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Planning commission reviews short-term rental regulation options; Tennessee disorderly-conduct law cited
Summary
Staff presented two draft regulatory approaches for short-term rentals — one modeled on the city of Gallatin and one on Wilson County — and noted neighbors and sheriffs already can use Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-305 (disorderly conduct) to seek enforcement in noise or other disruptive situations.
Sumner County planning staff presented two prototype short-term rental (STR) regulatory frameworks during the study session: one paralleling the City of Gallatin’s rules, and another based on Wilson County’s county-wide STR ordinance.
Staff said the Gallatin-style draft is more prescriptive and inspection-intensive, with annual reinspections and stricter operational requirements. The Wilson County-based draft treats STRs similarly to bed-and-breakfast homestays, requires Board of Zoning Appeals approval for STRs in the county, sets a minimum lot size (staff noted Wilson County’s threshold is 2 acres) and requires an…
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