By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Wednesday dramatically changed directions again on vacation rental regulations, going back to a citywide cap of 125 licenses and reversing a vote to allow unlimited short-term rentals in areas zoned for businesses and motels. The unanimous vote came after the city’s attorney advised that treating vacation […]
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Yachats council votes to allow unlimited vacation rentals in commercial and motel zones, lowers cap in residential areas
The Yachats City Council has made a dramatic change in the city’s vacation rental ordinance, deciding to allow an unlimited number of rentals in areas of the town zoned for businesses and motels. In doing so, however, the council last week dropped the cap on the number of licenses from 125 citywide to 100 […]
Yachats council backs off big increase in vacation rental fees, opens discussion on unlimited licenses in commercial, motel zones
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council changed directions on two significant vacation rental regulation issues Thursday, backing off a major increase in fees and then launching a discussion to allow an unlimited number of short-term rentals in areas zoned for businesses and motels. Decisions on re-licensing fees and several other regulations brings to […]
Yachats council finishes most of its work on details of revised vacation rental regulations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Except for one issue, The Yachats City Council has finished wrestling with changes to its 2-year-old vacation rental regulations – keeping a 125-license limit, not allowing license transfers and more than doubling fees for renewing licenses. The council reached consensus on five more issues from an 12-item list during its workshop […]
Yachats council to resume vacation rental discussion on Wednesday
The Yachats City Council will resume its discussion – nearly it’s last – on how or if to revise portions of its vacation rental ordinance when it meets Wednesday, Sept. 4. The workshop session – for council discussion and not public comment – is at 9:30 a.m. in the council chambers of the Yachats […]