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Council heard staff intend to oppose Ohio Senate Bill 104, which would limit local regulation of short‑term rentals
Summary
Council added a late agenda item to discuss Ohio Senate Bill 104 and staff signaled intent to testify in opposition at the state committee hearing, citing concerns about loss of local control and potential effects on housing stock.
Council added discussion of Ohio Senate Bill 104 to the Committee of the Whole agenda after an Ohio Municipal League bulletin alerted municipalities that the bill would preempt local regulation of short‑term rentals.
Why it matters: If enacted, speakers warned, the bill would restrict municipal ability to tailor local short‑term rental rules and could treat short‑term rentals differently from local rental‑registration systems, with potential consequences for housing availability and neighborhood management.
Ms. Bowers briefed council that the Ohio Municipal League requested testimony in opposition and that city staff and leadership plan to engage. She said the local government committee hearing was scheduled for Wednesday in the afternoon and that both staff and the mayor intend to testify in opposition. Bowers framed two policy concerns: preserving municipal authority to tailor local solutions and the potential for short‑term rental conversion to remove housing stock from the local rental market; she warned that “when you commoditize housing, you take stock off the market.”
Council response and next steps Bowers invited colleagues to email her, Trenton (staff) or the mayor with suggested points to include in testimony. Committee members expressed support for local advocacy on the item. No formal council action was recorded at the meeting; staff signaled they would provide testimony at the state committee hearing and coordinate with the mayor and the Ohio Municipal League.
What remains open: The hearing and possible testimony were scheduled but the transcript records no final vote or formal council resolution on the matter.
