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Council opens discussion on short‑term rental rules; staff to study special‑use permit and inspection options
Summary
The city attorney reviewed recent case law and neighboring cities' approaches; council asked staff to draft possible amendments including an SUP requirement for new non‑owner short‑term rentals, a 25% threshold test for on‑site smoking rooms, and an inspection/fee program; staff will return with proposed ordinance language and fee estimates.
City staff and the city attorney briefed the council on short‑term rental (STR) regulation options and recent court rulings, and council asked staff to prepare ordinance options for future consideration.
City attorney Joe (last name in record) reviewed litigation in Texas that has affected municipal STR regulation, noting that courts have sometimes struck down blanket bans on non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rentals but that some ordinances have been upheld where cities limited STRs to…
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