULDN'T RECOMMEND A SPECIFIC PRODUCT, BUT WE WOULD MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PRODUCTS.
MOVING ON TO TRASH REGULATIONS, THE OWNER AND THE AGENT HAS TO MAINTAIN A DESIGNATED TRASH STORAGE AREA THAT IS SPENCER SCREENED FROM VIEW OF PUBLIC STREETS IN THE PROPERTY.
AND THEY HAVE TO DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRASH DISPOSAL.
SO THAT FOLKS KNOW HERE'S WHERE YOU PUT YOUR TRASH.
UM, THE PICKUP TIMES, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THEY BRING THE TRASH CANS IN, UM, AFTER THEY'VE BEEN EMPTIED AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE SECURE FROM, UH, PES REGARDING PARKING REGULATIONS.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE IS THAT A LOT OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS ON THE ISLAND ARE LOCATED IN COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER A 24 HOUR PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO RESOLVE, UH, PARKING COMPLAINTS AND VIOLATIONS.
UH, FOR THOSE PROPERTIES, THESE, THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE OKAY.
SO THE OWNER WOULD THE OWNER, WHEN THEY APPLY FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT WOULD INDICATE THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY AND WHETHER THEY'RE LOCATED IN ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF NOT LOCATED IN ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD INDICATE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES ALLOWED TO BE PARKED ON THE PREMISES.
AND THAT'S BASED ON THE NUMBER OF, UH, IMPROVED PARKING SPACES THAT THEY HAVE THAT MEET LMO STANDARDS.
UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE IS WHAT WHAT'S TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM PAVING THEIR ENTIRE FRONT YARD AND JUST HAVING A PARKING LOT EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR HOUSE.
WELL, WE STILL HAVE LMO REQUIREMENTS FOR PERVIOUS AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AND BUFFERS, UM, WHETHER YOU'RE IN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT OR NOT, UM, THAT THAT WILL LIMIT TO SOME EXTENT, THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT YOU CAN PUT IT ON A SITE.
NOW, SOME FOLKS MAY PUT PARKING IN AN AREA THAT OTHER FOLKS MAY NOT AGREE WITH, BUT THAT'S ALSO TRUE FOR OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTIES.
IN ANY CASE, ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS, THE LMO ARE REQUIRED TO BE MET.
AND THAT'S NOTED IN THE SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE, THE OWNER MUST NOTIFY ALL PROSPECTIVE RENTERS OF THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VEHICLES PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY BEFORE THEY RUN.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE CONFUSION OF FOLKS SHOWING UP WITH TWO EXTRA VEHICLES THAT THERE'S NO ROOM FOR.
AND AGAIN, WE REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PARKING PASS SYSTEM.
UM, BUT WE DID ELIMINATE OR SPECIFY THAT ALL VEHICLES MUST BE PARKED ONSITE.
UH, YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY OFF SITE PARKING FOR THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY ANY TOWN PROVIDED OUTREACH AWARENESS MATERIALS RELATED TO THE TOWN REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THIS WILL INCLUDE, UH, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
SO NOT JUST MATERIALS ABOUT THE, UH, REGULATIONS, BUT WELCOME TO THE ISLAND.
ARE YOU AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, SEA TURTLES LIGHTS OUT FOR SEA TURTLES, UH, ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE WANT TO HAVE? THAT'S NOT JUST WELCOMING, UM, BUT, OR EXCUSE ME, NOT JUST ABOUT REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO WELCOMING.
AND WE'LL PROVIDE THAT IN A VARIETY OF OPTIONS.
YOU KNOW, SOME FOLKS, A DESIRE TO HAVE A BOOKLET WITH ALL OF THE MATERIALS IN ONE PLACE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PROVIDE AS MANY PRODUCTS AS, AS WE, UH, CAN TO PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR FOLKS AND POINT B.
UM, THE PROPERTY MUST BE MADE, MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THESE REGULATIONS.
NONE OF THESE REGULATIONS, UH, WOULD, UH, OVERRIDE PRIVATE COVENANTS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THOSE PROPERTIES.
IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE TO, UH, LEASE OR ADVERTISE A PROPERTY FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL WITHOUT FIRST COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHAPTER, WHICH INCLUDES OBTAINING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT AND A BUSINESS LICENSE, AND ALL THE OTHER REGULATIONS.
IT IS A VIOLATION TO FAIL, TO COMPLY WITH ANY REQUIREMENT OF THE CHAPTER AND VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER ARE SUBJECT TO THOSE SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH I'LL REVIEW JUST NOW, OKAY.
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1, 5, 10, OR, UH, REGARDS TO GENERAL PENALTIES, UM, WHICH STATES WHAT THE FINE IS FOR A VIOLATION
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OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS NOT TO EXCEED $500 OR IMPRISONMENT, WHICH WE WOULD NOT PURSUE.WE WOULD PURSUE A FINE FURTHER IN THIS CODE.
THERE IS A INITIAL PENALTY IMPOSED FOR VIOLATION.
THE TOWN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY LEGAL REMEDY AVAILABLE TO CORRECT IT.
AND EACH DAY THE VIOLATION OCCURS WILL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
THE SECTION IS, AND AGAIN, THESE ARE EXISTING SECTIONS AND THEY MISSPELL CODE THEY'RE JUST REFERENCED IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
SO THIS SECTION IS IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING BUSINESS LICENSES.
