Tybee Island city leaders are set to consider implementing a short-term vacation rental moratorium next week.We’re told short-term vacation rentals currently make up around 40% of the city’s housing units. Some people, like long-time resident Mack Kitchens, feel the city needs to take action to keep these properties from completely overtaking the island.”The island can’t facilitate the people that are staying here,” Kitchens said.The proposed moratorium would prevent people from obtaining registrations or permits for a period of six months. The city said this moratorium would give them time to investigate issues like water withdrawal impacts, zoning improvements and infrastructure demands. It would also give them time to figure out how to best manage STVR’s on the island.” will give them the ability to actually control the density that we’re seeing in our neighborhoods now,” Kitchens said.Some feel STVR’s play a key role in maintaining the island’s economy, but people like Kitchens don’t agree.”We had economy before STVR,” Kitchens said. “We had balance before STVR. We have crossed that threshold of balance and we are now into greed.” The STVR moratorium is set to be discussed at Thursday night’s council meeting. To view the full agenda, click here.
Tybee Island city leaders are set to consider implementing a short-term vacation rental moratorium next week.
We’re told short-term vacation rentals currently make up around 40% of the city’s housing units.
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Some people, like long-time resident Mack Kitchens, feel the city needs to take action to keep these properties from completely overtaking the island.
“The island can’t facilitate the people that are staying here,” Kitchens said.
The proposed moratorium would prevent people from obtaining registrations or permits for a period of six months.
The city said this moratorium would give them time to investigate issues like water withdrawal impacts, zoning improvements and infrastructure demands. It would also give them time to figure out how to best manage STVR’s on the island.
“[It] will give them the ability to actually control the density that we’re seeing in our neighborhoods now,” Kitchens said.
Some feel STVR’s play a key role in maintaining the island’s economy, but people like Kitchens don’t agree.
“We had economy before STVR,” Kitchens said. “We had balance before STVR. We have crossed that threshold of balance and we are now into greed.”
The STVR moratorium is set to be discussed at Thursday night’s council meeting. To view the full agenda, click here.