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Boone County rejects ordinance to allow short-term rentals on A-1 farmland
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Boone County Board voted down a proposed zoning text amendment that would have allowed licensed short-term rentals on agricultural A-1 parcels of five acres or greater.
The Boone County Board on March 20 declined to adopt a zoning text amendment that would have allowed short-term rentals (whole-house guest accommodations) in the county's A-1 agricultural district subject to a licensing program.
Supporters said a permit-and-license approach would let property owners earn incidental income and keep tourist dollars in Boone County. Opponents warned the county lacked finalized licensing rules and that the change could open farmland to unanticipated uses.
The amendment began as Ordinance 25-06, drafted to add a short-term rental definition and make the use permitted in the A-1 district "subject to license." Board member Tom Wahlberg moved to amend the ordinance to include a 5-acre minimum eligibility threshold (the amended draft was called ORD 25-06a). That amendment passed on a voice…
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