Short Term Vacation Rental News
This is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News. Savannah officials continue to develop ideas for allowing more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in neighborhoods across the city. If written and implemented well – two big ifs – an ADU ordinance could address the local housing affordability crisis, …
Tybee Island voted to extend its moratorium on short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) once again during Thursday night’s council meeting. The narrow 3-2 vote will take the ban on issuing new STVR permits to properties in the island’s residential neighborhoods over the one year mark until the end of October. Over the next few weeks, the …
Supporters and opponents of housing-related bylaws were out in full force on Thursday, Aug. 18 at two Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC) public hearings held at the Harbour House Hotel. Proposed Bylaw 530 changes definitions to allow secondary suites and cottages — redefined as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — in most zones on the …
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TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) – Tybee Island city council has voted to extend the short-term rental moratorium. According to the assistant city manager, the moratorium has been extended to Oct. 31 by a vote of 3-2 with council member Jay Burke recusing. Last week, Mayor sessions said there will be two readings of the proposed …
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Judi Curry’s views continue to be her own and do not necessarily reflect those of the OB Rag. By Judi Curry It is difficult for me to sit back and watch the deterioration of the area known as “District 2.” We purchased our house in 1966 and loved the neighborhood. We moved here from Berkeley …
Read more “A Powerhouse Lunch With Linda Lukacs, Candidate for District 2 – OB Rag”
The beauty of Hawaii is your people Vacations on the Big Island are treasures for a lifetime. I have had many wonderful vacations on the Big Island for the last 30 years. But what happens when a Friday the 13th accident ruins this treasure? In an instant, a broken hip becomes a nightmare that one …
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WILMINGTON ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) – As Tybee Island continues to sort out how to manage short term vacation rentals in the city, other islands are seeing the same kind of debate over residents who have lived there for a long time and new investors looking to capitalize on desirable locations. In years past, it hasn’t …
Read more “Wilmington Island residents concerned about short-term vacation rentals – WTOC”
La Quinta Neighbors for Neighborhoods has received an A. That is, Riverside County has now assigned an official letter “A” to the Nov. 8 ballot measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods, while permitting STVRs in tourist commercial zones. N4N urges La Quinta voters to support Measure A with a yes on Nov. 8. Actually, N4N …
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) – It has now been a year since Tybee put a moratorium on short-term vacation rentals. This has prevented people from registering new properties as an STVR. Since it initially went into effect, city council has extended the moratorium twice and next week they could vote to extend it for a …
Read more “Tybee short-term rental moratorium could be extended for third time – WTOC”
Hello, Annapolis. I have a number for you: $24,806. The City of Annapolis probably thought this number was too small to be noticed. After all, the city is worried about a $10 million budget shortfall in 2022. What is $24,806 compared to that? Surely not even the after-school sports programs or student scholarship funds would …