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Sunday, June 28, 2020

Laketown to rule on short term rentals


LAKETOWN, Utah. This ordinance amendment will be voted on at the Laketown Council Meeting on July 1,  2020 at 7:00 at the Laketown City Office.

ORDINANCE 2020-02
AN ORDINANCE OF LAKETOWN AMENDING THE ZONING REGULATIONS OF LAKETOWN CODE TITLE 10 CHAPTER 6 ARTICLE A SECTION 7 NIGHTLY RENTALS PROHIBITED BY ADDING INCLUDING BED AND BREAKFASTS AND AIR B&BS, MULTI-OWNERSHIP PROPERTIES SUCH AS LLCS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND TIME SHARES AND ANY ADDITIONAL MULTI-OWNERSHIPS NOT STATED.

WHEREAS; The Town is committed to provide for the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare, of the present and future residents, and WHEREAS; The Town has zoning regulations, and WHEREAS; the Town Council desires to act on the consensus of the majority of the town residents to protect the Residential-Agricultural Zones and town residents living in these zones from nuisances associated with short-term rentals,

WHEREAS; The amendment adding including Bed and Breakfasts and Air B&Bs, multi-ownership properties such as LLCs, Partnerships, and time shares and any additional multi-ownerships not stated is consistent with the purpose of this regulation, and WHEREAS; The Laketown Planning and Zoning Commission recommends this amendment and the Town Council conducted a public hearing on the amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Laketown Town Council that the Laketown Code Zoning  regulations 10-6A-7 Nightly Rentals Prohibited be amended to add including Bed and Breakfasts and Air B&Bs, multi-ownership properties such as LLCs, Partnerships, and time shares and any additional multi-ownerships not stated.

SECTION 1: Language to be added.

10-6A-7 NIGHTLY RENTALS PROHIBITED: The term “nightly rental’ shall mean the rental of a dwelling unit or a portion thereof, including a lockout unit for less than thirty (30) days to a single person or persons. Nightly rental does not include the use of a dwelling for commercial uses in commercial zones. Nightly rental will not be permitted in Laketown residential or residential-agricultural zones (Ord. 2009-02, 5-14-2009) including Bed and Breakfasts and Air B&Bs, multi-ownership properties such as LLCs, Partnerships, and time shares and any additional multi-ownerships not stated.

2 comments:

JSSox said...

I thought Laketown already had a complete ban on rentals to families (short term). Maybe this is just extending things to bed and breakfast too?

Does this disqualify the town of Laketown from Transient Room Tax money? It wouldn't seem fair if they did.

Splitboarder said...

I hope they have a large budget to defend this in court. AirBnB has been know to financially support homeowners that sue.

Kinda surprising that Laketown doesn't actually support private property rights along with the free market./s The progressives would be proud. Hurray for big government!