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Warr Acres planning commission backs ordinance to define 'home sharing' and allow short-term rentals in R‑1 as subject to review
Summary
The Warr Acres Planning Commission unanimously recommended the City Council consider amendments to Title 19 to add a definition of "home sharing," allow short-term residential rentals as a use on review in R‑1 zones, and enable business registration and additional regulation under Title 5.
The Warr Acres Planning Commission voted unanimously Oct. 14 to recommend the City Council consider amendments to the city zoning code to define short-term residential “home sharing” and authorize it as a use on review in R‑1 single-family districts.
City staff explained the proposed changes amend Title 19 — including a revised definition of “hotel” and a new definition of “home sharing” — so that short-term rentals are treated differently from traditional hotels. The staff presentation said the change responds to an ordinance adopted in 2008 that, by definition, limited hotel uses to commercial districts and unintentionally pushed short-term residential rentals out of single-family areas.…
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