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[2:10] Jan's enough fabulous job, as you know, she came on November was a year, so the year and a half ago, and we at first changed the ordinance, we're in between data-based systems and she walked into a mess, and she really cleaned it up, so we say specialists, I mean, she's really created the position and made it her own.
[2:34] And since she does such a great job, we decided to promote her to plan her to help Shelby and I in the planning department and so that created an opening.
[2:44] And so we just had to look downstairs to find Tyler Vachie, who some of you recognize from the utility clerk.
[2:50] So she's moved upstairs and Jan is training her to be our new SCR specialist.
[2:55] So, benefit to her is she's only learning one, MGO system.
[2:59] She's only learning one, ordinance and we're not opening the ordinance again.
[3:04] So it's a night, I just want to focus on that.
[3:07] This isn't really a back and forth, and our thoughts about STRs
[3:11] or anything like that, the 2024 ordinance is in place,
[3:14] and so what we want to do tonight to make sure you're passing your inspections
[3:18] and keeping your permits renewed and smooth sailing ahead.
[3:24] So with that, we'll start with the inspection side.
[3:27] Then we'll jump over to the ordinance and permitting side.
[3:32] Okay, and we will have plenty of time for questions.
[3:35] This is being recorded in live stream,
[3:37] even though some people are going to be blessed, aren't we?
[3:41] Presentation, and IT left.
[3:43] But I'll
[3:55] say a few words while we're trying to fix that.
[3:59] So with the structure of it,
[4:03] she just kind of explained that development services
[4:05] still doing all the paperwork, the scheduling of SDR inspections,
[4:10] all that lies with development services,
[4:12] the actual inspections itself,
[4:14] why we code enforcement under the police department.
[4:17] Currently, they're conducting inspections three days a week,
[4:21] Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and they're scheduling about seven to eight.
[4:25] So when they're showing up at your property to do your inspection,
[4:29] they got a window before they have to go to the next one.
[4:32] So to keep the things move in, if you're going to be present,
[4:34] if you can be present, make sure you're there on time.
[4:37] They will try to be on time, sometimes they get hung up a little bit
[4:40] the previous one, but they want to get through them, get to it, see what they need to see and get out as quick as they can.
[4:47] So anything that you can do to facilitate that is going to help the whole process.
[4:55] This PowerPoint, we're going to overview pretty much each respectable item that is that they're going to look at.
[5:03] We are really going to spend some time on some of the ones that have given trouble and talk about those.
[5:09] There will be opportunities for questions instead of just saving the questions for all at the end.
[5:15] As we cover each little topic or section, I'll give you an opportunity to ask questions about that specific topic before we move on.
[5:23] That way you don't get asking questions or other things come up and you don't get to ask what you want to ask.
[5:28] But I would ask that you wait till we get to that part to where you can ask your questions.
[5:33] And additionally, the PowerPoint presentation that we have now, we're going to post that up on the website.
[5:39] So, if you want to copy of it or if you want to reference it later, it's there for you to use.
[5:44] We get it back up.
[5:50] I'm sorry.
[6:15] Let's have one.
[6:32] It's on the floor.
[6:33] It's always started.
[6:35] It's on until we start.
[6:38] What if we go straight from that line?
[6:40] That line goes to that TV.
[6:42] It goes straight from that line to the computer.
[6:44] Well, that's all.
[6:46] It's correct now.
[6:47] It's protecting on it.
[6:48] Oh, that's going to be a problem.
[8:19] Yeah.
[8:20] Yeah.
[8:21] That's what it's actually.
[8:22] It's going to be.
[12:31] If you're there, we'll let you correct it.
[12:33] So if you make the correction, if you're able to correct it right there, we'll pass it.
[12:37] So being there is a big benefit and a big pause.
[12:43] And then check your city and code enforcement website for the laser information on
[12:46] STRs, as I mentioned before, this presentation will be posted up on those websites and available
[12:55] to you.
[12:56] Other resources are mini code, so though we have the STR ordinances, there's other references,
[13:02] other ordinances from the city, like the fire pits and things like that.
[13:07] So everything you need may not just be in the STR ordinances, and maybe in other ordinances,
[13:11] And Unicode is a good reference for that, and we try to get that up to date as well as the short-term
[13:19] little ordinance.
[13:22] So, getting into it, we're going to start with some simple things and we'll get into some more
[13:26] complex things.
[13:27] Address numbers.
[13:28] On your SCR, it needs to be a four-inch address number and it needs to be on the front
[13:33] of the unit facing the street.
[13:36] Any questions about that?
[13:40] Swim pulls and hotdogs.
[13:43] So any kind of swimming pool, if it holds 24 inches of water or 24 inches deep, it has to have a fence or barrier of not less than 48 inches around it.
[13:55] The gate needs to be self-closing and self-latching from six inches away.
[14:00] So if you hold the gate six inches away and let it go, it should latch.
[14:05] the latch needs to be no less than 54 inches. Sometimes not everybody has the gate
[14:12] that's up if you have to reach over on the inside of the gate to unlatch it. That'll be
[14:16] acceptable but you can't have a latch on the outside of the gate where a child or something
[14:22] can come and unlatch the gate.
[14:26] Send backs on the pool, bowls are 10 feet from side and back,
[14:30] or 15 feet on setbacks.
[14:35] Here are some examples of some
[14:37] sentences that are acceptable.
[14:39] Again, 48 inches tall.
[14:42] The kid really can't be able to fit through the slats,
[14:45] so if you have a fence and you got so glad that's not going to work.
[14:49] The latch is 54 inches.
[14:54] These are acceptable.
[14:56] These are acceptable fences.
[14:58] Mesh, glass, wood, metal.
