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Morgan County commissioners begin drafting short-term rental rules after lengthy public discussion
Summary
County planning staff and commissioners reviewed a draft short-term rental ordinance and a range of regulatory options, including licensing, occupancy limits, zone‑based quotas, and special rules for the 2026 Olympics. No final policy was adopted; staff were asked to refine options and seek public input.
Morgan County commissioners spent more than an hour on March 18 reviewing a draft ordinance and multiple policy options to regulate short‑term rentals (STRs) across the county. Planning staff presented language taken from other jurisdictions and asked commissioners to identify the policy choices—such as licensing versus permitting, grandfathering, occupancy limits, geographic quotas and temporary allowances for events such as the 2026 Olympics—that they preferred the county pursue.
The discussion covered practical enforcement limits and tradeoffs. Commissioners and several short‑term rental owners and local residents raised…
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