Case #23-400-04 The Square Pool House Retreat Applicant: Rachel Bailey and Hillarie Wright Action: Short-Term Rental
S. Noland Road
S. Main Street
W. Stone Street
E. 23rd Street S.
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Zoning History Current Zoning = R-6 (Single-Family Residential) Former Zoning = Prior to July 2009 – R-4 Prior to Oct 2009 – R-18/PUD
Property Conditions PROPERTY HISTORY: The Square Pool House Retreat, located at 1011 S. Main Street, was constructed over a century ago. It was built as a single-family home and continues to be a single-family residence in use and design. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPERTY AND PROPOSAL: The 2,872-square foot, gray, two-story single-family residence is sited on a 9,985square foot lot. The two-story house has five bedrooms, but only four will be used. There is a master bedroom with a bathroom on the first floor, a second bedroom with a bathroom on the second floor. A third second floor bedroom sets near another bathroom and only one of the two remaining second floor bedrooms may be used as well. The kitchen and living areas will be on the first floor. Lastly the residence also has a pool house addition with a pool that will be monitored by a motion detector. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA: The surrounding, mostly single-family neighborhood, has both large and small homes on deep, but sometimes narrow lots. Most of the area houses are pre-World War II bungalows and two-stories with porches. Main Street has curbs, guttering and sidewalks (some recently rebuilt).
Analysis PARKING: The property has a shared, two-car wide driveway on its north leading to the back portion of the property. More than five cars could be parked on site (including two in a garage) and one on the street in front of the house. UNRULY GUESTS/SECURITY: The applicants will screen all guests ahead of time, and let neighbors know how to reach the managers if there is ever a problem. SHORT TERM RENTAL REQUIREMENTS: The applicant has to address the following topics: • Noise monitoring – The applicant will install a noise monitoring system which will notify the applicant if the decibel level is above 85db for more than five continuous minutes. • Trash Removal - Trash pick-up is scheduled for a weekly pick up via Ted’s Trash Service. • Property listing - The property will only be listed on the AirBNB and VRBO sites. • Business operations/security – The Square Pool House Retreat, LLC will be responsible for most of the business operations including site security, screening customers, and coordinating bookings.
Analysis • City’s Short Term Rental checklist – The form was completed by the applicant covering licensing, future inspections, insurance, on-site information posting, and so forth. • Fire safety – A fire evacuation plan had been submitted along with floor plans of the house. The fire escape plan must also be posted per Code requirement. • City inspection - The property has been inspected by the Fire Inspector and passed the Initial Short-Term Rental Fire and Life Safety Inspection. There are no other Short-Term rentals in this area, therefore this application follows the density limitations of the City Code.
Looking East at the Residence
Looking North up S. Main Street
Looking West down W. Stone Street
Looking South down S. Main Street
Staff recommends APPROVAL of this Short-Term Rental with the following conditions: 1. The Short-Term Rental shall obtain a business license in accordance with the City Code and comply with Article 3, Chapter 5 of the City Code. The occupation license number shall be listed on all advertisements and online platforms. 2. The business must comply with all safety and other standards established by Section 14-420 of the City Code. 3. The maximum occupancy of the premises shall be limited to eight persons. 4. The maximum number of bedrooms shall be 4. 5. The noise monitoring system shall be installed and activated, the Good Neighbor Guidelines, evacuation plan and other notices must be properly posted, prior to approval of the business license.