Short-term rental ordinance amendments
Zoning and code changes on parking, owner occupancy, ownership period and zones for short-term rentals. Adopted 4-3 as Ordinance 2024-12 on May 7, 2024 without staff's optional parking amendment.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- Citywide
- Applicant
- Ogden Planning Division
Every hearing and vote
February 20, 2024 · City Council
Short-term rental ordinance amendments (work session)
Discussed
Planning Manager Barton Brierley presented zoning text amendments on owner occupancy, parking, parties and management of vacation rentals, saying the current owner-occupancy rule is hard to enforce. The Planning Commission recommended adoption. The council chose to continue the discussion at a later work session.
March 12, 2024 · City Council
Short-term rental ordinance amendments, continued (work session)
Discussed
Discussion covered the number of complaints, parking violations and the meaning of owner occupancy; code enforcement described properties with repeated complaints and Visit Ogden's Sara Toliver stressed tourism benefits. Chair Richey said more discussion is needed.
April 23, 2024 · City Council
Short-term rental ordinance amendments and FlashVote survey (work session)
Discussed
The proposal would require on-site guest parking, bar outside visitors during rentals, require three forms of residency proof for owner-occupied rentals, require three years of ownership for non-owner-occupied rentals and allow rentals in the C-ENT and H25 zones. FlashVote's Kevin Lyons said the April survey showed parking is the top nuisance. Staff said better-defined parking rules are needed for enforcement.
May 7, 2024 · City Council
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.