Charlotte may crack down on Airbnb and other short-term rentals

[Brian Schuler]

Does anyone have any additional insight on this article from Charlotte Axios?  Would be a bummer if ABNB was eliminated or restricted futher due to local ordinances.  

https://charlotte.axios.com/27...

[Levi Bennett]

I've done some fairly extensive research into this. As written, it's actually very reasonable. The most restrictive part is that there has to be parking for one car per bedroom, complete ban on parties (although what constitutes a "party" is pretty unclear but it seems they're trying to avoid noise complaints, excessive parking and etc..), and there is a 400 ft minimum radius around STRs as to not interfere with density and concentrations of STRs. 

In my opinion, it's actually quite fair. This article seems to take issue with it, but the goal of the legislation actually has little to do with STR's, it's a complete re-write of ALL zoning in the Charlotte City limits to expand it's definitions, and thus, it included STRs. It doesn't seem to me to be a "crack down" at all, more just a clearly defined outline of what is allowed in general, and what isn't. If you want to look at a REAL case of a town crack down on STRs, look no further than Asheville, NC where they made a permitting system that is almost impossible to obtain. Or perhaps Wilmington where the total ban on STR's lead to a lawsuit that is pending in the NC Supreme Court. Unless they dramatically increase taxes later, or make the permitting process insanely cumbersome, the legislation doesn't seem that bad to me.