[15:03] For hot tubs, this rule of fencing applies to hot tubs with the one exception. There is an exception to it. If you have a hot tum, the exception is written at the top of the slide there. But it's got to be able to be surface drainage. They can't hold water on top. It's got to be able to support a weight of 485 pounds, which would be the equivalent of two adults in a child. And it's got to have perimeter deflection test. I don't know that we're going to serve. We're going to test that. If it does the other two, it probably
[15:33] That's an interesting question.
[15:36] Additionally, we've got to have a locking strap or locking mechanism on it.
[15:47] The cover should have a lockable mechanism to prevent unauthorized access.
[15:50] This is crucial to prevent young children from accidentally gaining access to the locking
[15:55] mechanism should be designed so that it is not easily operated by a child, typically
[16:00] or a kind of a key or a combination or other secure method.
[16:04] Those are imperative things.
[16:08] These are some acceptable hot tub covers.
[16:15] These are some unacceptable hot.
[16:20] The same by have questions on hot tubs and spots.
[16:23] Fencing.
[16:24] Yes sir.
[16:35] It would probably be, it would probably be okay if there's not a door
[16:39] that goes straight into it, correct?
[16:44] Yes.
[16:44] The entire night door is finished.
[17:02] Okay.
[17:03] Yeah. Okay.
[17:03] I understand you're saying these things.
[17:08] Questions?
[17:09] Yes, sir.
[17:16] It's been a while.
[17:17] You've
[17:20] helped with services.
[17:23] Like in place.
[17:45] Change it.
[17:56] No, it's because you're only allowed so many inspections.
[18:00] So if you have questions at all about whether something's going to pass or not pass,
[18:04] it's best to ask that question and advance.
[18:07] And an email could.
[18:08] Might be all that's necessary.
[18:11] Yes, ma'am.
[18:21] If a hot tub is in a screened-end porch, does that count as offense?
[18:29] If the
[18:35] minimum wage falls, it's not like
[18:39] to push through at
[18:44] test doors, doors, latches.
[18:50] Yes, sir.
[18:56] If it's over 24 inches deep.
[19:05] We're going to encounter things that are not just blatantly spelled out in the ordinances
[19:12] and we're going to encounter things like that like screens and stuff.
[19:15] And when we don't, we're not certain how the ordinance will apply to those things,
[19:20] we'll seek legal counsel on that.
[19:21] we have the attorneys to help you answer those questions.
[19:24] And once we answer those questions,
[19:26] that's what we'll go with on it.
[19:30] Any other questions on school, on pools and hottubs?
[19:37] So we'll move on to the next outdoor fire regulations.
[19:41] So with burning units means anything,
[19:43] any kind of portable fire pit, portable outdoor fire
[19:46] place, chimney, or any other with burning device.
[19:50] Destruction material has to be
[19:51] is something that's non-convustible, like steel, concrete,
[19:54] layer or something similar. The fuel area may not be more than 3 feet and diameter and 2 feet
[20:02] in height. Setbacks must be 15 feet from the rear and side. So if you have a fire pit,
[20:09] placement of it, that's what's required of it. Size of it, that's what's required of it.
[20:14] And the fire pit shall be completely covered by a fine metal break to prevent
[20:18] inverse from escaping. So that's a prime example of an acceptable farted.
[20:27] On the one side
[20:28] you can see compliant farted, it's on the others you can see some that would not be. There's
[20:32] no cover. The cover doesn't fit. It wants a cooking grate. Those are not going to cover the
[20:38] farted.
[20:44] The only exceptions to the to the cover and the setback rules are protein units. They're
[20:50] not they don't require a cover and there's no setback requirements if there are legally
[20:54] propane
[20:58] questions on fire pits.
[21:02] Isn't it?
[21:08] Is it?
[21:09] I mean, obviously, is there?
[21:12] It generally says 15 feet from editing
[21:15] combustible.
[21:17] 15 feet.
[21:18] So that's all the way around.
[21:19] Yes, sir.
[21:27] If it's a propane, there's no setback requirements,
[21:29] and there's no screen cover requirements.
[21:35] Yes, how we think so.
[21:37] If you're not burning wood,
[21:39] I mean, if you go to burn wood,
[21:40] that's where it has to be covered.
[21:41] I mean, the idea behind the ordinances
[21:43] is to keep the little inverse and flood
[21:46] into your neighbor jar and question something about it.
[21:51] Is it
[21:58] okay?
[22:01] Yeah, it's an estimate.
[22:03] Otherwise, it's not inside the structure,
[22:05] but yes,
[22:19] there's internal lighting.
[22:21] I won't go through detail on these definitions,
[22:24] but these definitions will be here for you
[22:26] on what's fully sealed it, outdoor lighting,
[22:29] and what up lighting is.
[22:31] But we'll show you some examples of these.
[22:35] On the city ordinance, all outdoor lighting
[22:36] shall be fully shielded fixtures. The luminous elements of the fixture shall not be visible from any other property
[22:42] and have a color temperature of 3,000 K or less. Outdoor fixtures with the maximum output of
[22:48] 300 lumens may be left unshielded if the fixture has an opaque top to prevent light from shining up.
[22:56] The source of the light is not visible from any other property. Outdoor fixtures with the maximum output
[23:01] of 600 lumens may be shielded with a color lens that the color lens reduces the limit
[23:06] output and half. The fixture has an opaque top to prevent life from shining out. The source
[23:11] of the light has not visible from any other property. These are might be kind of hard to see
[23:18] but there's a list there that of what's acceptable and what's unacceptable lighting. There's
[23:23] some better vision versions of that. The acceptable lighting certainly shielded on the one illustration,
[23:30] the lighting itself is up at the top and the solid cap covers the lighting, the unacceptable
[23:37] or life-shining upward, flood lights, or no shield whatsoever.
[23:49] Additionally, with string lights,
[23:51] the same requirement. So if you have string lights, they have to be fully shielded.