SO THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF BUSINESS LICENSES, SO THE BUSINESS LICENSE COULD BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED.
IF THE OFFICIALS DETERMINES THE LICENSE HAD, HAS BEEN MISTAKENLY OR PROPERLY ISSUED, IF THE LICENSEE HAS BREACHED ANY CONDITION UPON WHICH THE LICENSE WAS ISSUED OR FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER, UM, IT WAS OBTAINED THROUGH FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, UH, EVASION OR SUPPRESSION.
THE LICENSEE HAS BEEN CONVICTED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS OF AN OFFENSE UNDER A LOT ORDINANCE REGULATING BUSINESS, A CRIME INVOLVING DISHONEST CONDUCT, MORAL TURPITUDE RELATED TO A BUSINESS OR SUBJECT OF A BUSINESS OR AN UNLAWFUL SALE OF MERCHANDISE OR PROHIBITED GOODS.
AND THE LICENSEE IS ENGAGED IN AN UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY OR NUISANCE RELATED TO THE BUSINESS OR THEY'RE DELINQUENT IN THEIR PAYMENTS, UH, TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANY TAX OR FEE.
UM, AGAIN, WE WOULD GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE LICENSEE, A PERSON IN CONTROL OF THE BUSINESS, UH, OR THE RENTAL IN THIS CASE, UM, BY MAIL NOTIFYING THEM THAT THEY ARE IN VIOLATION AND WORK WITH THEM TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH ANY PENALTIES.
UM, IF A BUSINESS LICENSE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, AND THIS IS REPEATED IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, WE'LL SEE LATER, UM, IT WILL SAVE THE TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH A HEARING HAS TO BE HELD AND CONTAIN A BRIEF SET STATEMENT OF THE REASONS WHY, UH, THE BUSINESS LICENSE IS BEING SPENT OR A VOTE AND A COPY OF THIS CHAPTER.
AN ADDITIONAL SECTION OF MUNICIPAL CODE THAT'S REFERENCED IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS 9 1, 1 11.
IT'S UNLAWFUL TO DO ANY ACT WHICH OFFENDS ENDANGERS, INJURES, OR IMPAIRS THE HEALTH, SAFETY LIFE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.
AND THAT ANY SUCH ACT IS HEREBY DECLARED A NUISANCE.
SO TO CLARIFY, THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF A NUISANCE WE'RE TURNING BACK TO THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, THE SUSPENSION REVOCATION OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT.
UM, THIS MIRRORS YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WE JUST SAW.
UM, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT WAS MISTAKENLY OR PROPERLY ISSUED THE OWNER BREACHED A CONDITION OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT.
IT WAS OBTAINED THROUGH FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION OF ALZHEIMER'S LEADING STATEMENT.
THE UNIT WAS DELINQUENT IN PAYMENT, UH, OF ANY TAXES OR FEES.
THE OPERATION HAS BEEN DECLARED A NUISANCE.
AND AGAIN, WE JUST HEARD THE DEFINITION OF A NUISANCE AND THE OWNER'S BEEN CONVICTED OF TWO OR MORE VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.
SO THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT, IF DETERMINED BY TOWN STAFF AND TOWN COUNCIL.
SO IN THAT CASE, THE TOWN WOULD GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OWNER THAT THE PERMIT IS SUSPENDED OR MAY BE REVOKED PENDING A HEARING BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL.
UM, SHE'LL STAY AT THE TIME AND PLACE AT THE LOCATION OF THE HEARING.
AND THE WRITTEN NOTICE SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE OWNER, UH, BY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT AND IT'S DELIVERED WHEN THAT RETURN RECEIPT IS SIGNED FOR BY THE OWNER OR THEIR AGENT REGARDING THE HEARING.
THE HEARING WILL BE HELD BY TOWN COUNCIL WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DELIVERY OF THAT NOTICE.
UM, IT WOULD BE HELD DURING A REGULAR SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL AND AT THE HEARING, THE PARTIES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY COUNCIL TO PRESENT TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE AND TO CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES.
THE RULES OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE PRESCRIBED BY TOWN COUNCIL SHOULD GOVERN THE HEARING.
AND FOLLOWING THAT HEARING TOWN COUNCIL BY MAJORITY VOTE SHALL RENDER A DECISION SETTING OUT ITS FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS.
AND THAT'S THE FINAL OF TOWN COUNCIL THAT SINGLE HEARING, UH, BEFORE COUNCIL ON THE REVOCATION OF A BUSINESS LICENSE AND THAT WRITTEN NOTICE IS DELIVERED TO THE OWNER, AND THAT CAN BE APPEALED, UM, IN THE SAME WAY THAT APPEALS ARE MADE FROM OTHER DECISIONS AND THAT'S TO CIRCUIT COURT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, UH, CURTIS OR JOSH, BE HAPPY TO DESCRIBE
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THAT PROCESS FOR YOU OKAY.THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.
UM, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE IS JANUARY 1ST, 2023.
SO THAT GIVES STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ENACT THE ORDINANCE THAT INCLUDES REQUESTING FUNDING AND THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, WHICH I MENTIONED IT WAS THE PERMIT FEE, CREATING CONTRACTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, UM, INSTALLING AND TESTING A SOFTWARE PACKAGE AND EXECUTING A COMMUNICATION CODE ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION PLAN THAT ALSO GIVES OWNERS AND AGENTS OUR RUNWAY TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY OWN A UNIT THAT ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE OF MAT, AND IT GIVES US TIME TO EDUCATE OWNERS ABOUT WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE REGARDING THE PROPOSED PERMIT FEE.
