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Public Says 'Detached' Language in Short-Term Rental Ordinance Protects Homeowners; Council Notes Ongoing Review
Summary
A public commenter urged the borough to keep 'detached' in a short-term rental ordinance after a zoning board approved an attached short-term rental. The commenter said attached rentals can push homeownership out and could affect property assessments; council said broader legislative work on the ordinance continues.
Resident Sharon Littner urged Columbia Borough leaders on Aug. 7 to preserve a "detached" requirement in a proposed short-term rental ordinance after the zoning board approved an attached unit.
Littner said, "I just really feel strongly that the word detached was put in there for a reason." She told council that an…
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