[23:55] Ones on the right are obviously not fully shielded. The ones on the left are
[24:02] questions on lighting.
[24:11] Yes, we have been improving that it's there, the directed straight down, right here.
[24:25] Are you talking about a security camera or just or sensor motion lights?
[24:35] So the light shines and the camera records it, is that what happens?
[24:40] Unfortunately, the ordinance does not address motion sensing for time period or anything like that.
[24:46] It just says that the lights seem fully shielded.
[24:49] So we're asking that those be directed down as well.
[24:52] that's
[25:19] commercial to residential.
[25:22] The ordinance is applied in commercial and residential areas as well.
[25:28] When you get into the details of ordinance, it talks about non-conforming existing lighting
[25:32] that was in place before 2018 when the ordinance was enacted.
[25:37] And it says those lights and people who are not seeking a permit can remain that way until May
[25:45] to 29 during the time between now and then, if the picture could be replaced, because
[25:51] it's failed or whatever, then there's supposed to replace it with something that starts
[25:56] like flying.
[26:00] Yes, sir.
[26:32] The luminous element.
[26:33] It's what it refers to.
[26:35] The source of the light shouldn't be seen.
[26:39] So like the bulb of your neighbor shouldn't be looking at the bulb,
[26:53] you have them both.
[26:55] It's still not going to, the ordinance requires what the ordinance requires.
[27:00] So the ordinance says it can't shine into another yard, even though it's yours, it has to
[27:06] meet the same standards of everybody else's.
[27:09] This may.
[27:11] About what?
[27:16] There it is.
[27:17] There it is.
[27:18] Cash, like candle, the same gas burning lights, gas lights, or exactly like a candle.
[27:26] Yes, ma'am,
[27:45] your, your question is, if it's under
[27:46] porch and the light is shining down and it has an opaque cover. It's, it's acceptable if it meets
[27:53] those lumens correctly. If the bulb itself is not exposed to an adjoining property or another property,
[28:11] it's just shining straight down and you can't see the bulb. It's, it's good. Yes, sir.
[28:35] So you're shining
[28:36] So your light is shining on the address and maybe a sign or something.
[28:44] I would think that would be okay as long as, again, you cannot see the source of light from another property.
[28:54] Any other questions on lighting?
[29:12] That's why you'd said that the gas lighting was exempt.
[29:16] I think not.
[29:18] I'd
[29:27] assume that the gas light is due to that.
[29:34] Tyler, would you mind closing a door? I'm like, I'm trying to look in the audience and I'm getting a glare
[29:39] somebody's track and set me right in the eyes.
[29:44] All right, so let me, let me make sure we understand your
[29:46] your question.
[29:47] If it looks like a gas light, but it's, it's not, it's
[29:51] a electrical light.
[29:53] So I believe that's where the luminance comes in, the correct?
[30:00] Unfortunately, the lilies doesn't matter, the thing that trumped it all is the ability to see that bold from an adjoining property.
[30:11] That's
[30:20] not
[30:27] true.
[30:28] No.
[30:29] So if you can see the bold, or if you can't see the bold,
[30:42] is it covered by a frosted blast?
[30:45] In other words, the light source is not going up and down.
[31:00] And actually the ordinance, I mean, get into it really, in detail what it says is then,
[31:09] everything police shielded, so the light exits just at the bottom of the fixture.
[31:15] And the fixture includes the bulb, the source of the light, the muzzleman of light, any glass or other material design to refract that light.
[31:28] So if you have like a plastic lens that goes around a bulb that's up inside a shield, the light goes down and then it hits that
[31:41] that
[31:43] reflective from
[31:44] picture to glass, but it's when it shoots it out or whatever, it's not opaque.
[31:50] Then it would technically not be compliant.
[31:54] So we have worked with people and given that examples of bulbs,
[31:59] Thanks to some other people that manage properties, that we have allowed so that the
[32:10] bulb itself is replaced with a bulb that is a fully cut off shield, a cut off bulb.
[32:16] So it gets about halfway down, a fixture like you're talking about, and then the light goes
[32:20] out through those those lensing surrounds, and because we're not trying to make it a hardship
[32:27] for people requiring everyone to buy brand new light pictures and things like that.
[32:32] We feel like that's a compromise that's doing a lot to get closer and have that.
[32:44] Kind of the end point is if you're bold, if you're using opaque, I mean, you can't have a bunch of light.
[32:50] It can't be so light opaque that the light is coming through.
[32:54] I mean, the examples that we're trying to give is try your best to shield it,
[32:57] so that light is not shining through out ports,
[33:00] the idea is not out ports to neighbors that's shining down.
[33:04] So if you're fixture that you have,
[33:07] is only shining the light in the downward position,
[33:09] then you're gonna be okay, if it's shining out ports to neighbors,
[33:13] that's where you're gonna have the issues.
[33:15] I know that's kind of confusing, but yes.
[33:20] If there's a first and the more you live on the internet,
[33:34] Shielded, shielded fixtures, outdoor shielded fixtures.
[33:40] Do you have a question on the corner?
[33:54] So the little solar walkway lights.
[34:00] Again, if you look at the word, it's technically in just black and white.
[34:05] Yeah, if those walkway lights are like the LEDs run inside a cap.
[34:11] But at the bottom of the cap, there's a glass section.
[34:14] and then there's like a little reflective dome that the mic goes down and bounces out.
[34:22] Technically that's that's that's not compliant. But again taking the grand scheme things
[34:27] of course if it's in back yard and all bets are off as down low. You only have to worry about
[34:32] that being seen by another person in the front yard. You're just going to have to take it on a
[34:38] But in case case basis, but obviously, that kind of light is
[34:41] going to be putting out a lot of light unless you have
[34:46] say 29 and a year or something, and they're all very bright.
