The City of Oklahoma City Board of Adjustments on April 17 approved a batch of home-sharing special exceptions with conditions such as guest limits, parking limits, quiet hours and fixed terms, and it continued one contested new application for two weeks after substantial neighborhood opposition.

Votes at a glance (actions taken):
- Case 15884 (Checkers Investments): Approved with conditions — maximum guests 7; maximum vehicles 4; term 1 year; quiet hours 8 p.m.–8 a.m.; no on-street parking during quiet hours.
- Case 15886 (4 Big Home Sales LLC, 3632 NW 60th St): Continued to 05/01/2025 for documentation and plan-review/permit verification after multiple neighbors protested and the board sought verification of bedroom count and building-code implications.
- Case 15893 (3120 W. Park Place): Renewal approved — term 3 years; maximum guests 6; quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; maximum vehicles 3; no on-street parking during quiet hours.
- Case 15894 (3813 NW 50th St): Approved — term 3 years; maximum guests 4; quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; maximum vehicles 2; no on-street parking during quiet hours.
- Case 15910 (2813 NW 16th St): Approved — term 1 year; maximum guests 6; quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; maximum vehicles 4; no on-street parking during quiet hours.
- Case 15895 (1609 NW 15th St): Approved — term 3 years; maximum guests 6; quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; maximum vehicles 3.
- Case 15896 (3716 NW 29th Street): Approved — term 3 years; maximum guests 4; maximum vehicles 2; quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; no on-street parking during quiet hours.
- Case 15892 (2536 NW 16th St): Renewal approved — term 3 years; maximum guests 4; maximum vehicles 2; quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; no on-street parking during quiet hours.
- Case 15897 (10005 Rattlesnake Lane): Renewal approved; application timely filed; motion approved with a 4-car maximum and quiet hours 9 p.m.–8 a.m.; the transcript does not specify a clear term length in the motion text (term not specified in transcript).

Why it matters: the board applied the city's recently revised home-sharing rules — including guidance that hosts provide one parking space per four guests and that structures rented for more than four bedrooms may trigger a commercial change-of-use and require building-code review. Several neighbors said concentration of short-term rentals on a block and on-street parking threaten safety and neighborhood cohesion.

Contentious application continued: Case 15886 (4 Big Home Sales LLC) generated the meeting's longest public comment period. Applicant Austin Kohn described plans for a 5-bedroom remodel and requested up to 12 guests; neighbors described on-street parking, vehicle-safety risks at a street corner, and uncertainty about host contactability. Terry Tibbetts and other neighbors urged a lower guest cap (8 or fewer) and no on-street parking during quiet hours. Planning staff (Sarah Welch) advised the board that the city’s development-services guidance requires compliance with the International Residential Code and that renting more than four bedrooms could trigger a change-of-use and commercial building-code review. The board continued the case to 05/01/2025 and requested documentation (floor plan/permits) showing bedroom counts and any required plan-review/permit actions before considering a larger guest allowance.

Board conditions and common terms: across approvals, the board commonly set quiet hours, restricted on-street parking during quiet hours, capped vehicle counts tied to site capacity, and in new applications often limited initial approvals to one year to allow a performance review at renewal. For renewals the board typically granted three-year terms when the application was timely and had no protests or complaints.

Next steps: applicants with granted special exceptions must comply with the conditions set by the board and with any building-code or plan-review requirements noted by staff. Case 15886 was continued to the May 1 meeting for submission of documentation and plan-review findings.