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File #: 208325    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 5/22/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/23/2019 Final action: 5/23/2019
Enactment date: 5/23/2019 Enactment #: 208325
Title: Assistant City Solicitor submitting an updated Ordinance Regulating Short-Term Residential Rentals as approved by the Legislative Matters Committee on 5/16/19.
Code sections: Ordinance Not Zoning -
Attachments: 1. Short Term Rentals - clean, 2. Short Term Rentals - tracked changes

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Assistant City Solicitor submitting an updated Ordinance Regulating Short-Term Residential Rentals as approved by the Legislative Matters Committee on 5/16/19.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

Attached is the draft tracked changes version and clean version of the Ordinance regulating short-term residential rentals for your review.  The draft reflects concepts and concerns raised in Committee on May 16, 2019.   It also reflects suggested changes based upon legal review of the Preliminary Injunction ruling by Judge Sorokin in the United States District Court in the case entitled AirBNB, Inc. v. City of Boston, as requested by the Committee on May 16.  I will be present at the meeting to address any questions or concerns.   In the meantime, feel free to contact me if you have any specific questions about the draft. 

Sincerely,

 

David P. Shapiro

Assistant City Solicitor