Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council, Amending the Lewisville City Code by Amending Section 4-151, Definitions, of Chapter 4 to Amend the Definition of Property Manager and Add a Definition of Short-Term Rental (“STR”) Unit; Adding

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Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council, Amending the Lewisville City Code by Amending Section 4-151, Definitions, of Chapter 4 to Amend the Definition of Property Manager and Add a Definition of Short-Term Rental (“STR”) Unit; Adding a New Division 4, Short-Term Rental Units, to Chapter 4 to Adopt STR Regulations; Adding a New Section 15-139, Limited Parking Zones, to Chapter 15 to Adopt Parking Permit Regulations; Amending Article III, Hotel Occupancy Tax, of Chapter 14 to Clarify the Remittance and Audit of Hotel Occupancy Taxes for STRs; Amending Section 4-198(b), Floor Area, of Chapter 4 to Clarify the Application of the International Property Maintenance Code Regulations to the Floor Area of Room Dimensions; Amending the Fee Schedule of the City of Lewisville to Include a Fee for Short-Term Rental Unit Permits; Providing a Repealer, Severability, Penalty, and an Effective Date; and Declaring an Emergency.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).