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Pearland City Council adopts ordinance regulating short-termrentals PEARLAND Short-term rental owners looking to operate in Pearland could soon need to register with the city to do so. BY ANDY YANEZ proof of homeownership with the site’s address, according to agenda documents. For properties to pass the inspection, they must PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Regulations of short-term rentals include four aspects: permit application, inspection, restrictions and permit denial or revocation. PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS • Owners pay permit application fee • Owners provide proof of home ownership • Owners provide number of bedrooms to be rented • Owners provide a 24-hour emergency contact for the short-term rental INSPECTION • Working smoke detectors in bedrooms, hallways • Bedrooms have two means of escape • Working carbon monoxide detectors • Fire extinguisher present, accessible RESTRICTIONS • Only two adult guests per bedroom • 10 guests total per property • Off-street parking cannot block neighbors • Advertisements must include city permit number • Advertisements must prohibit parties PERMIT DENIAL OR REVOCATION • Any statement in application misleading or false • Three or more violations within a year window • Applicant owes outstanding debt to the city SOURCE: CITY OF PEARLAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
meet several criteria including the bedrooms needing to have two means of escape, such as a door and a window; working smoke detectors; and working carbon monoxide detectors, according to agenda documents. Restrictions on the short-term rentals include allowing only two adult guests per bedroom and allowing only 10 people total on-site. Other restrictions focus on the advertisements of the properties, which must have a written prohibition of using the property as a party or entertainment venue, according to agenda documents. Lastly, permits can be revoked by the city of Pearland if information from the application is incomplete, inaccurate, misleading or false or if the property is not in compliance, according to agenda documents. Council Member Luke Orlando, who was the lone vote against the first reading, said the regu- lation of the short-term rentals does nothing to directly target the bad actors causing issues, such as the one near Green Tee. “I think this infringes on the rights of the people that are doing the right thing,” Orlando said.
At its March 28 regular meeting, Pearland City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance in a 6-1 vote that establishes regulations for the operation of properties as short-term rentals. “This is going to be a process,” Council Member Alex Kamkar said. “It is going to take time.” The ordinance, if the second reading is approved, will go into effect July 1, according to agenda documents. Pearland first looked into the need to regulate short-term rentals after residents of a neighbor- hood around Green Tee raised concerns about a short-term rental property being used as a party house as early as July 2019, resident Joseph Koza said at the meeting. The ordinance establishes regulations through four different aspects: permit application, inspec- tion requirement, restrictions, and permit denial or revocation, Pearland City Attorney Darrin Coker said. To receive a permit to operate short-term rentals in the city, owners must pay a nonrefundable fee and provide various information, including
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