Short-term rental nightly fee increase (Ordinance Calendar No. 35,574)

At a glance

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What: an ordinance raising the nightly fee on short-term rentals from $12 to $20, for both commercial and non-commercial rentals.
Why: sponsors Councilmembers McCarron, Hughes and Harris said the new rate better reflects the cost of city services tied to rental guests, and expected about $3 to $4 million in added revenue.
Outcome: adopted with no public comment, seven yeas after a brief tally correction.
Related: Commercial short-term rental conditional uses; council members floated the fee as a funding source in Office of Community Development 2027 Budget.

Calendar No. 35,574, by Councilmembers McCarron, Hughes and Harris (by request), amends Section 26-616 of the City Code on the nightly fee for each night of occupancy of a dwelling unit used as a short-term rental. Introduced September 17, 2026; a public e-comment form was attached. Adopted October 15 (Ordinance No. 30,797 M.C.S.): moved by McCarron, seconded by Harris; yeas McCarron, Hughes, Harris, Green, King, Willard, Morrell; 7-0. The minutes do not state the dollar amounts; the $12 to $20 figures come from the captions.

About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-15 - City Council	1

2026-10-15 - City Council - Official minutes: Calendar No. 35,574 (Ordinance No. 30,797 M.C.S.), moved by McCarron, seconded by Harris, adopted 7-0.
2026-10-15 - City Council - Ordinance Calendar No. 35,574 adopted 7-0, raising the nightly fee from $12 to $20.
2026-10-08 - City Council Budget Hearings - At the Office of Community Development hearing, Councilmember McCarron (name as rendered) and Council President Morrell pointed to the higher nightly fee as a possible recurring source for the Right to Counsel eviction-defense program. See Office of Community Development 2027 Budget.