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Resident seeks to operate historic house as short-term rental and event barn; city law says short-term rentals banned

3220718 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

A Strongsville property owner asked council Feb. 18 about running a restored 1830 house at 9160 Albion Road as a short‑term rental and expanding event uses in an on‑site barn; the city law director said short‑term rentals are prohibited and the property is not currently up to code.

Deborah Thomas Lemmers, a Strongsville resident and property owner, told City Council on Feb. 18 that she operates a restored 1830 house at 9160 Albion Road as a small short‑term rental and would like to expand use of an on‑site barn for events, weddings, dance nights and theater rehearsals.

“I heard that there's, like, a new ordinance that, that you can't do rentals anymore like that. Is that true?” Lemmers asked, adding the house is attended by the owners and that the rental is not an entire-house…

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