[34:50] And you know, definitely have an issue with discussion.
[34:54] Yes, sir.
[34:55] Definitely.
[34:56] I think
[35:04] that gets into the non-conforming discussion,
[35:11] and it doesn't
[35:12] So newer, newer construction projects are under these same restrictions, older ones are grandfathered until you replace that fixture.
[35:26] Generally speaking, we say SCRs are receiving a special permit, right, you're asking for a special permission.
[35:31] And so that's why we're doing the inspections every year now, right, because things can change.
[35:36] So, eventually, all homes will become dark sky compliant over time.
[35:44] But SCRs are being held to a higher standard.
[35:47] They're being held to the standard.
[35:48] It's just quicker because you're asking for a permit and we're acquiring the inspection.
[35:53] But eventually, I think once you notice, have you noticed that you've started noticing lighting?
[36:00] So you'll start paying attention to lighting and you'll see how bad bad lighting really can be.
[36:05] and how important these dark sky compliant fixtures really can be, and when the whole town's doing it,
[36:11] there will be a vast improvement. So it's an ordinance we've had in place for a while,
[36:16] but the adoption's been slow because it's only required for new new fixtures. So in any new building,
[36:24] any new commercial or residential building that's built to get a certificate of occupancy
[36:29] the building department checks for, for lighting.
[36:34] So eventually the entire town will be compliant.
[36:37] Is there, is there a hard deadline on that?
[36:40] What is my 29, 29, everybody will have to be compliant with questions this time?
[37:10] So, so your question is, you have multiple units, one, one STR unit, one STR unit,
[37:19] But multiple units, the non-STR unit you're asking if that has to be compliant, and it's detached,
[37:31] the SCR itself, until 2029, then every time,
[37:37] you got some time.
[37:43] When was, do you know when that ordinance was about to go?
[37:45] Approximately, May 2018.
[38:19] So basically what you'd said, just to kind of goes out, is if you google, dark sky compliant, shielded cup,
[38:28] But that shielded cup would cover the light bulb and make it dark scar compliant.
[38:52] Unfortunately, ultimately, the ordinance says it doesn't matter what it's a 300-limit bulb or 600-limit bulb.
[38:58] But Trump's everything is, the ability to see that light from another property.
[39:05] Yes, sir.
[39:15] Red cello cup in Gilles.
[39:16] Is there any volume on the yellow cello cups?
[39:23] Yes, sir.
[39:29] The Christmas lights, it's so.
[39:31] All the lighting is exempt, but then it defines all the lighting as used for a specific
[39:41] holiday.
[39:42] So they shouldn't be up and on, you're around just during whatever holiday is if you're
[39:48] celebrating or based on it.
[39:52] So no Christmas lights on me, you're starting.
[39:56] You're
[40:00] trying to use good judgment.
[40:02] I mean, some people aren't good about taking the Christmas lights down to a February,
[40:11] so I understand
[40:12] what you're saying.
[40:18] So, I mean, kind of that the really the big ones are external lighting, pools, and far pits.
[40:24] Anybody think of any of the previous ones that we talked to you that we talked about before
[40:27] we go on.
[40:29] This may.
[40:37] Yes.
[40:38] It's burning wood.
[40:49] Life safety.
[40:51] You'll notice on most of these slides, I'll also reference the ordinance where this comes from.
[40:58] Some of it comes directly from the SDR ordinance, some of it comes from other ordinances.
[41:04] In the smoke alarms, you're required to have a minimum of one on each floor or level.
[41:10] One in each bedroom, and if you've got a corridor that serves multiple bedrooms, you have to have one in the corridor.
[41:17] The carbon monoxide detector is required for each floor if you have natural gas or propane or there is an attached garage.
[41:27] So if you have a attached garage and you don't have any propane, you still have to have a carbon monoxide detector.
[41:35] And it has to work.
[41:39] Questions on that?
[41:40] But fire extinguisher, fire extinguishers, there needs to be one on each four.
[41:48] The fire extinguisher at a minimum must be a five pound.
[41:52] And it needs to be at least a two-eight ten-be seat type.
[41:56] In other words, two, three pound hard.
[41:58] It's extinguishers.
[41:59] Don't people, one, five pound hard.
[42:01] It's going to be five pounds.
[42:04] The fire extinguisher, you can't just have the fire extinguisher.
[42:07] It needs to be inspected and functioning.
[42:10] So you can't have the same fire extinguisher there for six years.
[42:13] It needs to be inspected and there are local vendors that do that here, it needs to be
[42:19] a third party inspector annually and it needs to be tagged that it was inspected.
[42:29] What's that?
[42:30] So what's that?
[42:35] The fire extinguisher needs to be inspected and they have inspections, they need to be
[42:39] looking at any of our fire extinguisher that are hanging on the building, they get inspected
[42:43] every year. And they got a tag showing that they were inspected and that they're currently
[42:49] recharge fixed or whatever needs to be in their function.
[42:58] Or take it to them. There are
[43:00] places that do that here that we utilize as well for our dismissal. Certainly.
[43:11] Yes.
[43:26] I mean,
[43:26] I don't think it calls very much to do that. I mean, in a long run, I mean, it might
[43:30] me cheaper to this heavyman's back than to go buy a new one. Do you want to buy a new one?
[43:36] I mean, that's up to you. Yes. I don't know how many places that do it. I know
[43:42] how hard of the hills is one of them.
[43:47] I mean,
[44:04] on an initial inspection of brand new
[44:06] fire extinguishers can be a brand new and fire extinguisher. I mean, when you come up to
[44:09] reinspections, I think that's really when it's going to come up. The question is going to come
[44:13] up if have you inspected this fire extinguisher. But if it's your first time inspection, I mean,
[44:18] We're going to give you some grace that you just bought it.
