5-14-21 Ordinance - Transient Parking in Residential Neighborhoods - First Reading Passed
5-14-21 Ordinance - Transient Parking in Residential Neighborhoods - First Reading Passed
5-14-21 Ordinance - Transient Parking in Residential Neighborhoods - First Reading Passed
Background:
Attached for Council’s consideration is an ordinance to address parking concerns related to short-term
rentals in residential neighborhoods.
Recommended Action:
Approve the ordinance on first reading
Council Action:
Motion By______________________2nd By______________________ To_________________
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, in approximately 2008, Airbnb began operating an online marketplace for lodging,
primarily for vacation rentals, which connects property owners (hosts) with persons (guests)
seeking short-term rental accommodations; and
Whereas, the Airbnb platform allows a host to list his or her property as a short-term rental
wherever the property exists including in neighborhoods that rarely, if ever, had short-term
rentals prior to the creation of Airbnb; and
Whereas, other companies such as VRBO and Homeaway have created online short-term rental
platforms similar to Airbnb; and
Whereas, the City of North Myrtle Beach currently has approximately 4,097 housing units that
are offered as short-term rentals through online platforms such as Airbnb and Homeaway; and
Whereas, guests who have rented properties within North Myrtle Beach through the various
short-term rental online platforms often bring and/or allow multiple automobiles to be parked on
the grounds of the short-term rental property and/or within the right-of-way adjacent to or near
the short-term rental property; and
Whereas, numerous vehicles parked on-site of a short-term rental or within the ROW adjacent to
or near the short-term rental property can create safety issues as well as disturb the quiet
enjoyment of persons located next to or near the short-term rental property; and
Whereas, the City has an interest in protecting the safety of its residents and visitors from
parking practices that cause unsafe conditions and interfere with the quiet enjoyment of a person
or persons located next to or near a short-term rental site; and
Whereas, the City recognizes that short-term rentals are a vital part of the City’s economy and
are an integral part of the City’s tourist industry; and
Whereas, for the health, safety and welfare of the City’s residents and visitors and to foster a
symbiotic environment between the short-term rental industry and the City’s residents and
visitors;
Chapter 21, Article II, Section 21-31.1(d) – Parking Standards the existing (d) shall become
(e) and (d) shall be added to read as follows:
(d) Parking spaces on corner lots shall not encroach into a sight distance triangle measuring
fifteen (15) feet along each street front as measured from the property corner.
Chapter 21, Article II, Section 21-44 through 21-51. - Transient parking in residential
neighborhoods shall be added to read as follows:
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Sec. 21-48. – Advertisements, contracts and posting the number of spaces.
Property owners shall designate a maximum number of vehicles permitted to park on-site. Such
information and instructions shall be prominent in all advertisements and agreements and shall be
conspicuously posted inside the dwelling unit.
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
REVIEWED:
ORDINANCE: 21-17
City Manager