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Short-term Residential Rental Uses

Feedback Summary

CHPD, Planning Division

November 29, 2016

Short-term residential rental outreach overview

• Three data points– Online feedback form

– Public meeting

– Commissions and other groups

(not included in this presentation)

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Online feedback - who responded?

379 respondents as of close of form on Nov. 15, 2016

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Arlington resident

99%

Not an Arlington resident

1%

Feedback Form Analysis as of closing of form on 11/15/2016

Own82%

Rent18%

Single-family detached

house67%

Duplex, semidetached or two-family

house4%

Townhouse8%

Multiple-family

buildling (low-rise or high-

rise)21%

379 respondents as of close of form on Nov. 15, 2016

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Online feedback – who responded?

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

I am anArlingtonresident

I am interestedin hosting an

accessoryhomestay

I am a hotelowner/manager

in Arlington

I am anapartmentbuilding

owner/managerin Arlington

I am a hotel orapartment

owner/manageroutside ofArlington

I live in anotherjurisdiction andam following

this process inArlington

I workin/represent thehome sharing

industry

Other


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Online feedback - general comments

Support for allowing accessory homestays• Supplemental income

• Community building

• Cultural exchange

• Revenue and tourist generator

Opposition to allowing accessory homestays• Concerns with impacts (trash, noise, loss of neighbor familiarity)

• Commercial lodging already available

• This type of commercial use not appropriate in residential areas/buildings

Opposition to regulating accessory homestay • Challenges of enforcement

• Property owners should be able to use their property in any way they choose

• Use already occurring with minimal impacts


Online feedback: Zoning districts and unit types

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Comments

Single-family neighborhoods

• Not appropriate for accessory homestays

• Concerns about encroachment of commercial lodging and associated impacts into residential areas

Multiple-family neighborhoods

• Should be up to HOA

• Should not impact surrounding areas

• Should preclude investors from taking over a building for short term use

Allow in all zoning districts

• Owner-occupancy is most important consideration

• Property owners should be able to use their property in any way they choose

• In what types of residential dwellings and neighborhoods should

accessory homestays be allowed? (check all that apply)

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Single-family detachedhouses

Townhouses Duplexes, semidetachedor two-family

Multiple-family (low, midor high-rise) within

residentialneighborhoods

Multiple-family (low, midor high-rise) within

mixed-useneighborhoods (egRosslyn-Ballston,Jefferson-Davis or

Columbia Pike corridors)

None of the above(accessory hoemstaysshould not be allowed)


Online feedback: Proportion of unit

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Comments

Partial rentals

• Allows for monitoring of guest behavior

• Consistent with other home

occupations

Entire dwelling rentals

• Eliminates sofa rental and/or renting

multiple rooms

• Easier to enforce

• Allows for renting while on vacation

Both should be allowed

• Flexibility is preferred

• Partial rental may be more appropriate

for single-family home than condo unit

• In what manner should accessory homestays be allowed (check all

that apply)?

240

242

244

246

248

250

252

254

Short-term rental of an entiredwelling

Short-term rental of a portionof a dwelling


Online feedback: parking

• How many off-street parking spaces should

be required?

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• For what types of dwelling units should

parking be required (check all that apply)?

Comments

Require parking

• Parking is already a problem

• On-street parking should not be

allowed for this use

• Restrict vehicles owned by the host

• Require parking near Metro where

on-street parking is scarce

• Require parking where RPP program

is in effect

Do not require parking

• Successful units will be near transit

• Utilize on-street parking

• RPP program manages parking

supply

• Encourage public and shared transit

options

None57%

One, for some

dwelling types43%

Single

Family

Detached

Townhouse Multiple-

family

served by

Metro

Multiple-

family

served by

Frequent

Bus

Duplex/semi-

detached/two-

family

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140


Online feedback: creation of additional parking

• Other home occupations prohibit, once the home occupation is

approved, the creation of any additional parking spaces that did not

exist at the time of approval.

– Should a homeowner be allowed to create an additional off-street parking

space (subject to all applicable regulations) after an application is

approved?

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Comments

• Any new parking should

conform to all requirements

• Paving of properties is a

concern

Yes56%

No44%


Online feedback: owner occupancy and primary residency

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• How many days/year should constitute primary residency?

