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KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES <br /> 2025 STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> STUDY SESSION DATE: January 27t', 2025 <br /> TOPIC: Short Term Rental Committee Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: None: <br /> BACKGROUND: On March 5, 2024,the Board of County Commissioners <br /> signed Resolution 2024-049, creating a Short-Term Rental <br /> Committee to identify if there is need for short term rental <br /> regulations in Kittitas County. <br /> The Committee met regularly through 2024 and have worked <br /> with CDS staff to successfully adopt a short term rental <br /> definition and create a survey to better understand the public <br /> desire for short term rental regulations. The survey has been <br /> drafted and is ready for distribution. <br /> In a regular meeting on January 16, 2025, some members of <br /> the Short-Term Rental Committee asked for clarity on the <br /> charter of the Committee. The Resolution that created the <br /> Committee states that the Kittitas County Short Term Rental <br /> Committee"shall be responsible to determine the need for <br /> legislation related to short term rentals in the County." <br /> The Committee and staff are seeking guidance from the <br /> Commissioners to determine if the Committee work will end <br /> once they determine whether short term rental regulations are <br /> necessary, or if the Committee charge should be clarified to <br /> include work on drafting regulations, should they determine <br /> that regulations are desirable. <br /> INTERACTION: CDS. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: None. <br /> HANDLING: None. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: None. <br /> LEAD STAFF: Jeremy Johnston, Long Range Planner <br />