Alderman Huntley moved to amend. O-40-25 as follows:
Amendment #6:
1) On page 1, in lines 1 and 14, after “New” insert “Non-owner-occupied” and
in lines 2 and 15, after "for" insert "non-owner-occupied".
2) On page 1, in line 24, after "tourism", strike "and have also impacted
residential neighborhoods, public safety, public health and housing options"
and insert", and there is a need to ensure they are properly regulated to
reduce potential neighborhood impacts."
3) On page 1, in line 33, insert "WHEREAS, In 2025, the City Council passed
O-14-25 that implemented the City of Annapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
recommended actions, calling for the Council to [a]mend the policies
regulating Short Term Rentals to prioritize local ownership and occupancy
for a strategy for housing affordability and neighborhood preservation',"
4) After the Whereas section in Motion 3 (above), insert "WHEREAS, O-14-25
was significant and monumental in adopting code that will reduce the
density of non-owner occupied short-term rentals on streets with over 10%
density, but did not regulate non-owner occupied short-term rentals outside
of those
areas;
5) On page 2, strike lines 1 through 5 and in line 1 insert "WHEREAS,
Non-compliant short-term rentals prevent us from achieving and fully
implementing the policy goals embodied in the City Code;s short-term rental
regulation;
6) On page 2, in line 8, after "rentals" strike, "regulatory compliance with
respect to unlicensed short-term rentals and avoiding the adverse effects of
short-term rentals on neighborhoods and housing options;and insert "and
ensuring attainment of our adopted short-term rental policy goals to reduce
density and to provide more affordable long-term rentals;
7) On page, in lines 14 & 15, strike "a critical and necessary opportunity to
implement new City Code enforcement provisions, determine a more
accurate status and impact of short-term rentals city-wide, and "and after
"Council"; insert" to".
8) On page 2, strike lines 24 through 35, and insert the following:
"a. Draft, review, and adopt further enhancements to our short-term rental
regulations that balance property rights with community interests;
b. Review the short-term rental compliance program with the Departments to
identify any needed additional resources for inclusion in the FY27 budget;
9) On page 3, in line 2, strike "for the due consideration, implementation and
assessment of recently adopted resolutions, and necessary to consider
additional actions or potential amendments further, as and if recommended
by the mandated assessment" and insert "to allow the consideration of
compliance enhancements for inclusion in the FY27 budget, and to allow for
additional time to analyze any potential impact of non-owner occupied
short-term rentals outside areas with less than 10% short-term rental density,
that were not covered by O-14-25.” Seconded.