WE RECOMMEND A $250 ANNUAL FEE FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS AND STAFF IN FINANCE AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAVE RESEARCHED AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS FEE WILL COVER ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTIFYING SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES, UH, COLLECTING DATA ON THEIR LOCATIONS AND TRENDS OVER TIME, WHICH WILL PROVIDE US FURTHER INFORMATION FOR THE SECOND, UH, PART OF THE, UH, INITIATIVE, WHICH I'LL DESCRIBE LATER, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH PERMITTING AND BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND TAX REMITTANCE AND RECEIVING RECORDING AND RESOLVING VIOLATIONS.
SO IN A PRACTICAL SENSE, WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF ON THE REGISTRATION PORTION.
UH, WE'VE GOT 10,000 PROPERTIES.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS WHO ARE LESS COMFORTABLE WITH COMPUTERS THAN OTHERS.
SO WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH SERVICES TO UNDERSTAND THAT A PERMIT IS REQUIRED, HOW THEY, UH, COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
UH, WE'LL HAVE THE SOFTWARE RELATED TO THIS, AND THEN ON THE ENFORCEMENT AND ADDITIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP.
SO WE'VE DONE A GOOD AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THIS.
AGAIN, WE FEEL THAT FEE WILL COVER ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT THAT MAY VARY VERY SLIGHTLY FROM YEAR TO YEAR, UM, WITH INFLATION OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT, UH, THAT ANNUAL FEE AGAIN WILL BE A SET EACH YEAR BY TOWN COUNCIL DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS BASED ON ADVICE BY STAFF.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU, YOU KNOW, BY ADVICE OF THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF EACH OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS, WE CAN DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND PROVIDE WHAT, WHAT THE COST ASSOCIATED THAT WOULD BE, AND PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
AS PART OF THAT BUDGET REQUEST, LOOKING AT OTHER COMMUNITIES, PERMIT FEES, YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THEM ARE VALID FOR A YEAR.
UH, WE LOOKED AT COMMUNITIES, UH, REGIONALLY IN A, IN A FEW NATIONALLY.
UM, THERE'S SOME VARIATION, BUT THE AVERAGE FOR THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEE IS $245.
SO WE WERE JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
UH, IN YOUR PACKET, THERE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPLAINT PORTAL, UH, WHICH I CAN BRING UP AND RUN THROUGH.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, I I'D BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THAT OR SKIP AHEAD.
AND WE, THERE'S A COMPLAINT TRACKING SYSTEM THAT WE WOULD HAVE ATTACHMENT E AND YOUR MEETING PACKET SHOWS WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THE, ON THE TOWN SIDE AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECORDED.
UM, DATE AND TIME OF, UH, THE INFORMATION RECORDING OF THE CALL, ADDRESS, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CATEGORY, THE COMPLAINT, ALL THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE TOWN AND RECORDED OVER TIME SO THAT WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH A PROPERTY, WE'LL HAVE A RECORD OF THAT, WE'LL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
UM, WE CAN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT COMPLAINTS ARE VALID, THAT PEOPLE AREN'T USING THE SYSTEM TO HARASS THEIR NEIGHBORS OR A CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, WE CAN ALSO PUT THAT INFORMATION ON A MAP FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE THE HEAT MAPS OF VIOLATIONS.
UM, THAT PART OF THE, UH, SOFTWARE PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES, AS I MENTIONED, JUST TRACKING WHERE SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE OVER TIME, THEIR LOCATION, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT PHASE TWO.
SO YOU CAN SEE A VISUAL WHAT THAT SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE, WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU ABOUT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION? UM, I'M SURE THERE ARE GLENN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD OFF? SURE.
THANK YOU, ANNE, FOR AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN LEADING THIS TEAM AND GETTING US TO THIS POINT, IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH.
THAT'S BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY THE TOWN STAFF, STUDYING THE ORDINANCES OF OTHER COMMUNITIES, THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
AND I THINK THAT WE ARE NOW IN TO THE POINT
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WHERE WE NEED TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD.I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ITERATION OF THIS OVER TIME.
I SUSPECT AFTER A YEAR OF TWO, WE WILL LEARN THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE THINGS OR DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
UM, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES HAS TO DO WITH QUOTE, ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF, UH, THE VARIOUS REGULATIONS AND SO FORTH.
AND I HAVE A SUGGESTION, UM, THAT COULD IMPLEMENTED AFTER THIS MEETING TODAY AND BROUGHT FORWARD AS PART OF THE FULL COUNCIL.
AND THAT IS THAT WE CREATE A FORM THAT WOULD BE USED AS AN ADDENDUM TO ANY LEASE AGREEMENT.
AND THAT FORM WOULD LIST THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE HAVING TO DO WITH DISCLOSURES, POOL, SAFETY, EQUIPMENT, PARKING REGULATIONS, ET CETERA.
