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Commission backs code changes to classify extended‑stay hotels and close conversion loophole
Summary
Pataskala’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted July 2 to recommend a zoning amendment to City Council that refines definitions for hotels and extended‑stay hotels, adds extended‑stay hotels as a conditional use in multifamily districts and clarifies parking rules, aiming to curb use of hotel construction as de‑facto apartments.
The Pataskala Planning and Zoning Commission on July 2 recommended approval of a zoning code amendment (ZON‑25‑004) that clarifies the city’s definitions of "hotel" and "extended stay hotel," adds extended‑stay hotels as a conditional use in multifamily residential districts and updates parking requirements.
Staff said the change responds to concerns that some properties built to hotel code and licensed as hotels have operated as long‑term rental units or de‑facto apartments. The proposed code language defines a hotel (transient hotel) as stays of 30…
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