City Council Work Session

City Council Work Session Agenda City Hall, 9001 W. 62nd Street March 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM If you require any accommodation (i.e. qualified interpreter, large print, reader, hearing assistance) in order to attend this meeting, please notify the Administrative Office at 913-322-5500 no later than 24 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. WORK SESSION ITEMS 1. Discussion regarding Short Term Rentals Short Term Rental Presentation  Short Term Rentals (STRs) City Council Work Session March 25, 2024 Why are we here? • November 27, 2023, staff STR presentation to City Council • Council directed staff to monitor STRs, add a STR “checkbox” to landlord occupational license, and provide quarterly report • February 26, 2024, Council directs staff to place STRs on an upcoming agenda What are we discussing? • Short-term rental – leasing of single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or attached dwellings for not more than twenty-eight (28) consecutive days in which the property owner does not occupy the dwelling for the duration of the lease What are the questions/concerns? • Does the city regulate STRs? • How many STRs are in Merriam? • Where are they located? • World Cup June/July 2026 • Code complaints • Too many STRs in one neighborhood • Removes residential dwelling units from the housing inventory • Have a detrimental impact on a neighborhood • Unequal competition to existing hotels • Merriam does receive guest tax from STRs Local regulations Lenexa/Mission/Mission Woods/Overland Park • No specific STR regulations • Rental licensing • OP did implement Nuisance Party ordinance Leawood and Mission Hills • No lease LESS than 30 days • No lease for only a PORTION of a dwelling unit Local regulations Fairway • STR is a lease less than 30 days • Minimum lease of three consecutive nights • On-street parking prohibited • Owner/agent live within 50 miles of property • No STR within 1,000 feet of existing STR • STR restricted to 8 persons or less • Cannot be used for receptions, meetings, parties, or similar • License/Exterior inspection/No signage Local regulations Roeland Park • STR is a lease less than 30 days • Licensed • Property owner certify that STR is their principal residence • Notification sent to property owners within 100 feet • If three or more objections received, application goes to PC Shawnee • STR is a lease less than 30 days • Licensed • Owner/agent live within 100 miles • Limits occupancy to 10 individuals Local regulations Westwood • STR is a lease less than 30 days • Licensed • Send courtesy notice to adjoining property owners • Limits occupancy to 6 individuals • Cannot be used for receptions, meetings, parties, or similar Westwood Hills • Prohibits STRs Local regulations Unified Government • STR is a lease less than 30 days • Special Use Permit • One STR per city block Kansas City, Missouri • STR is a lease less than 30 days • License • No STR within 1,000 feet of existing STR North Kansas City, Missouri • No whole home STR allowed in single family zoning districts How many STRs in Merriam • Currently there are 18 licensed STRs in Merriam; actual number may be higher • Merriam has 3,219 single family dwellings • Approximately 491 single family/duplex/triplex dwelling unit rentals • Less than 0.6% of Merriam single family dwellings are STRs STR Locations Current City STR Regulations • STRs are treated as a residential rental • STR owners are required to obtain a Landlord Occupational License • City does an interior inspection every two years • Regular exterior inspection • Dwelling unit must meet IPMC and City Code • Excessive noise prohibited • City Council can revoke Occupational Licenses (including Landlord) Suggested Additional Regulations • STRs defined as a rental of a single-family, two-family, or attached dwelling for less than 28 days in which the property owner is not present for the duration of the lease • STR license in addition to Landlord Occupational License • Proposed STR license fee - $50 • Cannot be within 1,000 feet of an STR that existed prior to July 1, 2024 STR Locations w/1,000 ft buffer Questions/Discussion