SF 2115 (LSB 5867XS (2) 89)

SENATE FILE 2115

BY  ROWLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the regulation of certain short-term rental properties by counties and cities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 331.301, subsection 17, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0d.  Notwithstanding paragraph “b”, a county may enact or enforce an ordinance that regulates or limits, but does not prohibit, short-term rental properties that are located within one mile of a lake that is accessible to the public or owned by the state.
    Sec. 2.  Section 414.1, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (04)  Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), a city may enact or enforce an ordinance that regulates or limits, but does not prohibit, short-term rental properties that are located within one mile of a lake that is accessible to the public or owned by the state.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the regulation of certain short-term rental properties by counties and cities.
   Current law prohibits a county or city from adopting or enforcing any regulation, restriction, or other ordinance, including a conditional use permit requirement, relating to short-term rental properties within the respective county or city. Current law provides some exceptions to the prohibition if enforcement is performed in the same manner as enforcement applicable to similar properties that are not short-term rental properties. The bill provides an additional exception, not subject to the enforcement limitation, that allows a county or city to enact or enforce an ordinance that regulates or limits, but does not prohibit, short-term rental properties that are located within one mile of a lake that is accessible to the public or owned by the state.