2026 Unified Development Code Housekeeping Amendments 1 (Application 26307)
Description
A citywide tweak to the development code covering legacy short-term rentals in the RA district and B-3 parking rules after October 1, 2026. The board recommended approval 4-0, with an amendment allowing Type 2 short-term rentals in the RA zone.
Impact summary
Keeps 62 existing RA-district short-term rental hosts in business and opens the city's lowest-density residential zones to Type 2 rentals, while locking in downtown parking rules.
Applicant
- Address
- City-wide text amendment — RA and B-3 districts
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
Maximum Building Height in B-3 Downtown Zoning District
The City Commission recently kept the 90-foot downtown height limit intact after robust discussion, with unresolved questions about zone-edge transitions and stepbacks. Staff will return to the Commission with ground-level experience standards.
B-3 district parking rules after October 1, 2026
A drafting omission would have let downtown B-3 parking standards lapse when state law changes take effect October 1. The fix carries forward current, more permissive downtown standards — including rules for group living arrangements and commercial uses.
Legacy short-term rentals in the RA district
A drafting oversight when R1/R2 merged into RA stripped existing Type 2 short-term rental hosts of their allowed use. The board recommends allowing Type 2 rentals outright in RA rather than grandfathering, which affects 62 existing operators and opens roughly 1,033 acres of residential land to the use. Some worry it could pull long-term rentals off the market.
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