BUT THEN IN ORDER TO QUOTE, ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF IT, WE COULD REQUIRE THAT THE TENANT ACTUALLY SIGN THAT FORM SAYING, UH, I HAVE READ THIS, I UNDERSTAND THESE REGULATIONS THAT MAY GAIN SOME MORE TEETH IN THIS FOR OUR BENEFIT, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO DELAY, UH, THE PROCESS OF THIS MOVING FORWARD.
I THINK WE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION ON WHAT RESPONSE WITHIN ONE HOUR MEANS.
UM, YOU STATED THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE AGENT OR THE OWNER AS THE CASE MAY BE, HAS TO APPEAR ON THE SITE, BUT FILL THAT IN FOR US A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER.
THE, UM, THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE SET UP THE PORTAL AND THE HOTLINE, UM, WHEN THEY RECEIVE A COMPLAINT, WHAT HAPPENS IS THE OPERATOR OF THE THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR, UH, CONTACTS BY PHONE, BY TEXT OR BY CALL THE OWNER AGENT THAT'S LISTED ON THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT.
THERE IS A COMPLAINT, THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT.
AND AT THAT POINT, THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE OR THE AGENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACT FIRST, CONTACTING THE, UH, GUESTS OR RENTER AND SAYING, THIS IS THE ISSUE.
AND THAT CAN BE BY TEXT OR BY PHONE.
THIS IS THE ISSUE IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.
UM, NOW THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THAT THE CONTACT WILL HAPPEN WITHIN AN HOUR OF RECEIVING THAT CALL.
UM, THERE MAY BE SOME SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
UH, FOLKS MAY WANT TO PUT SOME BACKUP SYSTEMS IN PLACE IN CASE THEY'RE AN OWNER IN CHARGE OF, UH, RESPONDING.
THEY DON'T WANT TO HIRE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
UM, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT A FORM TODAY WHERE THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONTACTS THERE, BACKUP CONTACTS.
SO IF YOU'RE TRAVELING BETWEEN THESE DATES, YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE ELSE RESPOND WITHIN AN HOUR TO THE COMPLAINT.
UM, SO THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR FOLKS.
UH, WE REALIZED THAT ESPECIALLY A PHYSICAL RESPONSE, YOU KNOW, DURING SUMMER TRAFFIC OR FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THAT HAS ONLY SO MANY EMPLOYEES, IT MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE TO HAVE A PHYSICAL RESPONSE WITHIN AN HOUR, BUT THAT'S THE EXPECTATION.
NOW IT MAY NOT BE MET EVERY TIME, AND WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT ADVOCATING THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT.
A CITATION OR VIOLATION THAT EACH TIME THAT HOUR IS NOT MET, BUT THAT IS THE EXPECTATION, UH, UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE.
BUT I ALSO READ THE ORDINANCE AND IT APPEARS TO REQUIRE THE AVAILABILITY WITHIN AN HOUR.
AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT NO, THE OWNER AGENT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO APPEAR IN AN HOUR, BUT WE HAVEN'T COME UP WITH WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPEARANCE WITHIN AN HOUR OR WHAT THE PRELIMINARY STEPS MIGHT BE, THAT A TENANT THAT OR AN OWNER OR A MANAGER MIGHT USE SHORT OF HAVING A PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO COME UP.
I KNOW THAT IT'S CLEAR IN YOUR MIND, BUT TO A THIRD PARTY TO SOMEONE ELSE, IT MAY NOT BE SO CLEAR.
AND WE GET DOWN TO A LITERAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
IT APPEARS TO COME CLOSER TO A REQUIRING THAT THE COMPLAINT PORTAL THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, THAT'S A PIECE OF SOFTWARE, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
UM, AND EXPLAINED TO US AGAIN A LITTLE BIT HOW THAT WORKS.
UM, THIS IS, UH, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GO THROUGH FOR ME, THIS IS A SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO.
SO AS PART OF THEIR, YOU CAN SEE PART OF THEIR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PAGE.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A PAGE ABOUT COMPLAINTS.
UM, WE WON'T NECESSARILY USE THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM, UH, OR THE, THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER THAT THEY USE, BUT I THINK THEY HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST SYSTEM.
SO THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT HOTLINE, UM, WILL IT JUST STAFF 24 7
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BY THE CONTRACTOR.AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ONLINE.
UM, AND WE CAN INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, A LINK TO THIS ON THE, MY HHI APP, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, TO MAKE IT EASY.
UM, BUT YOU PICK THE TYPE OF VIOLATION.
UM, SO LET'S SAY IT'S A LOUD PARTY.
UM, YOU WOULD ENTER YOUR LOCATION.
SO IF THERE'S A UNIT NUMBER, IF YOU HAVE A MULTI UNIT BUILDING, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER YOU CAN ENTER IT, UM, DESCRIBE THE ISSUE.
AND IF NO ONE, YOU CAN PUT THE LINK TO THE LISTING, LET'S SEE, OH, LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THAT.
UM, YOU CAN UPLOAD VIDEOS, PHOTOS, AUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE VIOLATION, ENTER YOUR NAME AND A PHONE NUMBER.
UM, YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER IT'S USED IN COURT OR NOT.
IF YES, THERE'S AN AFFIDAVIT THAT YOU SIGN, UH, LEGALLY, AND THEN USING YOUR SIGNATURE, IF NOT, YOU CAN PROCEED AND THEY'LL SAY, THANK YOU.
AND THAT GOES INTO THE SYSTEM THAT WE SAW.
