Short-term rentals in Dallas: Zoning would have unintended consequences | Opinion
What zoning would do is allow far fewer economical options for transient workers, for those needing a temporary safe haven, for those needing home repairs, visiting relatives, or for those looking to buy in the Dallas area. “You have many people who come to a city for a short-term basis. ... If you look at their options, they can either sign a one-year lease or they can take on a hotel, which is very expensive.
What zoning would do is cut spending in neighborhood mom and pops that sorely need it to survive. Make no mistake, short-term rental guests are careful with their dollars and won’t “just go to a hotel.” They will go to a suburb where they can stay in a short-term rental at a more economical rate or simply not visit. What zoning would also do is eliminate some badly needed hotel occupancy tax funding for the arts.
If zoning would not work, what’s to be done? There are many ways to regulate short-term rentals without zoning.suggests targeted caps, density/spacing requirements and dedicated additional taxes. None of these potential solutions have been discussed.
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