[44:21] But if we're coming for your next inspection, then and you've got a fog extinguisher that's
[44:26] been sitting wherever it's sitting and it's got however much of that sitting on it,
[44:30] obviously it's been there here.
[44:32] So it needs to be inspected.
[44:39] Any other questions on fog extinguisher?
[44:42] There's an example of one of the foggings that I want to look at.
[44:48] All right, Modum.
[44:53] Gas appliances.
[44:54] All gas appliances shall be properly vented to the outside of the home.
[44:58] There's only one exit.
[45:00] Reception, and that would be gas ranges, all other water heaters, everything else has to be properly funded.
[45:09] Questions on that?
[45:14] Emergency egress, adequate emergency egress for each room used as a bedroom must have at least one maintenance of getting out. That's open directly to the outdoors, which is either be a window that's 36 inches or a door.
[45:40] Yes, I know that that's kind of coming issue with you on a library on that.
[45:46] It's a very good thing we've had before.
[45:48] Or am I?
[45:54] Oh, well, take it on a case by case basis, I think, but if you're talking about historical
[45:58] and obviously your options or limited, you can't modify that without approval from the
[46:03] historical viewboard and anything else, but.
[46:07] So case by case,
[46:16] can't be six inches, somebody's going to be able to fit through it.
[46:23] So within reason,
[46:30] I think the ordinance specified is that there just has to be a window
[46:35] to get out and jump.
[46:41] any other questions on the U.S.
[46:51] signs,
[46:54] so in the only sign that in an R1, R2, or R3,
[46:59] the only sign is a nameplate, it can be no larger than two feet by one feet, or two
[47:06] foot square, I should say, must be attached to the structure, no other signs permitted,
[47:37] by spending signs that we like how big a sign that we're talking.
[47:45] If you all inspect that.
[47:47] way finding sign through them from the sign because you
[48:16] could have way finding signage
[48:19] STR at the spot so we were talking
[48:23] about right we're not we're trying to
[48:30] prevent the residential areas from looking commercial so if you need to
[48:35] direct your your tenant that's fine but we're just trying to prevent the neighborhood
[48:39] residential areas from looking commercial
[48:45] and the others
[48:51] so the owner and
[48:52] Operator Shop hosts in a conspicuous location of the short-term rental premises of packet containing
[48:58] at a minimum host rules with the following information.
[49:02] Maximum number of occupants.
[49:05] The location of required Austrian parking and prohibition of parking on an unimproved area select yard.
[49:11] A applicable quiet hours from TMP-7A and residential zones.
[49:17] Waste pickup requirements including location of waste and recycling receptors.
[49:21] The exterior lighting requirements do to dark sky regulations which encourage lights to be turned off when no one is present.
[49:29] 24 hour contact name and phone number, operator contact name and phone number,
[49:35] and if relevant emergency evacuation procedures.
[49:38] So if relevant is kind of how it's termed in the ordinance.
[49:42] So the question becomes what's relevant.
[49:45] If you have two rooms, it might not be relevant, but anything probably bigger than that,
[49:50] you need to have an evacuation procedure or a plan, and I'll show you the illustration of one here
[49:56] in one to up and in slides. It also needs to have emergency and non-emergency dispatch numbers
[50:02] include 911. The number there is a direct line to below 911 that's the direct line to dispatch.
[50:09] It'll give you an option to press one for dispatch or two for jail, so you'll press one for dispatch.
[50:16] And notice that failure to conform to city ordinance constitutes a violation of the code for
[50:20] I'll just maybe side it.
[50:25] The example, on the hostels,
[50:27] put the map.
[50:29] So the example on the host rules,
[50:31] I believe, on the city's website,
[50:32] there is an example there available
[50:34] that you can just write your information in on that.
[50:37] Post it.
[50:39] So
[50:43] either one would be sufficient.
[50:50] The other number, so the 7585 is up the number that's on it.
[50:54] So the 7585 goes to this building here.
[50:57] And during business hours, if somebody calls that number, it's going to ring to here and not this batch.
[51:04] Once this building closed, that number after hours, this number rolls into this batch.
[51:08] So after hours, it'll go straight into this batch. So either number would be sufficient to get in this batch.
[51:17] Yes.
[51:20] Now you can have your own, as long as it has that material.
[51:25] So if you want to put your logo on it or whatever you want to do, you can do that.
[51:28] So let's kind of back up a second.
[51:33] It needs to be in a conspicuous location.
[51:36] So I know some of the inspections say,
[51:38] like, should be on the board or this and that,
[51:41] but it can really the ordinance says it needs to be in a conspicuous location.
[51:45] In a conspicuous location, I'll be by the front door or in the kitchen.
[51:48] Those are conspicuous locations.
[51:50] So if you post your host rules there,
[51:53] you post your evacuation plane right next to it.
[51:55] You're going to be good.
[52:05] As long as it's in a conspicuous location, so they need to know what those host rules.
[52:11] They need to know that that mind or is host rules, so that they can, it's not just a mind or sitting there and we don't know what it is.
[52:26] Yeah, it's probably not, I mean, there comes a judgment call in there.
[52:30] If it's confusing to navigate the home, you need an evacuation plan.
[52:35] So if it's a one if it's got one bedroom in a living kitchen area, people can find a way out of that.
[52:44] So that's kind of there's an example of an evacuation plan.
[52:50] So they're going to be relevant in most every residents and less it is just really simple.
[53:00] It needs to be posted in a prominent location again in the by the front door.
[53:05] In the bedrooms, it would be a recommended thing, it would survive in a bedroom, but at a minimum there needs to be one post a new front door kitchen or something.
[53:18] So that hits about most of everything in the inspection.
[53:22] I know some things are probably a little easier to understand and other like the lighting is maybe a little more difficult.
[53:28] Is there questions that come up?
