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Host Compliance
Grays Harbor County
Jeffrey Goodman
January 2022
Background on STR Market Rentals for under 30 days Many types of users and uses Enabled through Internet platforms State law provides regulatory power
Unincorporated areas of Grays Harbor County
Identified
610 listings
Representing
487 unique
rental units*
* Granicus Host Compliance's pricing is based on the count of listings and rental units that would need be to analyzed and monitored for
compliance. In terms of listings, this number is 654 as we will expand our search area by several hundred yards beyond the borders of
granicus.com Grays Harbor County to capture all relevant listings. Source: Granicus Host Compliance Proprietary Data – 12/21 3
The number of STR listings and units have grown
# Listing Growth # Unit Growth
700 500
600 480
500
460
400
440
300
420
200
100 400
0 380
Last Year This Year Last Year This Year
22% 16%
granicus.com Source: Granicus Host Compliance Proprietary Data 4
Grays Harbor County STR Market Details granicus.com Source: Granicus Host Compliance Proprietary Data 5
Grays Harbor County STR Market Details
Overall Four Guests Six Guests 8+ Guests
Nightly Price $165 $245 $331 $369
granicus.com Source: Airbnb, Granicus Host Compliance Proprietary Data 6
Grays Harbor County’s short-term rental listings are
spread across a number of online platforms
Trip Advisor
10%
Other
0%
AirBnb
Expedia 47%
30%
Booking
13%
granicus.com Source: Granicus Host Compliance Proprietary Data 7
February 2020 Focus Groups
General agreement:
• Minimizing impacts – however defined – on
neighbors through “reasonable requirements”
• Ensure the county has a consistent and user-
friendly licensing process
• Require a basic standard of operation with built-in
accountability
Community • Design a reliable enforcement system for both
permit and quality of life issues
Input • Use zoning as a tool to uphold broader county
goals
Sticking points:
• How to calculating occupancy
• Which zoning categories
• Fees & Fines
granicus.com 8Housing Issues
• Potential for LTR – STR conversion
• Effects on homeownership
• Effects on rental availability
• Neighborhood cohesion
• New patterns of use
• Fair assessment issues
One Two Three Four
Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom
FY 2021 $653 $820 $1,174 $1,420
FY 2020 $668 $855 $1,233 $1,481
granicus.com Source: Zillow 6/20, HUD 9Environmental Issues
• Septic system capacity
• Water usage and quality
Other Permitting Issues
Concerns • Need for permitting or licensing system at county
• New STR forms – glamping, trailer rentals, etc.
Enforcement Issues
• Proactive vs. reactive systems
• Budget prioritization
granicus.com Source: Granicus Host Compliance Proprietary Data 10Other Jurisdictions
Westport Pacific County Ocean Shores
• STRs permitted in all • Two permit types based on • Prohibition on transient
zoning categories that zoning rentals
allow single-family homes • Special Use in most • Some grandfathering and
• Standard residential residential zones exempt conditional use
requirements for • Limit one unit in multi-unit • $100 / day fine
occupancy, signage, etc. parcels
• Additional parking space • Ten guest maximum, 1
• Local rep, business license parking space per
bedroom
granicus.com 11Developing a lens
Community Input
View from on the ground, local stakeholders
Market Data
STR effects on housing, economic development
Governmental Expertise
Community-wide view, long-range plans and priorities, budget
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