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113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville,AR 72701
(479)575-8323
Ordinance: 6625
File Number: 2022-0878
AMEND§118.01 APPLICABILITY,§151.01 DEFINITIONS AND§163.18 SHORT-TERM
RENTALS:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE 6427 TO EXTEND THE
SUNSET PROVISION FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS TO DECEMBER 31,
2023,AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS,the sunset clause in Ordinance 6427 which was passed on April 20,2021,provides that
the ordinance"and all amendments to Code sections ordained or enacted by this ordinance shall
automatically sunset, be repealed,terminated,and become void twenty(20)months after the passage
and approval of this ordinance,unless prior to that date,the City Council amends this ordinance to
repeal this sunset,repeal and termination section";and
WHEREAS,the City Council recommends extending the sunset date to allow for consideration of
amendments to the City's short term rental regulations and to allow the continued operation of short
term rentals for a one year period.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas hereby determines that Section 2
of Ordinance 6427(Sunset Clause)be amended so that Ordinance 6427 and all amendments to Code
Sections ordained or enacted by Ordinance 6427 shall automatically sunset,be repealed and become
void on December 31,2023, unless prior to that date the City Council amends this ordinance to repeal
or further amend this sunset,repeal and termination section.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville,Arkansas hereby determines that this
ordinance should become effective without delay because allowing the City's short term rental
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Ordinance: 6625
File Number: 2022-0878
regulations to expire will likely lead to unregulated and illegal operation of short term rentals not subject
to the City's life safety standards and insurance requirements,such that an extension of the sunset
clause is necessary for the public peace as well as the health and safety of Fayetteville residents.
Therefore,the City Council hereby declares an emergency exists such that this ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED and APPROVED on 12/6/2022
Approve Attest: x���RK 1rT���i,�
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113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-8323
Ordinance: 6710
File Number: 2023-1269
SHORT-TERM RENTAL SUNSET CLAUSE(AMENDMENT):
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 6427 AND ORDINANCE 6625 TO EXTEND THE SUNSET
PROVISION FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS TO DECEMBER 31,2024
WHEREAS, the sunset clause in Ordinance 6427, which was passed on April 20, 2021, provides that the ordinance
"and all amendments to Code sections ordained or enacted by this ordinance shall automatically sunset, be repealed,
terminated, and become void twenty(20)months after the passage and approval of this ordinance, unless prior to that
date,the City Council amends this ordinance to repeal this sunset,repeal and termination section";
WHEREAS,Ordinance 6625,which was passed on December 6,2022,amended Ordinance 6427 so that the ordinance
"and all amendments to Code Sections ordained or enacted by Ordinance 6427 shall automatically sunset, be repealed,
and become void on December 31, 2023, unless prior to that date the City Council amends this ordinance to repeal or
further amend this sunset repeal and termination section";
WHEREAS, the Ordinance Review Committee recommends extending the sunset date to allow for consideration of
amendments to the City's short-term rental regulations and to allow the continued operation of short-term rentals for a
one-year period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,
ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that Ordinance 6427 (Sunset
Clause) and Ordinance 6625 (extending Sunset Clause) be amended so that Ordinance 6427 and all amendments to
Code Sections ordained or enacted by Ordinance 6427 shall automatically sunset, be repealed and become void on
December 31, 2024, unless prior to that date the City Council amends this ordinance to repeal or further amend this
sunset,repeal and termination section.
PASSED and APPROVED on November 21,2023
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Ordinance:6710
File Number:2023-1269
Approved: Attest:
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oneld Jordad .r - Kara Paxton,City Cleric Treasurer - ; :;,r ;
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