News Release

Town Hosting Meetings to Gather Public Input on Short-term Rentals

January 18, 2022

The Town of Hilton Head Island will host several virtual public meetings to share information about the short-term rental initiative and to gather public input for development of solutions to address short-term rentals concerns.

Virtual public open houses will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, and 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Thursday, February 3.

The Town has also scheduled the following stakeholder meetings:

• Wednesday, January 19 from 11 am to 12 pm with a focus on North and Mid-Island residents.
• Wednesday, January 19 from 1 to 2 pm with a focus on the Gullah Community.
• Thursday, January 20 from 9 to 10 am with a focus on South Island residents.
• Thursday, January 20 from 3 to 5 pm with a focus on short-term rental owners.
• Monday, January 31 from 10 am to 12 pm with a focus on short-term rental owners.
• Tuesday, February 1 from 3 to 4:30 pm with a focus on residential property rental companies.

All of the meetings are open to the public. Specific information on how to register to participate in virtual Open House and stakeholder meetings is posted on the Town’s website at https://hiltonheadislandsc.gov/short-termrentals/meetings.cfm.

The public can continue to provide feedback about the Town's short-term rentals initiative via a survey on the Town’s website at https://hiltonheadislandsc.gov/short-termrentals/. The survey is open through January 31, 2022.

Members of the public who have questions about the short-term rental initiative may submit them online at https://hiltonheadislandsc.gov/short-termrentals/questions/.

For general information on the short-term rental initiative, visit https://hiltonheadislandsc.gov/short-termrentals.