Clarification on Moratorium on New Short-term Rentals

The City wants to clarify information related to the moratorium on short-term rentals that was adopted by the city council at their regularly scheduled meeting on July 21, 2021.

1. The moratorium allows any short-term rental that is currently permitted by the city to continue to operate. This means that a property owner has obtained a city business license and registered their short-term rental with the city.'
2. The moratorium provides an amnesty program for any property owners that currently have bookings for their short-term rental as of July 21. These property owners will need to document their bookings, i.e. when they were made, etc. These property owners will then need to obtain a city business license and register their short-term rental with the city. This must be done within 30 days of the date of the moratorium (July 21, 2021).
3. New short-term rentals will not be allowed during the moratorium. This includes construction of new short-term rentals (permits issued after the moratorium), registration, etc. except as allowed in No. 2 above.
4. A public hearing will be held before the city council on September 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. This will allow residents and property owners to express their viewpoint about short-term rentals. Comments will be allowed in-person, via teleconference or by submitting comments by email to Jan Brending at janb@ci.white-salmon.wa.us.

If you have any questions about an existing short-term rental or future short-term rentals, please contact Jan Brending at 509-493-1133 #205 or at janb@ci.white-salmon.wa.us.