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Council approves one of four short-term rental CUPs at Pfeiffer Place, denies three amid 300-foot separation concerns
Summary
The council granted a conditional-use permit for unit 1 Pfeiffer Place but denied CUPs for units 3, 5 and 7 after Planning and Zoning recommended approval only for the unit closest to East Broadway. Central issues were concentration of short-term rentals within 300 feet and the long-term housing supply.
The Columbia City Council on Aug. 18 approved a conditional-use permit (CUP) for 1 Pfeiffer Place and denied CUP requests for 3, 5 and 7 Pfeiffer Place, four condominium units that have operated as short-term rentals since 2023. The Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended approval of the unit nearest East Broadway but recommended denial for the other three applications.
Why it matters: The action interprets the city's short-term-rental rules and the policy question of how many short-term rentals may operate in close proximity in residential zoning. The council's split action preserves one existing short-term rental while rejecting approval of three others in the same building.
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