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The Volusia County councilmembers are Chair Jeff Brower, Vice-Chair Billie Wheeler, Barbara Girtman, Ben Johnson, Heather Post, Danny Robins, and Fred Lowry.
4:20 p.m. | Meeting adjourned
That s all folks. Thanks for tuning in. The next Volusia County Council meeting is scheduled for June 22.
4:15 p.m. | Return to discussion on failed sales tax hike
Heather Post said she s concerned with sending a message that people didn t know what they were voting on when the half-cent sales tax hike failed two years ago. Fred Lowry said that earlier in the workshop.
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âNeighbor vs neighborâ: Council to decide fate of short term rentals in Volusia
Council to decide fate of short term rentals in Volusia
There are bright green signs all over Bethune Beach in Volusia County, urging to keep short-term rentals out.
BETHUNE BEACH, Fla, - The frustration over short-term rentals is no secret in Bethune Beach.
There are bright green signs all over the small beach community in Volusia County, urging to keep short-term rentals out.
Residents like Christine Petersen said they have made the neighborhoods feel like a revolving door and said there have been many complaints. The parking issues, the traffic issues, the filth, the garbage, she said.
A 2011 Florida law prohibits cities and counties from regulating the length or frequency of stay in short-term rentals, but grandfathered in regulations already codified. Volusia County s rules haven t changed since 2004, so it was allowed to remain in effect.
Rentals of less than 30 days are regulated under Volusia County’s hotel/motel zoning rule. Hotels and motels (and, therefore, short-term rentals) are only allowed in areas zoned for tourism or some types of commercial activity. The problem is that any action amending the current ordinance on short-term rentals may trigger the state pre-emption, Thomson said. The state does not have a 30-day minimum. If the state law applied, it would be one day. And that s the concern.