Short-Term Rental Community Survey #2

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What is a short-term rental?

Short-term rentals like Airbnb are the rental of a residential home – or one or more rooms – for a short time. They are different from traditional Bed & Breakfasts because it’s usually the entire home that is rented, and the host often isn’t there. Short-term rentals are not addressed by current bylaws, and the Town has been exploring how to regulate them moving forward.

Purpose

The purpose of this community survey is to assess residents' views on two options that have been identified as best able to advance the Town's chosen goals for short-term rental regulations.

Complete the survey's two short questions by May 30th and be entered into a draw for a $500 VISA gift card.

Instructions

  1. Review the summary information below
  2. If you would like more information, review the Short Info Booklet or the full reports in the "Documents" section
  3. Complete the short survey


What's the issue?

It has become very difficult to find any kind of home in Town (whether to rent or buy), and costs are high. 1 in 3 households are living in housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded and/or in poor condition. Local hotels and resorts are also very busy. Sometimes there isn’t enough room for everyone who wants to stay here (both non-resident workers and visitors).

Into this picture has entered a small but growing number of Airbnbs.

On the one hand Airbnbs can be a nice option for both guests and property owners, but on the other hand they risk making the Town’s housing challenges even worse.

Considering the trade-offs, participants in an initial community survey (Nov. 2023) overwhelmingly selected “protecting long-term housing” as their #1 goal for short-term rental regulations.

With this in mind, an important consideration is that even if the Town focuses on getting new homes built, Airbnbs can make it harder and more expensive to find housing in the meantime, and impacts can linger even after supply improves.


The options

Informed by this project's stakeholder interviews (Sept. 2023), Background Report (Oct. 2023), and initial community survey (Nov. 2023), Town Council has set the protection of long-term housing as their #1 goal for regulating Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. Of Council's secondary goals, their most important is homeowner revenue, flexibility and control.

However, these goals are in tension. The more the Town advances its secondary goal (through Airbnb permissions), the more its #1 goal of protecting housing will be undercut.

Two regulatory options have been identified that strike different balance points between these goals. Click the survey button to learn about them, and to let us know which one you think is best.


What is a short-term rental?

Short-term rentals like Airbnb are the rental of a residential home – or one or more rooms – for a short time. They are different from traditional Bed & Breakfasts because it’s usually the entire home that is rented, and the host often isn’t there. Short-term rentals are not addressed by current bylaws, and the Town has been exploring how to regulate them moving forward.

Purpose

The purpose of this community survey is to assess residents' views on two options that have been identified as best able to advance the Town's chosen goals for short-term rental regulations.

Complete the survey's two short questions by May 30th and be entered into a draw for a $500 VISA gift card.

Instructions

  1. Review the summary information below
  2. If you would like more information, review the Short Info Booklet or the full reports in the "Documents" section
  3. Complete the short survey


What's the issue?

It has become very difficult to find any kind of home in Town (whether to rent or buy), and costs are high. 1 in 3 households are living in housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded and/or in poor condition. Local hotels and resorts are also very busy. Sometimes there isn’t enough room for everyone who wants to stay here (both non-resident workers and visitors).

Into this picture has entered a small but growing number of Airbnbs.

On the one hand Airbnbs can be a nice option for both guests and property owners, but on the other hand they risk making the Town’s housing challenges even worse.

Considering the trade-offs, participants in an initial community survey (Nov. 2023) overwhelmingly selected “protecting long-term housing” as their #1 goal for short-term rental regulations.

With this in mind, an important consideration is that even if the Town focuses on getting new homes built, Airbnbs can make it harder and more expensive to find housing in the meantime, and impacts can linger even after supply improves.


The options

Informed by this project's stakeholder interviews (Sept. 2023), Background Report (Oct. 2023), and initial community survey (Nov. 2023), Town Council has set the protection of long-term housing as their #1 goal for regulating Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. Of Council's secondary goals, their most important is homeowner revenue, flexibility and control.

However, these goals are in tension. The more the Town advances its secondary goal (through Airbnb permissions), the more its #1 goal of protecting housing will be undercut.

Two regulatory options have been identified that strike different balance points between these goals. Click the survey button to learn about them, and to let us know which one you think is best.

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