The Hood River City Planning Commission heard plenty of opinions as over 60 people testified during a public hearing on proposed regulations for short-term vacation rentals at a Monday night hearing.  A draft of zoning ordinance restrictions by City staff would cap the number of non-owner occupied short-term rentals in residential zones at somewhere around 145 through a permit system after a five-year grandfathering period for existing STR’s, while allowing hosted home shares and short-term rentals in commercial zones without a cap, and use a distance requirement to prevent clustering of STR’s.  Members of the group Livable Hood River pushed a plan similar to regulations adopted in Portland, which would involve a five-year grandfather period for current non-owner occupied STR’s in residential zones before they are eliminated while continuing to allow home shares and unlimited commercial zone STR’s.  But those representing owners of homes used for vacation rentals, including the group Lovable Hood River, said the restrictions would be unfair to people who have invested in them and potentially damaging to a tourist industry that has become a key part of Hood River’s economy, adding they believed STR restrictions would not create additional workforce housing opportunities.  The Planning Commission will continue to take written testimony until March 21, when they will meet again to conduct deliberations on the subject.