Post by High Priestess on Mar 9, 2018 16:00:27 GMT
Asbury Park NJ has created STR rules
www.app.com/story/news/local/communitychange/2017/11/09/asbury-parks-new-short-term-rental-ordinance/847439001/
www.app.com/story/news/local/communitychange/2017/11/09/asbury-parks-new-short-term-rental-ordinance/847439001/
Here are 3 things to know about the battle over short-term rental regulations:
1. The new City Council ordinance restricts short-term rentals to properties where the homeowner is a primary resident.
Under the measure, a homeowner can only do short-term rentals if they use the house as a primary dwelling. City officials, said they are concerned about outside investors and corporations scooping up Asbury Park homes to operate pseudo-hotels.
A short-term rental is defined as a term of 30 or fewer days. A homeowner can still rent any of their properties out for periods of 30 days or more, provided they obtain a certificate of occupancy permit from the city.
2. Voters will get to weigh-in on an alternative ordinance.
Biondo, who owns several homes in Asbury Park, said the city council ordinance is too restrictive.
He collected more than 156 signatures on a petition that forced council to consider his own ordinance on Wednesday evening. It would allow homeowners to conduct short-term rentals at properties where they are not a primary resident.
Since City Council declined to pass Biondo's ordinance, his proposal will now be sent to voters for a referendum in November 2018. Biondo, who was not at the meeting, submitted a letter to City Council that was read aloud.
He said he would seek a court-ordered injunction on the ordinance City Council passed as he awaits the referendum on his proposal.
"There is no urgent problem for you to deal with," Biondo wrote. "Short-term rentals are not currently having any negative impact on the city."
But others, like community activist Derek Minno Bloom, said they felt the City Council ordinance was balanced and would help preserve the character of Asbury Park.
"I support City Council," said Minno Bloom. "This is actually just one step in the direction for affordable housing and justice for our whole city. "
Frederick Raffetto, city attorney for Asbury Park, said if voters approve Biondo's alternative ordinance, the city will be unable to alter it for three years.
3. Airbnb has mixed feelings about the new ordinance.
"While the ordinance allows homeowners to share their homes, it effectively bars renters from doing so, immediately foreclosing the possibility for nearly 80 percent of Asbury Park households and placing the City government in the middle of the landlord-tenant relationship," Kalloch said, in testimony submitted to the city.
"As the cost of living continues to rise the city should endeavor to support efforts by working class people to supplement their income in a way that benefits the community writ large."
Kalloch said he felt the annual fee of $300 for the permit was also too high. "You have to moderate those fees so it's not a burden on folks," he said.
1. The new City Council ordinance restricts short-term rentals to properties where the homeowner is a primary resident.
Under the measure, a homeowner can only do short-term rentals if they use the house as a primary dwelling. City officials, said they are concerned about outside investors and corporations scooping up Asbury Park homes to operate pseudo-hotels.
A short-term rental is defined as a term of 30 or fewer days. A homeowner can still rent any of their properties out for periods of 30 days or more, provided they obtain a certificate of occupancy permit from the city.
2. Voters will get to weigh-in on an alternative ordinance.
Biondo, who owns several homes in Asbury Park, said the city council ordinance is too restrictive.
He collected more than 156 signatures on a petition that forced council to consider his own ordinance on Wednesday evening. It would allow homeowners to conduct short-term rentals at properties where they are not a primary resident.
Since City Council declined to pass Biondo's ordinance, his proposal will now be sent to voters for a referendum in November 2018. Biondo, who was not at the meeting, submitted a letter to City Council that was read aloud.
He said he would seek a court-ordered injunction on the ordinance City Council passed as he awaits the referendum on his proposal.
"There is no urgent problem for you to deal with," Biondo wrote. "Short-term rentals are not currently having any negative impact on the city."
But others, like community activist Derek Minno Bloom, said they felt the City Council ordinance was balanced and would help preserve the character of Asbury Park.
"I support City Council," said Minno Bloom. "This is actually just one step in the direction for affordable housing and justice for our whole city. "
Frederick Raffetto, city attorney for Asbury Park, said if voters approve Biondo's alternative ordinance, the city will be unable to alter it for three years.
3. Airbnb has mixed feelings about the new ordinance.
"While the ordinance allows homeowners to share their homes, it effectively bars renters from doing so, immediately foreclosing the possibility for nearly 80 percent of Asbury Park households and placing the City government in the middle of the landlord-tenant relationship," Kalloch said, in testimony submitted to the city.
"As the cost of living continues to rise the city should endeavor to support efforts by working class people to supplement their income in a way that benefits the community writ large."
Kalloch said he felt the annual fee of $300 for the permit was also too high. "You have to moderate those fees so it's not a burden on folks," he said.