Short-term rental ordinance

The operator of The Space Place STR said responsible operators support the city's goals but asked that penalties target illegal and repeat offenders, not licensed hosts with clean records, noting she has operated at a net loss since 2022.

A local STR manager thanked the council for removing the $1 million insurance requirement and extending the transition period, and proposed adopting Plano's safe-harbor policy and 33% fee discount for incident-free operators; he cautioned against a new hotel-motel tax given Airbnb's fee shifts.

A new homeowner near the amphitheater said she hopes to one day turn her house into an Airbnb, asked for a copy of the ordinance, and supported the tourism board's push for a hotel-motel tax to fund marketing.

Runs Sherry's Cozy Cottages on her own property; welcomed noise monitors but objected to the $1 million insurance mandate and questioned the annual neighbor-notification requirement on license renewals.