The purpose of this chapter is to prevent unreasonable burdens on the services and impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and residential neighborhoods posed by short-term rental homes and to preserve affordable long-term housing stock. Maintenance of existing residential neighborhoods is essential to a continued sense of community and economic strength. It is the intent of this chapter to minimize the impact of short-term rentals on adjacent residences, and to minimize the impact of the commercial character of short-term rentals.