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Plan commission continues public hearing on draft short-term rental rules after detailed debate
Summary
The Clayton Plan Commission heard a lengthy staff presentation and public comment on a proposed text amendment to allow regulated short‑term rentals in parts of downtown; commissioners asked staff to tighten language on events, minimum stay and food/beverage provisions and continued the public hearing for revisions.
The Clayton Plan Commission on June 16 continued the public hearing on a proposed text amendment that would allow regulated short‑term residential rentals in a narrowly defined part of downtown.
City planner Anna summarized a package of changes staff drafted to allow short‑term occupancy (rentals under 30 days) only in older, smaller buildings in the Central Business District and only in properties zoned High Density Commercial. "Our goal is to provide an alternative layer of uses that might be attractive to those buildings that would, hopefully, enhance the longevity of that and allow for property owners to reinvest," Anna said. She described a two‑step approval: a one‑time conditional use permit (CUP) for the property and an annual short‑term occupancy permit (SOP) for each dwelling unit.
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