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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDAITEMNUMBER: — ‘¢-A.
Text Amendment, App. A. Art. VI, Sec. 6.28 (Short Term
Home Rentals) FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Aug. 9, 2021
Ordinance No. 21-O-0019
COUNCIL AGENDA DA
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
City Council members voted in favor of a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (Ord. No. 21-O-0002)
on March 15, 2021, to allow Short Term Home Rentals, sometime commonly referred to as Airbnb or
VRBO rentals. Following its passage, several Short Term Home Rental owners raised concerns about
elements of the regulations that in some cases conflicted with the Airbnb/VRBO rules. Staff met with
five of the owners to better understand Airbnb/VRBO requirements and explain the goals of the City’s
ordinance. The meeting was extremely productive and Staff drafted amendments to the original
ordinance. In a follow-up meeting there was strong consensus that the amendments would work for
both the owners and the City. The amendments include:
e Removing the inspection requirement while assuring that the Airbnb/VRBO requirements of
installation of carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are met. Appliances shall be installed per
manufacturer requirements and HVAC units shall be inspected at least annually by a trained
professional.
e Allow one-night stays in locations where the owner is on the premises throughout the stay.
Also, reducing the minimum number of nights to two-night stays when the owner is not on the
premises. Stays longer than 30 days require participation in the City’s Rental Registration
Program (a couple of owners are already Rental Program Registrants).
e Requiring the owner to obtain the name and phone number of the primary guest only, which is
information they are allowed to gather as part of the Airbnb/VRBO program.
e Emergency plans shall be accessible to the guests.
At their August 3 meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (4-0, with two
absent and one recusal) in support of the Text Amendment.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Sec. 6.28.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Pe: Red-lined version of the text amendment
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Proposed Text Amendments to Appendix A (Zoning Code)
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago
Short-Term Home Rentals
Underline = New Text; Strikethrough = Deleted Text
Section 6.28 (Short-Term Home Rentals), Article VI (Zoning Districts Generally), Appendix A,
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago shall be amended as follows:
Section 6.28. - Short-Term Home Rentals.
(A)A Short-Term Home Rental shall be the owner-occupied dwelling where the Short-
Term Home Rental Owner has the deed to the property and where the Short-Term
Home Rental Owner resides at least 183 days every calendar year.
(B) A Short-Term Home Rental Owner may not have more than one (1) Short-Term
Home Rental within the corporate limits of the City of West Chicago.
(C) A Short-Term Home Rental Owner shall use a Short-Term Home Rental Hosting
Platform to market and make the Short-Term Home Rental with the Short-Term
Home Rental Guest.
(D) All Short-Term Home Rentals shall comply with the applicable life safety codes of the
City of West Chicago. It will be the obligation of the Short-Term Home Rental Owner
to determine whether the property complies with the City’s life safety codes prior to
advertising the Short-Term Home Rental’s availability on a Short-Term Home Rental
Hosting Platform. It shall be the responsibility of the Short-Term Home Rental
Owner to ensure the following items are complied with:
a. A smoke detector shall be installed on every level of the home and outside each
sleeping area and shall be tested once a month. Batteries in said smoke detector
shall be replaced at least once a year, if the model requires it.
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A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed in the hallway of the home near
the sleeping areas.
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All appliances in the Short-Term Home Rental have been installed according to
the manufacturer’s instructions and building codes.
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Heating systems, including chimneys and vents, shall be inspected and serviced
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e. Establish an emergency plan for the Short-Term Home Rental that is accessible
to all guests. Such plan should include two egress routes in every room as well
as the contact information for the City emergency services. The plan should
also include a meeting spot at a safe distance from the Short-Term Home
Rental for Guests to meet in the event of an emergency evacuation.
(E) The minimum rental period for a Short-Term Home Rental shall be no less than three
3) two (2) consecutive nights when the Short-Term Home Rental Contract
specifies that the entire dwelling may be rented. Prima facie evidence that a rental
satisfies the three-two night minimum requirement shall be the per-night rental
amount listed on the Short-Term Rental Hosting Platform, multiplied by two (2)
three-3). Short-Term Home Rentals shall not be discounted to avoid the two three-
night minimum requirement. There shall be no minimum rental period for a
Short-Term Home Rental when the Short-Term Home Rental Contract includes
the rental of one (1) bedroom in the dwelling and the Short-Term Home Rental
Owner is on the premises during the rental period. No Short Term Home Rental
may be used by a Short-Term Home Rental Guest for and ne more than thirty
(30) consecutive days. Rentals longer than thirty (30) days shall require the
submission of an application for a Residential Rental Property license. A Short-
Term Home Rental shall not be used by the same Short-Term Home Rental Guest
consecutively.
