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home next door has a different someone <br />living there two, three, or four nights a <br />week. Different cars come and go. There's <br />the constant shuffle of luggage and people <br />in and out of the home. People unfamiliar <br />with the neighborhood or sound ordi- <br />nances host parties. Now imagine that <br />the neighborhood has multiple short-term <br />rentals (maybe it's a popular vacation <br />area and has a view). Now it's not just one <br />house on the block that has become tran- <br />sient in nature, but three. Suddenly the <br />neighborhood begins to lose its cohesion. <br />Unlike ADUs, short-term rentals have <br />only recently been a regulatory concern. <br />Some cities have prohibited them completely, <br />with Healdsburg, California, a popular wine <br />country destination concerned about the <br />cost of housing and proliferation of vacation <br />homes, being a prime example. Cities like <br />Sonoma, California, have limited how many <br />short-term rental permits can be issued, while <br />Converting garages into accessory dwelling: units Is arkopularand effective; <br />wayYd ad ptto Increased demand In single-family neighborhoods <br />others, like New York City, have significantly <br />increased their regulation and oversight. <br />Regulations for short-term rentals can <br />be tailored to fit the unique needs of the <br />community. So far, there is no one set of best <br />practices. Rohnert Park, California, wanted <br />to maintain the character of its suburban - <br />style residential neighborhoods that were <br />beginning to experience pressure from the <br />proliferation of nearby wine country short- <br />term rentals. The city crafted an ordinance in <br />2017 that banned whole -house rentals, yet <br />still allowed single -room rentals subject to <br />certain conditions. The city felt this compro- <br />mise still allowed residents to supplement <br />their incomes through short-term rentals, but <br />helped to maintain the housing supply and <br />preserve neighborhood character. <br />E <br />Multigenerationat Housing <br />The American Planning Association esti- <br />mates that by 2040, more than 20 percent <br />of the population will be over the age of 65 <br />and over 28 percent of the population will be <br />under the age of 18. Combined, this is nearly <br />half of the total population (Hodgson 2011). <br />It is expected that more and more of these <br />persons will live in multigenerational house- <br />holds. Younger adults are also living at home <br />for longer periods than in the past. <br />Zoning codes need to be adjusted to <br />accommodate multigenerational house- <br />holds. In 2013, AARP calculated that 51 <br />million American live in multigenerational <br />homes (Abrahms 2013). This is 16.7 percent <br />of the U.S. population. Some builders have <br />begun to recognize this, and are building <br />ZONINGPRACTICE 2.18 <br />AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION I page 6 <br />