I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING IS THIS IS ALL BETWEEN THE COMPLAINING PARTY, UM, AND THE SOFTWARE AGENT, IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN IT ALSO WOULD BE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TENANT THAT IS IN THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT? IT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, IT'S THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE LESSEE OR THE TENANT, OR ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DOES THE TOWN KNOW WHY THIS IS GOING ON? THE TOWN IS NOTIFIED, UM, IN THIS SYSTEM, A, UH, A RECORD REGENERATED IN THE TOWN SYSTEM.
NOW WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THAT AND WE COULD SEE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MOVING FORWARD.
WE HAD A CALL CALL HER NAME, CALL NUMBER REPORTED, ADDRESS REPORTED ISSUE, CALLER REQUESTS, NOTIFICATION, AND THEN WEATHER KNOWS THEM, WHETHER IT WAS RESOLVED, WE CAN SEE ALL OF THAT.
WE CAN SEE THE INFORMATION AND WE CAN EVEN BE NOTIFIED OF THE INFORMATION, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE INFORMATION.
SO THAT WOULD BE OUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT WOULD HAVE FIRST CONTACT WITH THAT.
UM, I AM VERY PLEASED ABOUT THE VIOLATION AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSERTED HERE.
I THINK IT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN, AND IT MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE, UM, A RESOLUTION OF THESE COMPLAINTS PRETTY QUICKLY.
AND I THINK THAT IS EXCELLENT.
IS THERE, UM, IN MY VIEW ON AWFUL LOT OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN CREATED BY A FEW BAD APPLES AND THAT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE.
UM, I AM CONVINCED THAT MOST OF OUR RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS HERE ARE RESPONSIBLE OWNERS.
I'M CONVINCED THAT MOST OF THE VISITORS THAT COME HERE AND OCCUPY THESE PROPERTIES ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE.
UH, BUT EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL, INCLUDING YOURS, TRULY HEARS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGH SUMMER, AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
AND SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE ACTIONS OF A FEW HAVE CAUSED ALL OF THESE REGULATIONS.
I'D LIKE TO AVOID AS MANY REGULATIONS AS THAT.
GOOD, BUT IT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT'S HAPPENED.
UM, OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR CONSTITUENTS OR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH.
SO I THINK THAT WE ARE MAKING A GOOD FIRST EFFORT HERE TO A LARGE DEGREE, THE HORSES OUT OF THE BARN.
WE HAVE SOME PROPERTIES OUT THERE THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT, BUT THOSE ARE FACTS THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH MOVING FORWARD.
SO IN SUMMARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD FOR STOCK FIRST STEP FOR US, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING IT FORWARD AND GETTING THIS IN PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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I GUESS MOST CURRENT NUMBER OF SDRS ON THE ISLAND? I KNOW THAT NUMBER KEEPS MOVING.DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN REPORT ON? IT'S A MOVING TARGET? I BELIEVE WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, UM, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE FOR THE SERVICE THAT WE HAVE INCLUDES AIR BNB AND BRBO, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE LOCAL COMPANIES.
UM, WE WILL HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT WHEN WE GET THE MORE ROBUST SOFTWARE PRODUCT, I BELIEVE IT WAS 7,600, THE OTHER DAY THAT I LOOKED AT IT.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MANAGED PROPERTIES ON THEIR OWN.
UNLESS THEY'RE ADVERTISING ON AIRBNB OR BRBO, AND THAT CYCLES CONSIDERABLY TRYING TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND GIVE YOU AN EXACT NUMBER.
I, THE MORE I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THE MORE VARIATION THERE IS SEASONALLY.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS WHO ARE, UH, LIVE HERE PART-TIME IN THE YEAR WHO HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, GONE BACK NORTH, SO TO SPEAK.
UM, SO IT VARIES WIDELY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, LAYING OUT THE, UH, I GUESS PROSECUTION AND APPEAL PROCESS, UH, THAT IT HELPS ME.
I STILL HAVE, UH, ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE, UM, FOR, UH, IT SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BUSINESS LICENSE AND A PERMIT.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW IF, UH, IF AN AGENT HAS A BUSINESS LICENSE AND MULTIPLE PERMITS, THEY'RE TRYING WILL BE SIMPLY ON THE PERMIT THAT IS IN VIOLATION.
SO IN A SENSE, A BUSINESS COULD HAVE 10 PERMITS, ONE VIOLATING, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE BUSINESS LICENSE WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY.
IS THAT CORRECT, CURTIS, TO SPEAK TO THAT QUESTION? UM, IT WOULD, IT WOULD DEPEND ON, ON HOW THEY HAVE THE WHOLE THING SET UP.
IF THEY HAVE EVERYTHING MANAGED UNDER ONE BUSINESS LICENSE, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.
IF THEY HAVE A SEPARATE BUSINESS LICENSE FOR EACH SEPARATE PROPERTY, THEN NO, IT WOULD BE DIRECT THAT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS ARE PROPERTY BY PROPERTY THOUGH.
UM, AND I THINK MR. STANFORD WILL BE AROUND TO HELP US WITH STUFF LIKE THIS, BUT FOR MY LAYMAN MIND, I'M CONFUSED BY THAT BECAUSE, UM, TYPICALLY I WOULD THINK THAT A, A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR A OWNER OF MULTIPLE HAVING ONE PERMIT PER UNIT, UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SEPARATION BETWEEN IF ONE UNIT IS IN VIOLATION AND THE OWNER, AND THAT MAY GET A LITTLE MUDDY DOWN THE ROAD AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, PROBABLY AT LEAST MY EXPERIENCE.
AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MY EXPERIENCE OPERATE GENERALLY, BUT PEOPLE THAT OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES THAT THEY USE IN THIS FASHION TYPICALLY HAVE THEM TITLED IN THE NAME OF A DIFFERENT LLC OR COMPANY.
AND SO YOU'VE GOT A DIFFERENT YOU'LL YOU'LL HAVE FOR MANY OF THEM DIFFERENT OWNERS ANYWAY.
UM, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS A PERSON THAT MIGHT GET CAUGHT UP IN THE WAY YOU'VE DESCRIBED, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN THE LANGUAGE.
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT, UH, THIS IS A, I MEAN, IN MY VIEW, A FIRST CUT OF THIS AND, AND THESE, THESE QUESTIONS GET RAISED AND WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN IN THE LANGUAGE.
UM, WHILE WE ON COLD, I GUESS I'LL ASK THIS QUESTION.
UM, I ALSO AGREE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH HIRING A THIRD PARTY, UH, HAVING FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, THAT THERE MAY BE FURTHER, UH, REVISIONS TO WHAT WE, UH, WE ADOPT, UH, AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL, RIGHT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW THAT WOULD PLAY OUT.
WOULD IT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE THE FURTHER DISCUSSION, OR WOULD IT BE HANDLED JUST AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL? OUR INTENTION OR OUR PROPOSAL IS THAT THE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN, IF A COMMITTEE IS COMFORTABLE WITH IT COULD BE PASSED BY TOWN COUNCIL AT YOUR NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 5TH, THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF HIRING A, A CODE WRITER, SETTING THE PERMIT FEE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORDINANCE THAT STAFF CAN HANDLE AND PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ON OR TO TOWN COUNCIL, AS WE REQUEST THE PERMIT FEE.
IF YOU, IF YOU WANTED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE OREN'S, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE COULD COME BACK TO THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE, COME BACK TO YOU, LIFTS THE ORDINANCE, DISCUSS THEM.
AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE AT THAT ORDINANCE, MOVED BACK TO THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT JUST BE MINDFUL THAT THERE COULD BE, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE SOMEONE SHOWS UP AND SAYS, HEY, YOU DIDN'T GET THIS RIGHT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'D BE CIRCLED BACK IN THE SAME FASHION THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT, WHICH IS VERY ENGAGING, UH, NOT JUST WITH COUNCIL, BUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I DO HAVE, I THINK I HAVE A RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, UH,
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THE INSPECTIONS, UM, BY FIRE AND RESCUE OR WHOMEVER AS FAR AS THE VIRUS IS CONCERNED.BUT, UH, BEFORE I, BEFORE I ANSWER THAT, UM, I THINK I NEED TO MAKE THESE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED FEE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS ORDINANCE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO BUILD A BUDGET AROUND IT.
BUT I GO BACK TO OUR PROBLEM STATEMENT OR PURPOSE STATEMENT, I SHOULD SAY.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP A FAIR, PREDICTABLE AND BALANCED APPROACH TO MANAGE SHORT-TERM RENTAL IMPACTS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMY, HOUSING, STOCK, PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THE FI CAN'T BE VIEWED AS SIMPLY A DETER FOR BAD APPLES, SO TO SPEAK.
UM, AND I ALSO DON'T SEE IT SIMPLY COVERING THE COST OF THE SOFTWARES AND THE THIRD PARTIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH IN ORDER TO MANAGE WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.
I'M REALLY REFERRING BACK TO THE IMBALANCE.
I'LL JUST USE THIS EXAMPLE, UH, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING BUDGET.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT, UH, WE DON'T WANT OUR ENTIRE ISLAND TO BECOME SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
UM, AND WE KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME INFILTRATION AND AREAS THAT WE CAN ARGUE THAT IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN, BUT WE ALSO REALIZED THAT WE HAVE A HUGE BURDEN ON, UH, QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE ON HILTON HEAD BECAUSE OF OUR LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UH, SO TO ME, THIS FEE SHOULD REALLY BE LEANING TOWARDS FIXING THE IMBALANCE AND NOT JUST COVERING THE COST OF MANAGING IT.
THAT TO ME MAKES IT MORE EQUITABLE.
UM, I KIND OF VIEWED AS THIS FEE AT THE MOMENT AS BEING SOMEWHAT INEQUITABLE BECAUSE YEAH, A LOT OF AREAS ON HILTON HEAD THAT MAY HAVE A LOT OF UNITS THAT BRING IN A LOT OF MONEY AND THERE MAY BE UNITS THAT DON'T BRING IN AS MUCH MONEY.
UM, BUT IF WE WERE TRULY TRYING TO, TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT HAND OF IMBALANCE, I THINK WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE BOX THAT, THAT, UH, THE PROS FEE AND MAKE SENSE OF HOW WE GET BACK TO SOMETHING THAT IS MORE IN BALANCE.
UM, SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THAT.
UM, AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, EIGHT, 9,000 UNITS, UH, THAT WE WANT TO EXPECT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
UH, THAT'S A LOT OF UNITS TO TRY TO INSPECT.
