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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: S.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 DATE: Aug. 16, 2021
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.
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).
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:
On August 9, Development Committee members voted unanimously (4-0) in favor of the Text
Amendment to Sec. 6.28 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Pe: Red-lined version of the text amendment
Draft Ordinance & PC Report