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Strongsville resident asks about short-term rentals, council says short-term rentals are prohibited; zoning and safety checks needed for events
Summary
A Strongsville resident told council she runs a bed-and-breakfast and wants to expand events at a historic barn; law director and staff said the city has a short-term rental ban, the property must meet building code, and zoning and an on-site high‑pressure gas line limit some uses.
Deborah Thomas Lemmers told Strongsville City Council on Feb. 18 that she operates a bed-and-breakfast at 9160 Albion Road (a historic house built about 1830) and asked whether the city’s new short-term rental ordinance would allow her to continue doing rentals and expand event use at the site. Lemmers said the house is occupied by the owners, that rentals would be a portion of the house rather than the whole property, and that she is interested in weddings, dances, and possible collaborations with the local high school theater group.
Law Director Jamieson responded during audience participation that the council had enacted an ordinance that does not allow short-term rentals and that the ordinance contains no exception for owner‑occupied short-term rentals. Jamieson said the…
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