Tag Archives: short term rentals
STR moratorium headed back to Council
Though the city continues to untangle City Council’s myriad proposed amendments to the Short Term Rental Ordinance, a proposed ordinance placing a moratorium on commercial short-term rentals sailed through the Planning Commission on Tuesday night. If approved by Council, the…
The Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 29, 2015
Code says STR licenses are a strain on staff
Short-term rentals such as those listed on Airbnb and HomeAway are a hot-button issue in Austin, and the city is at work trying to fix the problems that residents have drawn attention to in the past several months. Austin Code…
Housing • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 7, 2015
Council pursues unusual process for STRs
The debate over short-term rentals isn’t over in Austin. Not even close. After approving a series of recommendations for future restrictions Tuesday, City Council delayed further action on its ongoing resolution until Oct. 8. While the goal of the resolution…
The Code • By Jack Craver • Sep 23, 2015
Council pondering new STR moratorium
Some call Type 2 short-term rentals miniature hotels in neighborhood homes, while others call them an honest way for residents to make money. Either way, they have become a major point of contention, and City Council is considering putting a…
The Code • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 18, 2015
Committee moves short-term rental discussion on to Council
Proposed regulations for short-term rentals will be on City Council’s agenda Thursday after a Council committee hearing displayed consensus from members and staff that the city needs to more strictly regulate the short-term rental market. The committee did not vote…
The Code • By Jack Craver • Sep 16, 2015
Minus occupancy limits, new STR rules approved
City Council Member Don Zimmerman and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo have finally found something they can agree on: The city’s current regulations of short-term rentals and their enforcement are, as Zimmerman put it at Thursday’s Council meeting, “a train…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Aug 21, 2015
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Committee forwards short-term rental changes to Council
Testimony stretched for more than four hours. Members of the City Council Planning and Neighborhoods Committee dug into the first public hearing Monday on more than a dozen recommendations made by Council Member Sheri Gallo about how the city should…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Aug 19, 2015
Council committee will consider "parallel" changes to short-term rental ordinance
City staff has been whittling down an assortment of 123 suggested changes to the city’s ordinance on short-term rentals. The result, sent in a memo on Thursday to Mayor Steve Adler and City Council members, is a list of 13…
The Code • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Aug 14, 2015
Code budget talk quickly turns to STRs
City Council managed to tear through budget presentations for seven city departments yesterday. Of those, the Code Department seemed to bear the lion’s share of scrutiny, with the promise of more to come. “It wouldn’t surprise me at all if…
Budget • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 11, 2015
Code working weekends on STR problems
Members of Austin’s Code Compliance Department are working overtime on weekends trying to deal with complaints about short-term rental properties that are making life unpleasant for people in surrounding neighborhoods. However, a memo from department Director Carl Smart shows a…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Jul 13, 2015
City to temporarily strengthen STR enforcement
This month, the city will launch a pilot program for enhanced code enforcement for short-term rentals. The stepped-up enforcement is a response to increased complaints about short-term rentals and growing concerns about their regulation. During the pilot program, members of…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 1, 2015
New lawsuit adds to sour feelings in Swede Hill's Patch House saga
The owners of a controversial house in East Austin’s Swede Hill neighborhood are taking their fight with the city to a Travis County district court. Last week, lawyers for Blake and Toria English filed a suit against the city of…