AND TO ME THAT WOULD BE, UH, A HUGE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND I WOULD RATHER USE THAT FUNDING TO GET BACK TO IMBALANCE THE IMBALANCE PROBLEM.
SO, UM, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MR. CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU, MISS AARON FOR EXCELLENT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WORK ON THIS MATTER.
AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND OR MAYBE INFORM, UM, WHY IT IS, WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS A PARADISE THAT DRAWS PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
IT HAS DEVELOPED AS SUCH A PLACE WHERE OUR VISITORS COME.
THEY HAD THOSE AMAZING EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO HERE TODAY, AND THAT WE ALL KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE EACH HAD THEM COMING ACROSS THAT BRIDGE.
AS WE GET THE CHILLS, HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
UM, AND THEN OUR VISITORS OFTEN BECOME OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE OF THOSE EXPERIENCES.
AND THEY LOOK TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO ESTABLISH THEIR LIVES, RAISE THEIR FAMILIES AND ENJOY THEIR RETIREMENT.
THE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN TODAY HAS GROWN TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER, LARGELY EXISTED.
USE THE WORD ELIMINATION IN THAT, IN THAT, UM, PROJECT PURPOSE STATEMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND I KIND OF TOOK EXCEPTION OF THAT, WHAT I AM, ALTHOUGH IT FAIRLY MAY BE AN ELIMINATION, BUT MORE POINTEDLY.
IT IS THE LOSS OF THAT QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE SOUGHT WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOMES TO LIVE HERE.
IT IS THAT LOSS OF COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY WHEN WE INTERACT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE WALKED DOWN THE STREET, THOSE
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TYPES OF LOSSES, UM, ARE IMPACTED, BUT THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO HAPPEN ON THE ISLAND.SO IN MANY REGARDS, THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HAVE BEEN SELF-INFLICTED, IT'S MY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
AND I KNOW THAT MANY IN THIS ROOM HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO SAY IT BECAUSE IT'S A PRIORITY OF MINE.
IT IS MY HOPE IN THE FUTURE THAT OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR HOMES BECOMES MUCH MORE REASONABLE WITH THE TYPE OF LIFESTYLE AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT PEOPLE SOUGHT WHEN THEY CAME TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND TRUST AS VISITORS, PERHAPS IN RENTALS, IN THOSE HOMES, THOSE REASONABLE HOMES, WHERE PEOPLE BOUGHT THEM WITH THE EXPECTATION OF RETIRING HIM IN THEM, THEREFORE USING THE REVENUE GAINED IN THE MEANTIME TO HELP PURCHASE THAT HOME.
I GET WHY A SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF TIME IS THAT THESE HOMES HAVE BECOME OUT OF BALANCE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WE NO LONGER ARE CONSTRUCTING RESIDENCES THAT ALLOW THAT SCENARIO TO TAKE PLACE IN THAT GROWTH IN OUR RESIDENTIAL POPULATION, TO CONTINUE FOR NEW FAMILIES, TO FIND HOMES THAT THEY CAN START THEIR LIVES.
AND FOR NEW EMPLOYEES COMING TO THE ISLAND AND FIND RESIDENTS TO GET THEIR FEET IN THE GROUND HERE AND TO ENJOY, ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE, NOT JUST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT FOR A LIFETIME.
AND THEN GAINING THAT REBALANCE.
I'M HOPING THAT WE LOOK AT THE STANDARDS IN WHICH OUR COMMUNITIES ARE DEVELOPED, WHERE NOW WE FIND OURSELVES WE'RE BUILDING HOMES THAT FAMILIES WON'T BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING.
THE ONLY NEXT BUYER FOR THAT PROPERTY WOULD SEEMINGLY BE ANOTHER INVESTMENT FOR LOOKING TO MAKE OODLES OF MONEY, UM, WITHOUT ANY CONNECTION, WITHOUT ANY COMMITMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO THE FUTURE OF HILTON HEAD'S PARADISE.
THE THIRD DIMENSION OF DEVELOPMENT IS THAT INTERACTION OF HUMAN BEINGS THAT SIT AMONG THE BELTS ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ALLOW ON HILTON HEAD WE'VE PURPOSELY DECIDED LONG TIME AGO, THAT THAT BUILT ENVIRONMENT WOULD INCLUDE AN TREES.
IT WOULD INCLUDE LANDSCAPE, IT WOULD INCLUDE SPACE.
IT WOULD INCLUDE RESPECT FOR OUR ECOLOGY ON THE EYELID, OUR TURTLES AND WILDLIFE.
IF WE CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD, WE ARE, WE NOT, WE NO LONGER WILL HAVE THOSE.
WHAT WE WILL HAVE IS NOTHING BUT THE INTERACTION IN THE CONFRONTATION AND CONFLICT OF THE DYNAMIC OF A PERSON NEXT TO A PERSON NEXT TO ONE PERSON, ALL FIGHTING FOR THE SAME RESOURCES.
NONE OF US, I BELIEVE IN THIS ROOM OR LISTENING TO THIS, WANT THAT FOR HILTON HEAD.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT BRINGS US TO THE POINT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO CORRECT THAT IMBALANCE, BUT NOT BY DRACONIAN MEASURES OF REGULATIONS AND THE LIKE, BUT BY REMINDING US WHY WE'RE HERE AND THE PURPOSE OF HILTON HEAD FOR THE LONGTERM AND NOT FOR THE SHORT TERM GAIN.
