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Rowlett pauses zoning changes for short-term rentals after legal advice; expands notice, staff will map STRs
Summary
Following legal advice tied to federal appeals court guidance, the council directed staff to consolidate and clarify short-term rental rules, expand the neighborhood notification radius to 500 feet and publish STR locations while awaiting further litigation outcomes that may affect districting restrictions.
Rowlett City Council on Monday discussed revisions to the city's short-term rental (STR) rules and directed staff to consolidate existing regulations, expand neighborhood notification to a wider radius and publicly map STR locations on the city website while awaiting the outcome of pending litigation.
Mayor Pro Tem said the council had received late legal advice about a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving the Dallas Short Term Rental Alliance that "appears to weaken our ability to enforce any such ordinance," and noted that the ordinance included in the…
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