CBJ launches short-term rental task force

The City & Borough of Juneau has launched a short-term rental task force to investigate the impact of short-term rentals (STRs) on housing availability in Juneau and recommend improvements. The task force, which will be active for approximately five months in total, includes Assembly members and members of the public representing a range of community interests in short-term rentals and housing.

Over the next several months, the task force will review existing short-term rental and housing data, gather feedback from the community at public meetings and in writing, and review different regulatory approaches to STRs (with a focus on long-term housing availability and affordability). The task force will ultimate evaluate and recommend different options for managing short-term rentals in Juneau.

If you have thoughts, suggestions, or proposals to share regarding short-term rentals in Juneau, you’re encouraged to submit them through the task force website. The task force will also host two public forums to gather feedback from the community, with dates to be announced.

The task force will generally meet every other Thursday at 12:10 p.m. in City Hall and over Zoom. Find a complete list of meeting dates on the task force website or the CBJ public meetings calendar.

Learn more about the task force, read meeting documents, and submit comments at juneau.org/manager/str-task-force.