City of Milwaukee - File #: 230171

• File #: 230171
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/20/2023
• Title: Resolution directing the Department of City Development, the Department of Neighborhood Services, the Assessor’s Office, and necessary City departments to make recommendations relating to regulations of short-term rental alternatives to hotels in the city of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS, ALD. CHAMBERS JR., ALD. MURPHY, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. ZAMARRIPA, ALD. BROSTOFF, ALD. A. PRATT
• Indexes: RENTAL HOUSING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/28/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/20/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Pratt added as a cosponsor.	Pass	14:0
6/13/2023	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Milele Coggs, 6th Ald. Dist. Erica Roberts, Dept. of Neighborhood Services Nicole Larsen, Assessor's Office Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development Carly Hegarty, Health Dept. Ald. Murphy, Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, and Brostoff added as cosponsors.	Pass	5:0
5/31/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
230171
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. COGGS, CHAMBERS, JR., MURPHY, BAUMAN, STAMPER, ZAMARRIPA, BROSTOFF AND PRATT
Title
Resolution directing the Department of City Development, the Department of Neighborhood Services, the Assessor’s Office, and necessary City departments to make recommendations relating to regulations of short-term rental alternatives to hotels in the city of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of City Development, the Department of Neighborhood Services, the Assessor’s Office, and necessary City departments to make recommendations to the Common Council relating to regulations of short-term property rental alternatives to hotels in the city of Milwaukee within 60 days of adoption of this resolution.
Body
Whereas, Short-term property rentals lasting fewer than 30 days, including rentals facilitated through online hosting platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway, have become increasingly popular as an alternative to hotels, motels, bed and breakfast establishments, and other traditional transient accommodations, and

Whereas, An alternative short-term property rental typically involves either renting a spare room while the primary occupant or “host” remains in residence or renting an entire home or apartment while the host is not in residence; and

Whereas, A third type of alternative short-term property rental involves investment properties without permanent occupants that are made continuously available for short-term rentals; and

Whereas, Short-term property rentals generate income for the property owners of those rental units while relying on City services that are provided by surrounding resident taxpayers without the rental unit property owners contributing funds for the additional burden on services; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City Milwaukee, that the Department of City Development, the Department of Neighborhood Services, the Assessor’s Office, and ...