Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 03-24-2026
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Consideration, discussion and possible preview of Ordinance No. 3905 Amending Chapter 7, an ordinance amending Chapter 7, Article XVII of the Code of Ordinances relating to short-term rentals; providing new and revised definitions; establishing and strengthening operating standards; requiring interior posting, noise monitoring, and security cameras; establishing occupancy and parking limits; requiring advertising disclosures and hosting-platform cooperation; capping licenses per owner in residential districts; providing enforcement, notice, appeals, and penalties; adopting an appendix checklist; providing for codification; repealer; severability; and declaring an effective date
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Background:
The City has received complaints regarding reports of recurring “house-party” conditions at some Short-Term Rentals for such offenses as public intoxication, minors and alcohol, public marijuana use, fights in yards, parking blockages, and late-night spillover into properties adjoining the Short-Term Rentals. This amendment gives the Police Department and Code Enforcement clear, objective, non-arrest dependent triggers (Verified Police Observations) and sets time/place/manner limits that directly target late-night outdoor congregation and overflow.
On March 3, 2026 City Council conducted a work session on the proposed ordinance amending the regulation of Short-Term rentals and provided feedback and directive on the draft ordinance. The following changes were made to the ordinance based upon Council’s feedback, including:
1. Adding formal definitions of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 Short Term Rentals;
2. Removing the training-completion discounts in §7-467;
3. Removing the $1M commercial general liability insurance requirement (§7-468(n));
4. Adding clarifying language in §7-468.1(h) that hosting platforms may remit applicable taxes and fees on the licensee’s behalf;
5. Removing §7-468(i)(requirement that advertisements/listings display the City license number;
6. Removing the mandate in §7-468.2(a) that the specific license number be displayed on the listing itself to avoid disclosing the specific address of the STR, but retain the requirement that a license is needed to list on the platform;
7. Changing the §7-472 agent-change registration from 10 business days to 30 calendar days;
8. Adjusting the effective-date/transition language (§7-478) so that existing permitted STR licensees have 180 instead of 90 days to come into full compliance with the new requirements.
9. Clarfiying the City’s possible enforcement actions including classifying violations as a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, civil remedies and penalties under the Zoning Ordinance and civil enforcement action through Oklahoma District Court, including seeking injunctive relief.
Cost: $0
Funding Source: Source
Requested By: Police Chief Lance Arnold, Broken Arrow Police Department
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Ordinance No. 3905
Recommendation:
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Preview Ordinance No. 3905 and set for adoption
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