Council adopts short-term rental rules 4-3, approves housing plan and loan changes, and receives mayor's FY2025 budget
May 7, 2024, 6:00 p.m. · Council Chambers, Ogden Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd.
The Ogden City Council adopted new short-term rental rules on a 4-3 vote, approved a higher-rate Home Exterior Loan Program and the FY2024-25 federal Annual Action Plan unanimously, and accepted the mayor's proposed FY2025 budget for review. The mayor proposed keeping the certified property tax rate, which raises about $183,000 more.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Ordinance 2024-12: short-term rental ordinance amendments | Approved · 4-3 |
| Joint Resolution 2024-1: FY2025 governing financial principles | Approved · 7-0 |
| Resolution 2024-3: changes to Home Exterior Loan Program (HELP) | Approved · 7-0 |
| Resolution 2024-4: FY2024-25 Annual Action Plan for HUD | Approved · 7-0 |
| Mayor's proposed FY2024-25 budget | No action · 7-0 |
| 2024 Fire Restriction Plan (work session) | Discussed |
| Lead and copper service line inventory (work session) | Discussed |
| Proposed FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan (work session) | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 6a · City code
Ordinance 2024-12: short-term rental ordinance amendments
Approved · 4-3
The council adopted amendments to rules on residential short-term rentals covering on-site parking, owner occupancy proof, a three-year ownership requirement for non-owner-occupied rentals, and use in commercial-entertainment and H25 zones. Planning staff offered an optional amendment to drop the ban on guests parking on the street within two blocks while still requiring adequate on-site parking; the council adopted the ordinance without it. Council Members Blair and Choberka said they preferred the modified version, and Vice Chair White also voted no; Choberka said parking rules are not equitable across rental and business types. Council Member Hyer said state law makes regulation difficult; Council Member Graf expected the rules to encourage licensing. Speakers split: one said rentals belong in commercial zones, another that they are a high-impact commercial use in neighborhoods, one said only 19 are licensed versus 300 or more listed online, Visit Ogden supported the ordinance, and one asked to table.
Budget
Joint Resolution 2024-1: FY2025 governing financial principles
Approved · 7-0
The council and mayor adopted financial principles that allow a property tax increase to be considered each year, call for a five-year financial strategic plan in FY25 and set maintaining a 20 percent operating reserve. Vice Chair White asked that they be posted online.
Taxes and fees
Resolution 2024-3: changes to Home Exterior Loan Program (HELP)
Approved · 7-0
The council raised HELP interest rates from 3 to 4 percent on 10-year loans and from 4 to 5 percent on 15-year loans, added an income limit at or below area median income, and made homes with HUD-identified hazards eligible. Staff said only homes, not commercial properties, qualify.
Budget
Resolution 2024-4: FY2024-25 Annual Action Plan for HUD
Approved · 7-0
After a public hearing the council adopted the plan, the last year of the five-year Consolidated Plan, for federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds, substituting final HUD allocation figures received after the packet was posted. One speaker criticized goals of five rehabilitations and one new unit and urged affordable housing alternatives; staff said the programs have produced hundreds of projects.
- GrantAmount not given
Budget
Mayor's proposed FY2024-25 budget
No action · 7-0
Mayor Nadolski proposed maintaining the certified tax rate, a 1 percent property tax increase worth about $183,000 plus $600,000 in new growth revenue, to fund a mental health and street management program for first responders. He also proposed transferring 12 percent of Business Depot Ogden lease revenue to the general fund and a $20 million increase across all funds, with compensation study changes and position changes. The council accepted the budget for review; hearings follow in May and June.
- Budget$183,000
- Budget$600,000
Public safety
2024 Fire Restriction Plan (work session)
Discussed
Fire Marshal Kevin Brown presented a map of areas with historic fire danger and the process for fireworks and open flame restrictions.
Roads and utilities
Lead and copper service line inventory (work session)
Discussed
Public Utilities Manager Brady Herd said the state requires a survey of service line materials for homes built in or before 1970 by Oct. 16, 2024, using mailed surveys; Ogden contracted Sunrise Engineering for outreach in English and Spanish.
Budget
Proposed FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan (work session)
Discussed
Deputy Director Glenn Symes outlined funding sources and project counts; final adoption was planned for June 18, 2024.
What residents said
Weber County inland portShort-term rental enforcementHousing affordability programsPark vandalism
On inland port: a speaker asked the council to ask Weber County to rescind approval of the project, citing farmland loss and wetlands. Others spoke on short-term rentals and the Annual Action Plan. Mayor Nadolski said impact analysis is vital for the inland port and that city bathrooms have been closed after vandalism.