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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL 6003, WHICH DELETES FROM SECTION 509.032(7), FLORIDA STATUTES, RESTRICTIONS PREVENTING LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, OR REGULATIONS FROM PROHIBITING VACATION RENTALS AND FROM REGULATING THE DURATION OR FREQUENCY OF RENTAL OF VACATION RENTALS; URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT THE LEGISLATION AND GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT TO SUPPORT AND APPROVE THE LEGISLATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
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(Staff Contact: Karen Friedman/Robin Bird)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
In 2011 the Florida Legislature amended Florida Statutes ?509.032 to greatly restrict local government's ability to regulate Vacation Rentals. Local governments were barred from requiring a minimum length of stay, instituting site improvements or minimum parking requirements, and prohibiting them in zoning districts, including single family districts. In 2014 the Florida Legislature amended Florida Statutes ?509.032 to allow local governments limited regulation of Vacation Rentals but it continued to preclude local governments from prohibiting Vacation Rentals, restrict their location, or require a minimum length of stay. For the 2017 session, Florida House of Representatives David Richardson, representing the 113th District, which includes parts of downtown Miami, Miami Beach, and North Bay Village, is sponsoring House Bill 6003 which would return home rule power to local governments to be able to regulate Vacation Rentals. This would enable Pompano Beach to determine where Vacation Rentals should and should not be permitted, if minimum length of stays should be required, and other reasonable regulations. The Florida League of Cities published a 2017 Legislative Issue Brief regarding Short Term Rentals in which it formalizes its support of legislation that restores local zoning authority with respect to short-term rental properties thereby prese...
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