Your emails, phone calls, and in-person testimony made a huge difference yesterday. The original ordinance language for the temporary suspension of new Type 2 STR licenses that came up for a vote yesterday might have permanently banned existing Type 2 STR owners from continuing to renew their licenses for their STRs. Because of your help, the city council amended the ordinance to remove all of the unnecessary language and made it a true temporary suspension of new Type 2 STR licenses with a clear expiration date, meaning that the ordinance will expire unless the city council votes specifically to extend it in the future. The city council did pass the temporary suspension on issuing new Type 2 STR licenses until March 31, 2017, which was a loss to those that are in the process of getting a license or were hoping to get a license in this next year, but the outcome from last night was better than expected overall. There is still more to do! There are some key meeting dates below that everyone should attend. By attending the Planning Commission meetings you have the opportunity to help draft or change the language of these new rules before they make it back to the full City Council for the final vote. If you can't attend, there will be opportunities to email in your position, but in-person testimony is recommended. All of the new rules and regulations that have passed the City Council are being drafted at these meetings before going back to the City Council for the final vote (occupancy limits, neighbors being allowed to submit evidence against you, required random inspections of your home, increase of license fees, requiring conditional use permits, requiring a guest registry, requiring added parking, requiring some STRs to be 1000 feet from others, etc). Almost all of these potential new rules impact ALL STR types and could make it hard or potentially impossible for you to maintain a license. These should be the final 3 meetings where everything else is finally decided. Nov 17th - Planning Commission Subcommittee - 6 pm RSVP For Updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/705961402838492/ December 8 - Full Planning Commission - 6 pm RSVP For Updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1645324572388952/ December 10th - Full City Council Meeting - Time to Be Announced RSVP For Updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/462289807312566/ Please email the Planning Commission members below to oppose these new restrictions and specifically any restrictions that are designed to only harm good STR owners. Make sure to include your personal stories. bc-Stephen.Oliver@austintexas.gov bc-Fayez.Kazi@austintexas.gov bc-Tom.Nuckols@austintexas.gov bc-James.Schissler@austintexas.gov bc-Patricia.Seeger@austintexas.gov bc-James.Shieh@austintexas.gov bc-Jean.Stevens@austintexas.gov bc-Jeffrey.Thompson@austintexas.gov bc-Jose.Vela@austintexas.gov bc-Trinity.White@austintexas.gov bc-Michael.Wilson@austintexas.gov bc-nuria.zaragoza@austintexas.gov