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Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council Amending the Lewisville City Code by Amending Division 4, Short-Term Rental (“STR”) Units, of Article VI, Chapter 4 to Increase the Maximum Number of STR Unit Permits That May be Active at Any Given Time, Require Compliance With the Distance and Density Regulations Set Forth in the Unified Development Code For the Issuance of an STR Unit Permit, Correct an Internal Reference, and Clarify Definitions and Inspection and Occupancy Standards; and Providing For a Savings Clause, Repealer, Severability, a Penalty, and an Effective Date.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
On January 8, 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance to regulate short-term rentals (STRs) that took effect on July 8, 2024. On February 19, 2024, a temporary prohibition on new STRs was adopted and placed in the Unified Development Code (UDC) while the permitting program was developed and more research could be conducted. Since then, staff has conducted community outreach to evaluate next steps for the STR permitting program. On March 3, 2025, the City of Lewisville set a maximum of active STR permits to 130 units, and staff continued outreach about the density of STRs in Lewisville. Staff is proposing additional amendments to the existing ordinance in Article 4 based on the community outreach results and evaluating other city programs.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the ordinance as set forth in the caption above.