[53:43] So, again, I think, like I said in the beginning of the presentation, having somebody
[53:50] on-site present, I know you get information from MDO, but hearing it directly from them,
[53:57] this is what's wrong, this is what's going to take the fix it, is probably way better
[54:02] than you try to interpret it out of that.
[54:04] So, having somebody present during inspection, particularly your first inspections and things
[54:09] like that, once you kind of have everything in line and we get through this initial phase
[54:14] of getting everybody inspected, I think it's going to go a lot smoother because we're
[54:18] going to understand, or things are not going to change like lighting over the next two
[54:23] or three years.
[54:24] So for those first inspections, I would have somebody there and get some feedback of what
[54:28] the issue is.
[54:29] And as I said, we want you to pass your inspection.
[54:32] So we're going to try to help you, but if it doesn't pass, we can't just say, oh, it's good enough.
[54:38] So being there if there's an issue and it's something that's easily corrected, maybe you don't have the host rules posted in the right spot and you can move it and stick it in the right spot.
[54:49] That corrects the issue and you just pass your inspection where you would have failed if you weren't there.
[54:55] So they're going to work with you, it's tried to identify what's wrong and how to correct it so that you can pass it.
[55:02] If you don't pass your inspection, the market is failed in the MGO, and then it goes back to
[55:07] Tyler, and then she'll reach out to reschedule.
[55:13] Yes,
[55:20] anything else that I'm not thinking about, I don't think anything else.
[55:23] Cool, and high terms.
[55:24] That's about it.
[55:26] The only other exception that was made and it took some legal discussion was the dinting
[55:32] of gas ranges.
[55:48] That's going to be, I mean, we're just going to have to look it on again.
[55:56] So, as I kind of mentioned earlier, you know, things are taken on a case-by-case basis.
[56:02] So, all we can say is that we could look at it, and when we, when it doesn't align with the ordinance,
[56:09] when things don't just line up the ordinance, either pass or fail, then we usually ask attorneys for that.
[56:17] But, right,
[56:20] all we can do is look at it.
[56:22] So, my recommendation to you would be that prior to your inspection is, you know, that's going to be a question.
[56:29] is let's let's look at it now and you can see we can come up with a solution for
[56:33] before you show up. We show up for your inspection.
[56:38] Or it's not a picture of
[56:40] an email to us.
[57:08] No
[57:19] I understand that's I understand that's an inconvenience
[57:23] but it's it's kind of where we have to draw a hard line somewhere as far as what
[57:28] we're willing to accept pictures for with them actually not going and physically
[57:32] seeing it themselves. So where we allow is if you're there and you can correct it right there,
[57:38] then we'll pass it. But if we can't correct it in that time frame, then we move on to the next one
[57:45] to the next inspection and then you have to reschedule.
[57:52] It's,
[57:58] and understand these things are
[58:00] bogging down and that's part of the reason why we're here today is we want to talk about those
[58:04] issues. Try to address them here so that they're rolling through in the inspection
[58:11] and I think once we get a year down the road through years down the road, this process is going to
[58:16] move a lot smoother, it's just trying to get on the same thing. Any others?
[58:23] All right, so I'm going to
[58:23] pass it on to Anna. Thank you, Bradson. Thank you, everyone. So we're going to go through our presentation
[58:30] and we'll hold the questions till the end because some of them can get very specific and you're welcome
[58:35] to stay and ask staff as specific questions afterwards, but we want to make sure the whole group
[58:40] It's this information, so I'll tell us a title to come on up, and we'll go over again, the
[58:49] ordinance changes, and using the new MGO, who's using MGO, who likes it better than Avenue,
[58:59] who likes it better than Granicus. All right, so I can tell you that we like it better,
[59:04] you know, it's a new software, and there's obviously growing pace with anything,
[59:08] But thank you for bearing with us as much as a pain as has been for you to change all of all the new systems.
[59:15] Believe me, it's been a pain for us too.
[59:17] But I feel like we've got a good system now and we plan on keeping it and using it for years to come.
[59:24] And it'll just get easier from here.
[59:26] Because I think, as Brackson was saying, this first year of inspections is going to be the hardest, right?
[59:32] Assuming you get everything right and don't change anything next year will go a lot easier.
[59:37] But to reinforce that, I mean, use the template.
[59:39] If we're giving you a template, use the template, and use the checklist, use the checklist,
[59:46] just a Janis and I was saying it to you for a reason.
[59:49] He didn't tell you this, the fail rate at one point was like 33%.
[59:54] And you're going back to the back of the line.
[59:57] So we're no longer accepting those photos.
[1:00:00] So get it right. We want you to pass. We don't want to come back out. And it's bogging down the whole system. So has shown us back to the first time. It's my best advice for that.
[1:00:20] So this evening, we're going to be going over our STR website, which is all things STR related.
[1:00:29] You can find that on our city website, it's going to provide you with the 2024 ordinance with brief summaries of the sections.
[1:00:37] Briefly ask questions, a video, a short video on failed inspection items.
[1:00:44] And it's going to show you a short from rental map to see if properties are SDRs or not.
[1:00:52] So, this is our NGO customer portal.
[1:00:55] You're going to notice, oral background is the right jurisdiction and then you'll see
[1:01:01] hered of spirk up at the top right and at the top left.
[1:01:08] So, within NGO, you'll be able to do new permits, renewals, and transfers on the renewals.
[1:01:15] We want to do that.
[1:01:17] You can do them six days prior to your expiration.
[1:01:21] Next year, notifications will go out to make sure that you're able to renew and they will all require an inspection.
[1:01:33] So now we're going to go over how to link your account. So you'll create your account.
[1:01:38] You will go to the bottom. There's going to be four sections and it says search all permits and you'll click on that.
[1:01:49] So project number equals permit number through NGO.
[1:01:52] So you want to remember that.