SO HOPEFULLY WITH THOSE COMMENTS, YOU UNDERSTAND, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, A SMALL, UM, MATTER, WHICH I THINK RELATES TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, MADE UP HERE.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE IS, HAS HOW, AND PREVIOUSLY, HOW MANY RENTALS ARE THERE ON THE ISLAND? WE HAVE NUMBER OF 7,000, 10,000, ET CETERA.
WELL, WHEN I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH FOR TODAY'S MEETING, I PICKED UP, UM, AIR DNA.
AND I LOOKED AT THEIR MAP FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND, WHICH BY THE WAY, YOU CAN'T GET INTO WITHOUT PAYING A FEE TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION, BUT IT SHOWS A MAP AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE IT VERY CLEARLY.
AND I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO PUT UP THIS MAP INDICATES ONLY 5,000 OR SO.
SO IT'S NOT COMPLETE AGAIN, I DIDN'T PAY FOR IT.
I TOOK WHAT WAS ON THE SURFACE.
YOU SEE ALL OF THOSE PURPLE THAT'S, THAT'S JUST ABOUT HALF OF WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS CURRENT THAT'S OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THE IMBALANCE IS CLEAR, WELL DEMONSTRATED.
AND SO WE COME TO AN ORDINANCE THEN IN MY MIND CURRENTLY IS NOT ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS, THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE RESIDENTS IN OUR ISLAND IS TO REGAIN THAT BALANCE IN THEIR LIVES SO THAT THERE IS NOT IF, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE, UM, PSYCHOLOGY HAS A BACKGROUND, MAY KNOW THAT THE, UM, THEORY OF, UH, LEARNED HELPLESSNESS.
AND SO I'M AFRAID THAT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS MAYBE FALLING INTO A SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE BECOMING SO, SO CONVINCED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO SOMETHING
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THAT ACTUALLY IMPACTS THE DISRUPTION IN THEIR LIVES, THAT THEY'VE FALLEN INTO A LEARNED HOPELESSNESS TYPE OF, UM, CONDITION WHERE THEY GIVE UP OR THEY GIVE UP AND THEY MOVE, THEY PUT THEIR HOUSES ON THE MARKET AND THEY LEAVE US.SO IN MY MIND, WE'RE NOT REALLY IN THIS ORDINANCE DOING ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THAT AS AN IMMEDIATE NEED, DOESN'T BEGIN THIS ORDINANCE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 2023, WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR? WHO DO WE CALL, WHO DO THEY CALL WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES, EVEN WHEN THE ORDINANCE IS IN PLACE, HOW DOES THAT MECHANISM OF GOING ONTO THE WEBSITE, WHICH YOU CORRECTLY POINTED OUT, UM, AND THEY MAKE A COMPLAINT, SOMETHING THAT'S IMPACTING THEIR LIVES RIGHT AWAY, THAT THEY NEED RELIEF FROM.
HOW DOES THAT GET THEM TO A SOLUTION AND A RESOLUTION AND BACK TO THEIR DAILY QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THEY, AND WE EXPECT? I THINK WE FALL SHORT WHEN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT SYSTEM AND WE DON'T PROVIDE A MORE IMMEDIATE.
AND SO TO THE ANSWER OF, AND THE CURRENT STORM FOR THE HOUR RESPONSE TIME, THAT'S WHY, BECAUSE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE BEING IMPACTED.
AND THE REASON PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE BEING IMPACTED BECAUSE THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE EXACTLY AS I'VE DISCUSSED.
AND YOU'VE ALL DISCUSSED WITH ME.
THAT'S WHY THE HOUR RESPONSE TIME IS NECESSARY AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED.
THERE'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DRIVE OUT IS I'M NOT PREPARED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE ON TODAY BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE ISSUES.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GREATER ISSUES THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT A RECOMMENDATION, UM, TO GET TO THE POINT, UM, IS THAT OUR AGENT IN TERMS OF RESPONSE, TIME NEEDS TO BE SOMEONE WHO WAS, UM, AN AGREEMENT AND NOT ONLY AFFIRMED, BUT PROVIDES AN AFFIDAVIT THAT THEY WILL MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO WHATEVER THE SITUATION AND CONDITION IS THAT IS BEING COMPLAINED ABOUT.
UM, AND THAT THERE ARE IN FACT, AS YOU MENTIONED AND BACKUPS FOR, UM, FOR THAT MR. BROWN, YOU BROUGHT UP A QUESTION ABOUT LICENSING AND PERMITS.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
IF WE LOOK AT THE STATUTE OR THE CODE THAT WE HAVE TEN ONE, ONE FIFTY, WHICH IS FULLY DESCRIBED IN OUR ORDINANCE IN TERMS OF HOW THIS PROCEDURAL HEARING HAPPENS, IT REALLY DOES REFER TO LICENSES, NOT NECESSARILY PERMITS AND THEREFORE, ARE, ARE THEY ONE IN THE SAME? UM, I'M NOT CLEAR YET ON THAT.
UM, IF WE'RE PULLING, IF WE ARE GOING BY A LICENSE ORDINANCE REMOVAL THAT IMPACTS EVERY ONE OF THOSE PERMITS AND NOT EVERY ONE OF THOSE PERMITS OR NECESSARILY THE OFFENDING PROPERTY, DOES THAT