Comments

Require owner-occupancy

• Owner-occupancy assures neighborhood

stability

• Owner should be on premise during rental

• Require minimum occupancy prior to eligibility

Do not require owner-occupancy

• Many have employment that necessitates

being away

• Long-term renters should be eligible

Require less than 6 months

• 6 months is consistent with IRS and State

requirements

• Consider military and diplomatic families

6 months

(185 days)50%

7 months

5%

8 months

5%

9 months

(275 days)40%


Online feedback: Multiple-family building cap

• What, if any, should the limit be on the number of units within any

individual multiple-family building that can be approved for an

accessory homestay?

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Comments

Do not require a cap

• Condominiums have their own

ability to limit

• Artificially limits market in each

building

• Difficult to enforce

Require a cap

• Too many units changes character

of building

• Too many units could impact

purchaser financing and insurance

• Cap to maintain supply for full-time

residents

Restrict to 0-25%

No more than 25% of the

units46%

No more than 50%

of the units9%

No more than 75% of

the units0%

No limit45%


Online feedback: Number of lodgers

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Comments

Considerations for

number of lodgers

• Children should not be

counted

• Use definition of

family/regulations for

maximum occupancy

• Do not allow party

houses

• Proposed number

seems appropriate

• Dwelling size

• Unit and building types

• Fire code

requirements

No limit should be set

• Owner should be able

to decide

• How many lodgers should be allowed?


012%

11%

29%

32%

47%

51%

612%

81%

121%

No limit14%

It depends3%

2 per BR maximum of 6

5%

2 per BR plus 2%

2 per BR26%

Other3%

2 per BR with a maximum

2%

Online feedback: Accessory dwellings

• Should an accessory homestay be allowed in accessory dwellings?

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Comments

Allow in accessory dwellings

• Units are already have required

standards, so most appropriate

for short-term rental

• Offer more flexibility than

standard lease

• Either unit appropriate if owner

on premises

• Limit occupancy to 2 or fewer

Do not allow in accessory

dwellings

• Use of accessory dwellings for

short-term rental is not

appropriate

Yes, in the main dwelling

3%

Yes, in the accessory dwelling

6%

Yes, both of the above66%

No25%


Online feedback: Family/caregiver suites

• Should the family/caregiver suite regulations be revised to allow use

of a family/caregiver suite for an accessory homestay?

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Comments

Allow in family/caregiver suites

• A well-suited space for this use

• Allow when caregiver is not there

Do not allow in family/caregiver suites

• These suites have a specific purpose

and should only be allowed to be used

for that purpose

• This provision should be revised to

address other needs for its intended

purpose, but should not be revised to

fit another purpose

Yes66%

No34%


Online feedback: Food service

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Comments

Do not regulate food service

• Food service should not be

addressed

• Difficulty of enforcement

• Community building

opportunity

Food service should not be

allowed

• Food service changes the

use to a boarding house,

B&B, or hotel

• Food service subject to

additional regulation

• Should an accessory homestay host be allowed to prepare and/or

serve food to lodgers?

No34%

Only packaged

snacks should be

allowed to be provided (eg

prezels, candy, water,

etc.)11%

Only breakfast should be allowed to be served

15%

All meals should be

allowed to be served

40%


Online feedback: Accessory homestay permit and

revocation

16

Comments

Application process and

renewal

• Neighborhood comments

or complaints should be

considered in reissue

• If revoked, no permit

should be reissued

• Need to define

“substantiated complaint”

No permit needed

• Unnecessary burden

• Should be streamlined

• How long should a permit be valid before it has to be renewed

(through submittal of a new application in order to update

contact information, etc.)?

• If an accessory homestay permit is revoked, how long do you

think the waiting period should be before a homeowner could

apply for an accessory homestay again?

One year42%

Two years58%

One year52%

Two years48%


Public Meeting

• 34 participants

• Format presented the same questions as posed in the on-line

feedback form

• Majority of general comments focused on positive attributes of

accessory homestays and questions about need to regulate

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Public Meeting

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Element Summary of Feedback

Zoning districts Even distribution of support for all districts; only two dots for “no

homestays”

Area of dwelling unit used Most in favor of entire dwelling; also support for allowing both

ParkingMost in favor of no parking requirement; majority in favor of

permission to add another space if needed

Owner-occupancy and

primary residence

Most in favor of 9-month residency requirement; also support

for no owner-occupancy requirement

Cap Most in favor of no cap

Maximum number of guests Most in favor of allowing more than 6 lodgers

Accessory dwellings Most in favor of use of accessory dwellings

Family/ caregiver suites Most in favor of use of family/caregiver suites

Food and beverages Most in favor of allowing all meals

Accessory homestay permit Even distribution in support of 1 or 2 years

Revocation of accessory

dwelling permitSlightly more support for 1-year waiting period

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