[1:01:59] And you will enter your project number.
[1:02:01] You'll page down to the bottom and press search.
[1:02:04] And we'll take you to this next page where you will see your project.
[1:02:08] And you'll click the three dots and press add to account.
[1:02:16] So now that your account is linked, you can start the renewal process.
[1:02:20] We've created an account with our linked with our linked properties.
[1:02:26] You're going to gather your driver's license and a photo of the house and answer five simple questions and upload those documents and hit submit.
[1:02:37] So the MGO workflow is the customer will submit the renewal application, the staff in processes and issues the invoice.
[1:02:45] The customer will pay the invoice through the NGO portal.
[1:02:48] The customer will schedule the SGR inspection through NGO with the passing inspection.
[1:02:55] Your permit will be available within minutes and you are able to print that and post it in your unit.
[1:03:02] So now for the inspection request, once you've gone through the renewal process, you're going to click your projects.
[1:03:08] You'll see a green pending and you'll click the request inspection on the bottom left hand side.
[1:03:17] So, you'll follow the prompts after that.
[1:03:20] The staff will then assign an inspector and a time slot.
[1:03:23] You will receive an email confirmation of an inspection appointment.
[1:03:27] If the inspection fails, a re-inspection fee of $75 is payable prior to rescheduling.
[1:03:35] And like we said before, you will be at the end of the line.
[1:03:38] And we are booking six to eight weeks out from now.
[1:03:41] We're in the middle August end of August.
[1:03:47] Okay. Hi everybody. I'm going to go over the couple of changes that happens at the beginning of the year for the 24 SDR ordinance the 2024. It was effective in January first as you all know.
[1:04:00] We went with MGO which we've just shown you. Once again to we'd also like to remit that Tyler and I are here for you guys. There's a lot of resources out there but we're always at the end of email or a phone and we try to get you to get you as soon as possible.
[1:04:15] Our goal is to answer emails in 24 hours, sometimes it's not quite possible, but we do try.
[1:04:21] So, please feel free to contact us.
[1:04:24] What also happened with the STR ordinance was that no new unoccupied STRs are allowed in R1, R2, or R3.
[1:04:32] It eliminated the STR condominium use and it created the special exceptions process, which is approved through zoning board of adjustment.
[1:04:45] And then of course, as we all know, it also established that every SCR will get an annual inspection upon renewal.
[1:04:52] The transfers are allowed and the continuation of the non-conforming status and that you will possibly could possibly lose your non-conforming status.
[1:05:02] The permit spot is expired for longer than 90 days. Hence the idea that you go from active depending.
[1:05:07] you never let your permit expire. We'd also like to reiterate the point about submitting your
[1:05:13] annules 60 days prior to your expiration with the backlog that will make you feel comfortable
[1:05:19] about going from active to pending and hopefully get you through the whole process before you actually
[1:05:25] expire. So the other thing that changed with the ordinance was the fees, the based on bedroom count
[1:05:32] And as you can see, they went at 1.3, 5, 7, 9, up to 1,000, and there is a $300 transfer for you.
[1:05:42] All right, this is not my realm, but Garrett Darin is on vacation this week.
[1:05:47] And you wanted to give you some notes about hotel occupancy tax.
[1:05:52] Any questions we have about it, obviously referred to Darin, because I'm not the hot girl.
[1:05:56] He's the hot guy, go on.
[1:06:00] So this tells you when the quarters are due.
[1:06:02] We have 10 days after that date and not to receive a link when notice.
[1:06:07] So, please pay attention to those.
[1:06:11] You can now fill out a online form that he has created.
[1:06:17] And as you see there, if you do ACH there's no fee,
[1:06:20] the credit card does have a 4% fee attached to it.
[1:06:26] Once again, this is Darren's venue, so I'm just going to say,
[1:06:29] be that they're good taxable revenue includes
[1:06:32] for a taxable receipts, cleaning fees and pet fees.
[1:06:38] 7% is due to the city and 6% is due to the state.
[1:06:42] One of the things he wanted me to mention was,
[1:06:44] please don't rely on Airbnb or verbode and make your city taxes.
[1:06:48] They do not do it.
[1:06:50] Be sure to remit those to the city individually.
[1:06:54] They just don't do it.
[1:06:55] They do your state.
[1:06:56] They do not do your city taxes.
[1:07:00] So,
[1:07:12] once again, I am not the hot girl, I am the STR slash planet one girl.
[1:07:17] So, I would hope that you can just direct it there and I'm sorry, I don't know the specifics on this. Sorry.
[1:07:26] And also, Darren would like me to say to you, if you do not have any receipts, if you're as far as instance have an STR permit on a property that's long term rented,
[1:07:35] Be sure to still remit zero for every quarter because that keeps you compliant with hot
[1:07:40] So even if you have nothing remit is zero
[1:07:56] There will be yoga. Sorry
[1:08:00] Okay, this is the Airbnb one that you said please let people know about that
[1:08:04] This gets very complicated. Sorry. This is all gonna be online. Obviously and Darren's back from vacation in a week
[1:08:10] So he can answer all these questions and
[1:08:13] And there's there's contact information.
[1:08:16] We do have some handouts for you all with his information,
[1:08:18] Tyler's information.
[1:08:22] That is our presentation.
[1:08:23] Does anybody have any questions for us?
[1:08:26] Yes, sir.
[1:08:29] I knew you were going to ask me that one.
[1:08:33] Yeah, would you like to answer that one?
[1:08:35] The non-confirming, conforming.
[1:08:40] We can hand those out.
[1:08:47] Even, ma'am.
[1:08:48] I'm sorry I didn't hear the question.
[1:08:50] Former times when I'll repeat it back.
[1:08:54] not conforming requirements, right?
