STR License Cap Timeline and Information


General notes:

All City Council meeting videos: LINK TO YOUTUBE

All City Council meeting minutes: LINK TO MINUTES PAGE

All STR Meeting Summaries and Data: LINK TO STR DATA

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Timeline

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City Council Meeting May 11th, 2021: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 05.11.2021

  • The Mayor proposes a six-month moratorium on rental licenses to allow time for a review of STR issues (Ordinance 17-21 fails first reading).

 

May 14th, 2021:

  • The Mayor establishes the Short Term Rental Committee to study STR impacts on the island.

 

May 20th, June 10th, June 24th, July 14th, August 2nd, August 26th, September 1st, September 29th, October 21st, 2021: LINK TO STR DATA

  • STR Committee meets to study various STR-related issues including licensing data, studies on impacts of rentals, city revenues, property value impacts, fee structures, peer community regulations, distributions of rental licenses by zoning, proposed cap numbers, and other issues.

 

January 5th, 2022: COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

  • STR Committee approves proposals to be submitted to the Mayor.

 

April 5th, 2022:

 

City Council Meeting April 26th, 2022:COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA 4.26.22.pdf

  • The Mayor’s STR recommendations were presented to the City Council alongside the STR Committee’s recommendations.

 

City Council Meeting June 1, 2022:  CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 6.1.22

  • The Mayor’s STR recommendations were presented to the City Council.

 

City Council Meeting June 14th, 2022: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 6.14.22

  • Ordinance 25-22 proposes a ninety-day moratorium on short-term rental licenses to allow the study of new regulations (Ordinance fails first reading).

 

City Council Meeting June 28th, 2022: CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 6.28.22

  • The Mayor introduces Ordinance 26-22 to establish a cap on STR licenses based on STR and the Mayor’s recommendations. (Ordinance fails first reading)
  • The Mayor introduces Ordinance 27-22 to amend licensing and registration requirements.

 

City Council Meetings July 12th, August 9th, 2022:  CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA 7.12.22 AND CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA 8.9.22

  • Council reviews Ordinance 27-22 to amend licensing and registration requirements.

 

City Council Meeting September 13th, 2022: CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA 9.13.22 and CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 9.13.22

  • Ordinance 27-22 is adopted in its final form.

 

City Council Meeting October 11th, 2022: CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA 10.11.22 and CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 10.11.22.

  • John McFarland presents an Ordinance to be adopted by citizen petition to the City Council.
  • The Mayor proposes a 3rd moratorium due to petition. (Ordinance 32-22 passes first reading)
  • Resolution 40-22 setting the rental registration fee passes.

 

City Council Meeting October 18th, 2022: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 10.18.22

  • Ordinance 32-22 passes 2nd reading and a moratorium is established on rental licenses.

 

City Council Meeting December 13th, 2022: CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA 12.13.22 and CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 12.13.22

  • Ordinance 32-33 to extend the moratorium on licenses passes 1st reading.
  • Ordinance 33-22 to adopt the language of the citizen petition is presented to the Council after Charleston County verifies signatures. There is no motion to adopt the ordinance and the question is set up for public vote.

 

City Council Meeting January 10th, 2023: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 1.10.23

  • Ordinance 32-33 to extend the moratorium until the vote passes 2nd reading.

 

February 7th, 2023: LINK TO ELECTION RESULTS

  • The STR referendum is held, and the proposed cap is approved.

 

City Council Meeting March 6h,2023: 

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION AGENDA 3.6.23

* City Council work session to review proposed technical amendments.


City Council Meeting March 14th,2023: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 3.14.23

  • Ordinance 3-23 proposes technical amendments to the STR ordinance to clarify the interpretation of the adopted language. (Ordinance passes 1st reading)
  • The city creates comments@follybeach.gov to receive feedback about STR regulations.

 

City Council Meeting April 11th, 2023: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 4.11.23

  • Ordinance 3-23 passes second reading.

 

City Council Meeting July 11th, 2023: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 7.11.23

  • Ordinance 17-23 is introduced to exempt certain licenses from the cap. The ordinance fails the first reading.

 

City Council Meeting October 10th, 2023: CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING AGENDA 10.10.23

  • List of proposed review areas presented to Council for post-election work sessions.


City Council Special Work Session November 28th, 2023:

  • The city council reviews the upcoming meeting timeline and proposed amendments.

Presentation of proposed amendments.


City Council Special Work Session December 5th, 2023:

The city council reviews the following three topics:

  • Retroactive grace period for licenses that expired prior to the moratorium.
  • Allowing licenses for properties under construction.
  • Revoking licenses below minimum rental activity.

Presentation of proposed amendments.


City Council Work Session December 12th, 2023:

City Council reviews the following two topics

  • STR Licenses & Property Sales.
  • STR Licenses & Inherits.

Work Session Agenda


City Council Special Work Session December 19th, 2023:

City Council reviews the following three topics

  • Limited Short Term Rental Licenses.
  • A Reduction of Investment Short-Term Rental Licenses.
  • Waitlist Format.

Work Session Special Meeting 


City Council Special Work Session January 10th, 2024

City Council reviews the following two topics:

  • Waitlists
  • Review of Amendments

Work Session Agenda


City Council Special Work Session January 23rd, 2024

City Council reviews the following four topics:

  • Topics Removed For Consideration.
  • Topics With Draft Amendments.
  • Topics With Final Proposed Amendments.
  • Waitlists. 

Work Session Agenda


City Council Work Session February 13th, 2024

City Council reviews the following four topics:

  • STR Ordinance 1st Reading Review

Work Session Agenda


City Council Special Meeting February 20th, 2024

City Council reviews the following four topics:

  • STR Ordinance 2nd Reading

Special Work Session Agenda

Special Meeting Agenda


City Council Work Session Meeting May 14th, 2024

City Council Review of Waitlist Procedure.