Council discussing Short Term Vacation Rental Regulations (AirBnB, VRBO etc.) this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 7:30pm in City Council Chambers. Staff will be providing options for regulating vacation rentals that will be bought back as legislation at the October 3, 2017 Council meeting. With such a quick turn-around on a topic of significance to neighborhoods, we suggest you check out the information packet linked to the agenda under "New Business" Item 11b, Vacation Rentals Regulations.
The agenda link is below. If you then click on Agenda item 11b, it will take you to a packet of information with the Background and Proposal for Discussion:
http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/council/Meetings/Agendas/agnd091917.htm
If you would like to express an opinion to Council, you can email your thoughts to them at
citycouncil@kirklandwa.gov and/or to jregala@kirklandwa.gov. - by Tuesday noon if you want your opinions to be considered in Tuesday's City Council discussion.
Two things that appeared to resonate with the KAN reps present last week, but not emphasized in the Council packet were 1. that Council should look primarily at issues with non-owner occupied Vacation Rentals at this point. 2. There is concern that short term vacation rentals are taking much needed properties out of circulation for full time residents in a time when available housing stock is limited. I believe this concern is not mentioned in the Council packet.
The agenda link is below. If you then click on Agenda item 11b, it will take you to a packet of information with the Background and Proposal for Discussion:
http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/council/Meetings/Agendas/agnd091917.htm
If you would like to express an opinion to Council, you can email your thoughts to them at
citycouncil@kirklandwa.gov and/or to jregala@kirklandwa.gov. - by Tuesday noon if you want your opinions to be considered in Tuesday's City Council discussion.
Two things that appeared to resonate with the KAN reps present last week, but not emphasized in the Council packet were 1. that Council should look primarily at issues with non-owner occupied Vacation Rentals at this point. 2. There is concern that short term vacation rentals are taking much needed properties out of circulation for full time residents in a time when available housing stock is limited. I believe this concern is not mentioned in the Council packet.
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