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Alex Douthit
24:46 - 25:11
“this is kind of a standard thing that we've done on multiple other short-term rental. This is a conditional use permit. It's substandard to the actual regular neighborhood, and so if we don't put it in now, it's nearly impossible to do it later.”
- Speaker
- Alex Douthit
- Timestamp
- 24:46 – 25:11
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 27, 2026
From the transcript
If I may, through the chair, this is kind of a standard thing that we've done on multiple other short-term rental. This is a conditional use permit. It's substandard to the actual regular neighborhood, and so if we don't put it in now, it's nearly impossible to do it later. So usually we set these standards for short-term rentals. Short-term rentals tend to have— people are on vacation, they might get a little bit loud and that kind of thing.
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