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Council exempts 189 Thompson Lane from short‑term rental distance rule; resolution passes 31–2–2
Summary
The council approved Resolution 2025-955, which exempts 189 Thompson Lane from the Metro minimum-distance requirement for a non-owner‑occupied short-term rental permit. Sponsor said the property fronts a busy thoroughfare and will not affect nearby church and school; vote was 31 in favor, 2 no, 2 abstain.
The Metropolitan Council on Jan. 21 approved Resolution 2025-955, exempting 189 Thompson Lane from the Metro Code minimum‑distance requirement for a non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rental permit.
Council Member Welsh opened the public hearing on the resolution and, after asking if any opponents wished to speak, said she would close the hearing when no one stepped forward. Council Member Welsh said the house is on a busy thoroughfare and that she is generally opposed to non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rentals but believes this specific property “shouldn’t have any impact at all on the church and the school” across the street and therefore supported the exemption.
Committee report for government operations recommended approval (7–0). After motion and second on the floor, a board vote was conducted; the clerk recorded the outcome: the resolution passed with 31 votes in favor, 2 voting no and 2 abstaining.
The exemption applies only to that address and is limited to the permit type specified in the Metropolitan Code. The council recorded the board vote in open session; the resolution does not change the code generally but allows this property to receive the requested short‑term rental permit despite the distance rule.
