Continuing its response to the coronavirus pandemic, Tybee Island’s City Council banned new guest check-ins at short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) through April 30, and clarified the status of alcohol sales at restaurants, during their meeting Thursday, April 2.
According to a statement on Tybee Island’s municipal website, the council voted to prohibit new guest check-ins for STVRs, taking effect at noon on April 3 and extending through April 30.
The ordinance applies to all operators, owners or managers of STVRs, hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts and all other rental lodging accommodations. The ordinance does not apply to guests who are first responders or public safety personnel in need of shelter.
The ordinance also clarifies that restaurants licensed to sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption may sell unopened bottles or cans of beer or wine for take-out consumption off-premises only while the emergency order is in effect.