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ilbert is looking to charge a licensing fee and require neighborhood notification for short-term rentals. A new state law passed in July gives municipalities more latitude in regulating residential property rented out for 29 consecutive days or less to protect against public nuisances such as noise and trash.
“More legislation was passed, this actually gave us quite a bit to work off of now in terms of building out an ordinance,” Jordan Fasano, business compliance analyst, said at the two-day council retreat Dec. 1-2. “We can now charge a fee for this permit or license. It’s no longer just a registration.” Councilmembers-elect Chuck Bongiovanni, Jim Torgeson and Bobbi Buchli also participated in the retreat. The trio officially takes office in January.
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izza was served up to Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board members last week to help give them an insight on how breakfasts and lunches are prepared for students. Board members and the superintendent in a blind taste test sampled slices of pie from four different vendors. “I’ve been here for a long time and I don’t think we’ve ever really had a taste-testing at a work study ever,” Superintendent Shane McCord told the board Dec. 6. “It’s something we never had and it gives a deeper inside look at what Nutrition Services goes through. “We wanted you guys to be able to kind of see what
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As a dismayed Estela Castillo turned to look at the camera, her year-old son Mateo registertg a strong protest about some guy with a white beard putting his hands on him. Despite his upset, most kids who attended the annual Breakfast with Santa at HD SOUTH Home of the Gilbert Museum on Dec. 3 got into the holiday spirit, as you’ll see on page 12. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
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Fasano said the town is allowed to recoup the actual cost of setting up the permit/license or a maximum of $250, whichever is less. And, a property owner must notify neighbors before offering a vacation or shortterm rental for the first time. “So, if you’re in a single-family house, you have to tell those adjacent to, across and
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