The Hood River City Planning Commission spent Monday night narrowing down its recommendations for regulation of short-term rentals.  The panel is recommending short-term rental uses be accessory to residential uses in residential zones, with a 60-day limit on those STR uses.  Some members want to move away from the concept of a cap on the number of STR’s within residential zones in favor of the limitation on the number of days for the use, believing a cap could exclude people who live and work in the community from being able to rent their homes, and they want that benefit to first go to those who live in Hood River.  When the Commission meets again on April 4, Municipal Planner Cindy Walbridge says they will make final decisions on cap and density and deal with the existing non-conforming uses.  On Monday the Commission decided to eliminate a proposed zone in the Westside area that would have excluded STR’s, deciding the 60-day limit eliminated the need for that.  They also concluded that hosted homeshares and whole home vacation rentals would be allowed in all three residential zones with the limitations they will propose to the City Council.