PORT TOWNSEND — Early implementation of Jefferson County’s short-term rental ordinance, which was passed in April, has included creating a website with the newly written permit application, trying to locate rentals and notifying owners of the requirement to be permitted.

A short-term rental (STR) is defined as a primary dwelling unit which is not a hotel, motel or bed and breakfast and which is rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days.

The ordinance requires STR owners must have owned their property for more than a year. It limits operators to only one STR in Jefferson County, among other policies.

The ordinance limits STRs to 4 percent of the housing stock per zip code within the county. The total number of STRs allowed is 468.

Code Compliance Coordinator Nicki Akins, who has taken t

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