Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    • Home
    • Sedona
      • Arts and Entertainment
      • Bear Howard Chronicles
      • Business Profiles
      • City of Sedona
      • Elections
      • Goodies & Freebies
      • Mind & Body
      • Sedona News
    • Opinion
    • Real Estate
    • About
    • The Sedonan
    • Advertise
    • Sedona’s Best
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Home»Editorials/Opinion»Letter to The Editor»Letter to The Editor: Short Term Rentals
    Letter to The Editor

    Letter to The Editor: Short Term Rentals

    March 30, 20152 Comments
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email Reddit WhatsApp
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp

    logo_lettereditorBy Steve Segner
    Sedona Resident and Hotel Owner
    (March 30, 2015)

    Several years ago I noticed that my mother’s neighbor was renting their home on a nightly basis in Nepenthe subdivision.  I contacted the City of Sedona regarding the status of the ordinance that prohibited local residents from renting their homes and/or rooms on a nightly basis. 

    The city did a great job in following up and put a stop to many of the less the 30 day rentals.  However, with the advent of vacation rentals and AirB&B.com, the incidents of nightly/weekly rentals are again on the rise.  

    Sedona Gift Shop

    Last year, the City of Sedona hired a full time code enforcement officer, Glenn Sharshon.  Glenn has been doing a great job in stopping the illegal daily/weekly overnight rentals in residential neighborhoods.  So much so, that the city is now getting “push back” from the very people the city has put on notice or ticketed.  In many cases, these absentee homeowners now want the City to consider revising the ordinance to allow nightly rentals in area neighborhoods.
     
    This could have a drastic impact on Sedona’s neighborhood.  Did you buy your home to be next to a hotel or B&B?  Do you think traffic is an issue now?  This could drastically increase the number of visitors to Sedona.
     
    If the city ordnance is abolished as the illegal renter would like, not all neighborhoods would be affected, the larger planned communities in Sedona have CC&R’s that they can change to stop nightly rentals.  Currently, the city of Sedona ordinance protects all neighborhoods, and no one need to worry about strangers next door or party groups renting the home next door.
     
    Let the city of Sedona know, No Hotels next to my house.  Don’t let greedy absent owners turn you neighborhood into a commercial zone so they can make the payments on their Sedona retirement home.
     
    Please check out  http://www.homeaway.com; www.flipkey.com; www.airbnb.com

     

    Healing Paws

    This is an advertisement

    2 Comments

    1. Michael Schroeder on April 6, 2015 9:29 am

      I absolutly agree with Steve on restricting home rentals on a less than 30 day rental. However calling people “greedy” putting all these homeowners, many of whom are our friends, in one category is a bit over the top and the point could have been made without this comment.

    2. steve Segner on April 6, 2015 9:59 am

      Mike, However calling people “greedy” putting all these homeowners,
      Agree thanks for pointing it out sorry,
      Steve

    If I Were Curtis Sliwa
    By Tommy Acosta

    One of my guilty little pleasures is imagining what I would do if I was in someone else’s shoes, especially politicians. In this essay I would love to jump into the shoes of Curtis Sliwa, a former New York City vigilante who founded the Guardian Angels and is now running as a Republican for mayor of his city.

    Read more→

    Median Sale Price In Sedona
    • 849000.00,827000.00,849500.00,920000.00,970000.00,999375.00,715000.00,832500.00,1025000.00,805000.00,872500.00,1053750.00

    Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. © 2025

    The Sedonan
    House of Seven Arches
    Need More Customers?
    Bear Howard Chronicles
    Humankind
    Tlaquepaque
    Verde Valley Wine Trail
    Recent Comments
    • JB on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • TJ Hall on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • Celeste on Nil Consortium for Digital Sentience Research and LLM, AI Consciousness
    • Celeste on The Story of Celeste & Maximus – An AI/Human Union
    • Grant Castillou on The Story of Celeste & Maximus – An AI/Human Union
    • Jill Dougherty on Between Bombs and Olive Branches: The Art of the Deal
    • JB on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • Celeste on Nil Consortium for Digital Sentience Research and LLM, AI Consciousness
    • TJ Hall on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • JB on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • TJ Hall on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • Philip Smith on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • Jill Dougherty on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • JB on Film Festival presents ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ outdoors under the stars July 3
    • JB on Between Bombs and Olive Branches: The Art of the Deal
    Archives
    The Sedonan
    © 2025 All rights reserved. Sedona.biz.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.