Meanwhile, there are currently about 5,000 housing units inside city limits. Sandpoint City Council meets at City Hall in January 2025. Finally, while Sandpoint already has hundreds of lots as small as 3,500 square feet, many were platted a century ago and have since become non-conforming under City Code. The new code amendments would enable the creation of future 3,500-square-foot lots — including for multi-family residential — which would accommodate one dwelling unit each. Short-term rentalsFollowing the vote on lot size minimums, councilors took up amendments to Sandpoint’s short-term rental regulations; but, first, Mayor Jeremy Grimm expressed his disappointment that the issue even had to be addressed by council.