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Belton drafts short-term rental rules focused on Old Town; council raises neighborhood concerns
Summary
Staff presented a revised draft short-term rental ordinance limiting permanent registrations to Old Town Belton and requiring special-use permits elsewhere. Proposed rules include registration, annual inspections, occupancy limits tied to bedrooms, a $120 fee and a three-strike denial/revocation rule.
City staff presented a revised draft of short-term rental regulations on Aug. 12 that would confine routine short-term rental registrations primarily to Old Town Belton and require a special-use permitting process for units elsewhere in the city.
Key features of the draft include mandatory registration and annual inspection before listing on third-party sites, a $120 annual registration and inspection fee (proposed as $70 business-license fee plus a $50 inspection fee), and a requirement that the property…
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