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Freeport council begins debate to restrict short-term rentals in single-family zones after safety complaint
Summary
The Freeport City Council held a first reading on an ordinance that would remove short-term vacation rentals from single-family residential zoning and require duplexes and larger multiunit properties to seek special-use permits.
The Freeport City Council held a first reading on an ordinance that would remove short-term vacation rentals—commonly marketed via Airbnb and VRBO—from single-family residential zoning (R-1 through R-4) and require duplexes and larger multiunit properties to seek special-use permits.
Staff and the planning commission presented the proposed text amendment at the meeting; the planning commission held a public hearing August 14 and later recommended approval. Director Duckman told the council the amendment “is removing vacation rentals from the R-1 through R-4 residential district,” and that “if you have a duplex, 2‑unit, 3‑unit, 4‑unit, etc., it would be a special use permit.”
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