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Short-term rental reforms subject of bills before STL BoA
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ST. LOUIS – Last weekend’s downtown shooting is the latest instance where a space not intended for large crowds became the epicenter of violence. One south St. Louis resident channeled his frustrations into a campaign for short-term rental reform.
Violence at short-term rental properties has been a growing issue across our region. Now, two bills aimed to add new rules and regulations set for discussion Tuesday morning are expected to see large crowds voicing their frustrations.
“We don’t have the same safety, we don’t have the same confidence, we don’t know who our neighbor will be night for night,” said Steve Pona, a Southwest Gardens resident.
Pona and his wife have hit the tipping point, with seven problem rentals, including parking and loud parties.
The Ponas and hundreds in their online Facebook group are behind an anti-short-term rental poster campaign seen around town. They’re pushing for what they see as common-sense solutions, such as having an owner on site.
“Limit the number of properties that are available for short-term rentals in a radius, be it 500 feet or 1,000 feet. They shouldn’t be close to schools. They shouldn’t be in historic neighborhoods such as this,” Pona said.
There have been so many problems at one particular short-term rental on South Kingshighway for years, but over the last few weeks, it’s gotten so bad, residents have started putting out signs saying, “Neighborhoods Are For Neighbors, Not Short-Term Rentals,” echoing problems around the city and the county.
“You have a quality of life being ruined, you have homeowners that sunk his heart and soul into a property and, all of a sudden, some outside entity is coming in and running a business in what should be a residential area,” said Alderman Joe Vollmer (Ward 5).
Vollmer, who represents Southwest Gardens and The Hill, said he’ll be supporting bills 33 and 34. Both propositions call for new regulations in order to thwart renters from taking advantage of the system.
Hearing on short-term rental regulations today
Top of mind: having an onsite or nearby property owner.
“This is a start of a process that will take some time so we can get this right, you can always amend it, but there’s so much that’s not in bills 33 and 34 that we need to cut into shape to get it into focus and keep this people in line,” Vollmer said.
The bills will go before the St. Louis Board of Aldermen at Tuesday morning’s Transportation and Commerce Committee meeting.
“We need to be setting the standard for short term rentals, not bringing up the rear,” Pona said.
You can read the full bills here.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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