(F) Prior to advertising the Short-Term Home Rental on a Short-Term Home Rental
Hosting Platform, the Short-Term Home Rental Owner shall obtain a Short-Term
Home Rental License from the City of West Chicago. A Short-Term Home Rental
Owner shall submit an application for a Short-Term Home Rental License on a form
prepared by and available from the Zoning Administrator. The application shall
require the identity of the Short-Term Home Rental Owner including permanent
address, telephone number, a secondary emergency contact person’s name, address
and telephone number, and the identity of and contact information for the Short-Term
Home Rental Hosting Platform to be utilized.
(G) GD The Short-Term Home Rental License shall remain effective for a period of
twelve (12) months and be subject to twelve (12) month renewals thereafter. Short-
Term Home Rental Licenses shall not run with the land and are not transferrable.
(H) @ A copy of the Short-Term Home Rental License shall be posted in a conspicuous
location in the Short-Term Home Rental.
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(2) & Each initial Short-Term Home Rental License and renewal thereof shall be subject
to the applicable fees specified in the Fee Schedule contained in Appendix G of the
West Chicago Municipal Code.
(J) && Short-Term Home Rentals shall be permitted in all Residential Zoning Districts
when located in a single-family detached dwelling. Short-Term Home Rentals shall
require a Special Use Permit when located in a single-family attached dwelling, such
as a townhome, or in a two-family dwelling unit. Short-Term Home Rentals are
prohibited in condominium units and apartment units.
(K) Each Short-Term Home Rental shall contain bedrooms, as defined by Section 7-26
of Chapter VII of the West Chicago Code of Ordinances, to accommodate the
overnight stay of each Short-Term Home Rental Guest. Short-Term Home Rentals
shall allow a maximum occupancy of two (2) persons per bedroom , but in no event
shall there be more than ten (10) persons at any one time within the Short-Term
Home Rental dwelling.
(L) @) Utilizing a Short-Term Home Rental solely for the purpose of hosting a party is
prohibited.
(M) @9 All Short-Term Home Rentals shall be subject to a Short-Term Home Rental
Contract identifying the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Short-Term
Home Rental Owner, the name and phone number of the Short-Term Home Rental
Guests, and the Short-Term Home Rental Hosting Platform. The Short-Term Home
Rental Owner or the Short-Term Home Rental Hosting Platform shall be responsible
for determining the identification information, and the accuracy of that information,
of the Short-Term Home Rental Guests. The Short-Term Home Rental Contract shall
require that the Short-Term Home Rental Guests include a copy of their drivers’
licenses, exclusive of the drivers’ license numbers, which may be redacted, or other
state issued I.D.
(N) €9} The Short-Term Home Rental Owner shall provide a copy of the Short-Term
Home Rental Contract to the City of West Chicago if requested by a representative
of the West Chicago Police Department, based upon a disturbance complaint or
other complaint of criminal activity occurring at the Short-Term Home Rental
property during the term the of Short-Term Home Rental Contract.
