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Pataskala hears ordinance to tighten rules on extended‑stay hotels after zoning ‘loophole’ found
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance at a public hearing that would add definitions for hotels and extended‑stay hotels, make extended‑stay hotels a conditional use in multi‑family districts, and update parking and chapter language to limit use of general business zoning as de facto apartments.
At a public hearing, Pataskala City staff presented an ordinance to amend multiple chapters of the city’s codified ordinances to regulate extended‑stay hotels and close what staff called a zoning “loophole.” Scott, a staff member, said the change responds to projects built in commercial zoning districts that function as long‑term residences but have been licensed as hotels.
City staff told the council the ordinance would add new definitions to Chapter 1203 for “dwelling” and “hotel,” define “hotel—extended stay” (stays over 30 days even if shorter leases are available), and explicitly add extended‑stay hotels as a conditional use in the RM (multifamily…
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