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Boone County board debates short-term rental licensing, considers smaller initial permit pool
Summary
A lengthy, heated discussion at the April 3 Committee of the Whole meeting focused on a proposed short-term rental licensing program for unincorporated Boone County. Board members disagreed over occupancy limits, appeals-panel composition and whether to begin with 10 or fewer licenses; no formal vote was taken and staff will revise the draft.
Boone County officials spent much of their April 3 Committee of the Whole meeting debating a proposed licensing program for short-term vacation rentals in the unincorporated county, with board members sharply divided over how strict the new rules should be and how many licenses to allow initially.
The discussion followed a staff-drafted license packet that would require operators to obtain county approval and would allow up to 10 licenses at once. County board member Brian Schneider demanded tighter language on occupancy, and several board members recommended lowering the initial cap to provide time to monitor impacts before expanding the program.
The proposal would require a license for any short-term rental operating in unincorporated Boone County and authorize the zoning administrator to suspend or revoke a license for violations, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, or if…
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