(0) @) The Short-Term Home Rental Contract shall require that all parking for the
Short-Term Home Rental be contained on a paved surfaced, entirely on the property
of the Short-Term Home Rental. No off-site nor on-street parking shall be permitted
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ORDINANCE NO. 21-0-0019
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO - APPENDIX A
ARTICLE VI OF THE ZONING CODE RELATING TO
SHORT-TERM HOME RENTALS
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2021, the City Council approved Ordinance 21-O-0002, a
Zoning Text Amendment to permit and regulate the use of Short-Term Home Rentals; and
WHEREAS, following the adoption of this ordinance, the City Council received feed-
back from existing Short-Term Home Rental owners regarding the new regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to draft an amendment to the Short-Term
Home Rental regulations based upon input from the Short-Term Home Rental owners; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment still meets the intent of the original Short-Term
Home Rental regulations; and
WHEREAS, provisions related to public safety remain in place; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City to amend the
regulations of Short-Term Home Rentals; and
WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said text amendment was published in the Dai-
ly Herald on or about July 19, 2021, as required by the ordinances of the City of West Chicago
and the statutes of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was conducted by the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of
Appeals of the City of West Chicago on August 3, 2021 pursuant to said Notice; and
WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing all interested parties had an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of West Chicago have received the
recommendation of the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals which contains specific
findings of fact, pursuant to Recommendation No. 21-RC-0009, a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit “A” which is, by this reference, made a part hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West Chi-
cago, Du Page County, Illinois, in regular session assembled, as follows:
Section 1. That Section 6.28 (Short-Term Home Rentals), Article VI (Zoning Districts
Generally), Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago shall be amend-
ed as follows:
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(A)A Short-Term Home Rental shall be the owner-occupied dwelling where the Short-
Term Home Rental Owner has the deed to the property and where the Short-Term
Home Rental Owner resides at least 183 days every calendar year.
(B) A Short-Term Home Rental Owner may not have more than one (1) Short-Term
Home Rental within the corporate limits of the City of West Chicago.
(C) A Short-Term Home Rental Owner shall use a Short-Term Home Rental Hosting
Platform to market and make the Short-Term Home Rental with the Short-Term
Home Rental Guest.
(D) All Short-Term Home Rentals shall comply with the applicable life safety codes of
the City of West Chicago. It will be the obligation of the Short-Term Home Rental
Owner to determine whether the property complies with the City’s life safety codes
prior to advertising the Short-Term Home Rental’s availability on a Short-Term
Home Rental Hosting Platform. It shall be the responsibility of the Short-Term
Home Rental Owner to ensure the following items are complied with:
a. Asmoke detector shall be installed on every level of the home and outside
each sleeping area and shall be tested once a month. Batteries in said smoke
detector shall be replaced at least once a year, if the model requires it.
b. A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed in the hallway of the home
near the sleeping areas.
c. All appliances in the Short-Term Home Rental have been installed according
to the manufacturer’s instructions and building codes.
d. Heating systems, including chimneys and vents, shall be inspected and ser-
viced annually by a trained professional annually to check for blockages,
corrosion, partial and complete disconnections.
e. Establish an emergency plan for the Short-Term Home Rental that is acces-
sible to all guests. Such plan should include two egress routes in every room
as well as the contact information for the City emergency services. The plan
should also include a meeting spot at a safe distance from the Short-Term
Home Rental for Guests to meet in the event of an emergency evacuation.
(E) The minimum rental period for a Short-Term Home Rental shall be no less than three
3).two (2) consecutive nights when the Short-Term Home Rental Contract speci-
fies that the entire dwelling may be rented. Prima facie evidence that a rental satis-
fies the three-two night minimum requirement shall be the per-night rental amount
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listed on the Short-Term Rental Hosting Platform, multiplied by two (2) three-G).
Short-Term Home Rentals shall not be discounted to avoid the two three-night min-
imum requirement. There shall be no minimum rental period for a Short-Term
Home Rental when the Short-Term Home Rental Contract includes the rental of
one (1) bedroom in the dwelling and the Short-Term Home Rental Owner is on
the premises during the rental period. No Short Term Home Rental may be used
by a Short-Term Home Rental Guest for and ne more than thirty (30) consecutive
days. Rentals longer than thirty (30) days shall require the submission of an ap-
plication for a Residential Rental Property license. A Short-Term Home Rental
shall not be used by the same Short-Term Home Rental Guest consecutively.
(F) Prior to advertising the Short-Term Home Rental on a Short-Term Home Rental
Hosting Platform, the Short-Term Home Rental Owner shall obtain a Short-Term
Home Rental License from the City of West Chicago. A Short-Term Home Rental
Owner shall submit an application for a Short-Term Home Rental License on a form
prepared by and available from the Zoning Administrator. The application shall re-
quire the identity of the Short-Term Home Rental Owner including permanent ad-
dress, telephone number, a secondary emergency contact person’s name, address and
telephone number, and the identity of and contact information for the Short-Term
Home Rental Hosting Platform to be utilized.
