Short-term rentals

Signed up to speak on short-term rentals during consent comment; was directed to the future-agenda comment period.

Described selling his home after short-term rentals transformed his neighborhood — 11 within seven blocks — and asked the board to regulate STRs to protect residential character.

Described ongoing disruption from a short-term rental behind her home and asked for a seat at the table in drafting the STR ordinance, including occupancy caps.

Described being told by an STR owner to move if he doesn't like it, and advocated for meaningful occupancy caps in the ordinance.

Cited lack of STR data across county departments and called for West Manatee Fire District's data to be used, estimating 15,000 STRs countywide.

Described trash, rats, and a 50-foot pickleball court built on her lot line by an adjacent high-occupancy STR in Pine Meadow.

Presented a heat map showing STR impact zones in Pine Meadow HOA and urged urgency in adopting the ordinance.

Asked for a workshop and a pass-through reporting office for vacation rental nuisance complaints, saying residents are 'done' with bad guest behavior.

Described a party house 75 feet from his bedroom, 14 law-enforcement calls in three months, and a cease-and-desist letter after his complaints; urged stronger registration and enforcement.

A vacation rental operator who said most guests are families and sports teams, and asked for clarity on noise reporting rather than new bureaucracy.

Described a 12-guest Airbnb next door with teenage parties and 12+ parked cars, and asked for occupancy limits and minimum stays.

A rental owner who urged the county to reject the ordinance and enforce existing laws instead, protecting responsible owners' property rights.

Described weeks of sleepless nights and sheriff calls over two next-door short-term rentals hosting large parties and installing pickleball courts.

Said 20-guest rentals operate like boutique hotels next to family homes and asked for occupancy limits and quiet hours, noting code enforcement and sheriff responses fall short.