It would take two hearings, one with the P&Z commission and one before city council.

Do I contact the landlord or the city council?

Just like in Providence, they discuss it as a homestead exemption (discount) for homeowners, but I predict that, like in Providence, it will end up being an excuse to really raise the taxes on landlords.See Woonsocket council creates new requirements for homestead exemption and New Woonsocket Homeowners to apply for Homestead Tax Exemption by January 31, 2018.I don't think it would affect you if you chose to live in the property @Raymond Hill but it is something to keep in mind, and I don't think it's a great move for the city in the long run, especially one so dependent on rentals.

Yesterday the Palm Springs City Council voted in additional restrictions on the number of bookings per year, number of permits allowed per neighborhood, and also created a new "Junior" permit which allows 6 bookings per year and bypasses the cap on neighborhood permits.Im curious if this will change anyone's strategy in the Palm Springs market or are there those of you still able to turn a profit despite the new restriction on the number of bookings?

Then get a copy of the current land use map ( what the area is today ) and what the future land use map ( what the local council wants the next 15 to 20 year vision to be ) and go from there.

Or NIMBY constituents of municipalities stop pressuring their city councils to make new construction as difficult as possible, resulting in a rash of new apartments.As I don't see either scenario as being likely, I expect rents to level off at most, and probably not for long before they start going up again.

I don't think it is immoral to buy an AirBNB however it is also not immoral for a city council or HOA to say no to AirBNBs.  

Examples would be the National Multi-Housing Council or the National Association of Home Builders (usually affiliated with local HBA’s per above).

They will often have leases that have been vetted by legal council.

That’s all you need.The Philadelphia City Council made wholesaling illegal.