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Planning commission approves short-term rental at 2322 South Sterling Avenue with standard conditions
Summary
The commission approved a short-term rental permit for a 1926 bungalow at 2322 South Sterling Avenue with conditions including a business license, tax remittance, maximum occupancy limits, noise monitoring and a fire inspection.
The Independence Planning Commission approved case 25-400-04, allowing a short-term rental at 2322 South Sterling Avenue with the standard conditions recommended by city staff.
City staff member Gabe presented the application, describing the subject property as a 1926 bungalow on Lot 112 of the Inglewood Highlands Subdivision. Staff said the lot is about 8,660 square feet and the house about 792 square feet according to Jackson County property records, with two bedrooms, one bathroom and an unfinished basement. Staff said paved parking is available at the rear (about 20 by 30 feet) and that the nearest short-term rental is “well outside” the city’s 500-foot separation requirement.
Gabe recommended approval with standard conditions: obtain a business license, remit transient guest tax, comply with development-code use regulations, limit maximum occupancy to four persons, limit bedrooms to two, install a noise monitoring device, and pass an initial short-term rental fire and life-safety inspection by the fire prevention division before operations. Applicant Alexander Valdez (who gave an address on Oakley in Kansas City) told the commission he intends to operate the house as a short-term rental, said he has other rental properties but not previously an Airbnb-type short-term unit, and said he will follow the listed requirements; he also said the owner/operator will handle cleaning and has trash collection service.
No members of the public spoke for or against the application during the public hearing. Commissioner Dan moved to approve case 25-400-04 and Commissioner Virginia seconded; the motion passed with recorded Yes votes from Commissioner Nesbitt, Commissioner Ferguson, Commissioner O’Neil, Commissioner Young and Vice Chairman Ashbaugh.
The approval allows the short-term rental permit to proceed subject to the listed conditions; the property must pass the fire and life-safety inspection and obtain a business license before hosting transient guests.
