Council approves short-term rental exemption for 189 Thompson Lane

The Government Operations & Regulations meeting approved RS 2025-955, granting an exemption from minimum-distance requirements to allow a short-term rental at 189 Thompson Lane.

The motion to approve the exemption was moved and seconded and passed on a voice vote. A council member said they would not normally support “non owner occupied” short-term rentals but did not object in this case because of the property’s location. “I just don't,” the member said, referring to a general reluctance about non-owner occupied short-term rentals. Another speaker noted nearby uses: “The church and the school are on the other side of a main thoroughfare,” and added that the property is on a main thoroughfare with little residential traffic, so it was unlikely to cause impact.

The meeting record shows a brief exchange about whether the property was too close to a church or school; participants agreed it is close to both but separated by a major road. One participant said that neighbors contacted had not objected and that the block has largely converted to commercial uses, leaving only one residential house on the block.

The request was considered on the consent calendar and approved by voice vote. The meeting record indicates at least one member said they were not voting because they had arrived late; no roll-call vote or recorded tally was provided in the transcript.

Because the approval was taken by voice and no roll call was recorded in the transcript, the precise vote tally is not specified in the record available.

The exemption references Metropolitan Code 6.28.030 as the governing standard for minimum-distance requirements for short-term rentals.