(G) @DThe Short-Term Home Rental License shall remain effective for a period of
twelve (12) months and be subject to twelve (12) month renewals thereafter. Short-
Term Home Rental Licenses shall not run with the land and are not transferrable.
(H) & A copy of the Short-Term Home Rental License shall be posted in a conspicuous
location in the Short-Term Home Rental.
(1) ®& Each initial Short-Term Home Rental License and renewal thereof shall be subject
to the applicable fees specified in the Fee Schedule contained in Appendix G of the
West Chicago Municipal Code.
(J) & Short-Term Home Rentals shall be permitted in all Residential Zoning Districts
when located in a single-family detached dwelling. Short-Term Home Rentals shall
require a Special Use Permit when located in a single-family attached dwelling, such
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as a townhome, or in a two-family dwelling unit. Short-Term Home Rentals are pro-
hibited in condominium units and apartment units.
(K) Each Short-Term Home Rental shall contain bedrooms, as defined by Section 7-26
of Chapter VII of the West Chicago Code of Ordinances, to accommodate the over-
night stay of each Short-Term Home Rental Guest. Short-Term Home Rentals shall
allow a maximum occupancy of two (2) persons per bedroom , but in no event shall
there be more than ten (10) persons at any one time within the Short-Term Home
Rental dwelling.
(L) @4 Utilizing a Short-Term Home Rental solely for the purpose of hosting a party is
prohibited.
(M) @9 All Short-Term Home Rentals shall be subject to a Short-Term Home Rental
Contract identifying the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Short-Term
Home Rental Owner, the name and phone number of the Short-Term Home Rental
Guests, and the Short-Term Home Rental Hosting Platform. The Short-Term Home
Rental Owner or the Short-Term Home Rental Hosting Platform shall be responsible
for determining the identification information, and the accuracy of that information,
of the Short-Term Home Rental Guests. The Short-Term Home Rental Contract shall
require that the Short-Term Home Rental Guests include a copy of their drivers’ li-
censes, exclusive of the drivers’ license numbers, which may be redacted, or other
state issued I.D.
(N) (Q} The Short-Term Home Rental Owner shall provide a copy of the Short-Term
Home Rental Contract to the City of West Chicago if requested by a representative
of the West Chicago Police Department, based upon a disturbance complaint or oth-
er complaint of criminal activity occurring at the Short-Term Home Rental property
during the term the of Short-Term Home Rental Contract.
(Q) @) The Short-Term Home Rental Contract shall require that all parking for the
Short-Term Home Rental be contained on a paved surfaced, entirely on the property
of the Short-Term Home Rental. No off-site nor on-street parking shall be permitted
overnight.
Section 2. That all ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, expressly repealed.
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval
and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
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PASSED this day of , 2021.
Alderman Beifuss Alderman Chassee
Alderman Sheehan Alderman Brown
Alderman Hallett Alderman Dettman
Alderman Birch-Ferguson Alderman Dimas
Alderman Swiatek Alderman Garling
Alderman Stout Alderman Short
Alderman Jakabcsin Alderman Morano
APPROVED as to form:
City Attorney
APPROVED THIS day of , 2021.
Mayor Ruben Pineda
ATTEST:
City Clerk Nancy M. Smith
PUBLISHED:
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EXHIBIT “A”
RECOMMENDATION # 21-RC-0009
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: PC 21-08
Zoning Text Amendment for the regulations of Short-Term Home Rentals.
DATE: August 3, 2021
DECISION: The motion to approve the amendment was approved by a vote of four (4) “yes”
and zero (0) “no”.
RECOMMENDATION:
After a review of the proposed text amendment as presented, members of the Plan Commis-
sion/Zoning Board of Appeals find that the proposed amendment does not pose a threat to the
health, safety and welfare of the community. It is the Commission’s opinion that the proposed
amendment will be beneficial to the City of West Chicago.
The amendment is in keeping with the purpose of the Zoning Code. The Plan Commission is of
the opinion that this proposed amendment will protect, promote, and improve the public health,
safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity and the general welfare of the citizens
of West Chicago community.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Laimins
Chairperson
VOTE:
For Against Abstain Absent
Laimins Billingsley Henkin
Hale Banasiak
Devitt
Kasprak
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