[1:09:01] So if you have a valid permit and you're operating as you
[1:09:03] should, you're a valid non, you're legal, non-conforming, right? Now if you say, I want to
[1:09:09] expand my house. I want to increase the occupancy of your increased the size of the house.
[1:09:15] You'd have to get a special permission, a traditional use permit to expand that use.
[1:09:21] If you let your permit expire and you don't renew it within that 90 days,
[1:09:25] than your legal non-conforming status goes away.
[1:09:29] So that's why it's important to admit that zero hot.
[1:09:32] It's also important if you're going to do a major remodel.
[1:09:36] You can improve the property and you're not going to use it for a while.
[1:09:40] It's important that when you pull your building permit that you also notify Tyler
[1:09:44] that, hey, I'm putting it on hold, but I want to hold on to my non-conforming use.
[1:09:50] I'm going to, you know, whatever, upgrade you're going to make.
[1:09:54] and we do have a process, there's a form you can fill out to solidify the non-conforming status to essentially register that with us in non-conforming status.
[1:10:16] Yes, with your permit. Yes, the whole point of getting the permit, that you're getting the inspection for the permit, right?
[1:10:24] So some of the point is that you have an SCR use in an R1 or an R2 neighborhood, that would not be allowed if you came in today with a new house in an R1 or R2, you would not be allowed a new permit.
[1:10:38] So you are non-conforming, you existed before the ordinance changed, but we're going to continue that at use into the future. We're not taking it away. You can transfer it, but you can't really expand it without special permission.
[1:10:55] Okay,
[1:11:19] the new structure is a new permit and there's no facilities allowed in R1 or R2.
[1:11:25] So having multiple units, unless you're zoned R2 and you could only use it for long-term rental.
[1:11:30] Or if you're R1, you can write in R1 anybody who lives in the house.
[1:11:35] There is a long-term resident or as an owner occupied can have an accessory dwelling unit.
[1:11:40] But you cannot have multiple SCR units. You could not convert an existing structure into another unit.
[1:11:48] Or you can long-term rent it. Yes, we need housing.
[1:11:58] Do your transfer as soon as you can.
[1:12:02] The old language was 10, technically you have 90, but that's not smart for anybody to
[1:12:07] wait for that long. Lots of things can go wrong in 90 days.
[1:12:26] We've not talked about a management company day.
[1:12:29] I think we have to get caught up.
[1:12:32] And then if there's another way of doing the inspections,
[1:12:34] But I know right now we try, you know, if the cluster them when we see their several that are on the set of town are obviously if there's multiple units and when we try to put all those together and be cognizant of their time and yeah driving around.
[1:13:08] So if you want you so if you have a current occupancy and you want to get more.
[1:13:16] Yeah,
[1:13:31] it would be a conditional use permit to increase the occupancy, so you'd have to ask for that permission to do that.
[1:13:40] Well, so the occupancy set by bedroom, right, to per bedroom plus two.
[1:13:46] So right now, essentially, no new STR would get greater than 12.
[1:14:02] You can't just make it a node because some people have converted garages into living areas, but you have to get that permission because we're also going to check to make sure you can park it.
[1:14:28] So I can't permit that you had two bedrooms and you had four people, right?
[1:14:31] That was your occupancy.
[1:14:33] But then you decided that you had a black couch.
[1:14:35] You could come to apply for a CUP to say,
[1:14:40] Hey, I'd like to increase my occupancy.
[1:14:43] And they may or may not give it to you, right?
[1:14:45] So it's an application, but it will be based on whether or not you can
[1:14:49] also park it because the more people bring more cars.
[1:14:51] So there are, it's very rare for people to do that, it's typically where somebody has had a modification, and they then want to sleep.
[1:15:00] There are several qualifications for it. Most people are not going to do it. Right, right, yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
[1:15:41] No, no, no, no, there's still the special exception. That's one of the items that I mentioned, but the new STR ordinance, it used to be a CUP, but now you go to an apply for a special exception, but there are two things you have to qualify for.
[1:15:52] You have to have both neighbors on either side have to be active SDRs on occupied, and then within a 200 foot radius, you have to have at least 50% to more properties that are active SDRs.
[1:16:05] So if you have to call
[1:16:09] it correct, you don't call it fine. It does not know me.
[1:16:14] Yeah, so you're going to have both. You've got to have either side, and you've got to have yeah.
[1:16:19] Yes,
[1:16:33] I mean, money, you're not accepting money for it, yep, yes,
[1:16:45] so it's your turn to the right one side and then have some the other so the language and the ordinance speaks to you have to have two property lines so it could be a neighbor to the back, but you have to have two property lines of budding you and there are we added language for public facilities and certain levels of commercial count towards that yeah so I mean we we could evaluate that if you if you're but that's the way the
[1:17:09] language is written. It actually allows special exceptions in the old air and the old nobody
[1:17:16] had ever qualified before. So when they amended the language, actually some a few have been
[1:17:21] approved if you have actually had the qualifications.
[1:17:26] Did you have some? Anyone else?
[1:17:51] Right, essentially on those you would have to, we have to prove to us. No, I didn't just put
[1:17:55] this hot tub in. Look, I've been running it for four years and my listing pictures for four
[1:17:59] years ago, I showed that this hot tub was here, so those are the types of things where
[1:18:04] we've allowed,
[1:18:08] before 2019.
[1:18:30] I would have, I mean, the setbacks, you know, something like that, that can't be changed, right?
[1:18:34] Light, fixture, you can change, right?
[1:18:37] That's the distinguished in line.
[1:18:42] Well, thank you all for giving up your Tuesday evening.
[1:18:46] It will be here if you have specific questions, happy to help.
[1:18:50] But thank you for doing a good job.
[1:18:52] Obviously, you care.
[1:18:52] You're here because you care, and we appreciate that.
[1:18:55] So thank you.