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PECS defers short‑term rental ordinance vote as staff and commissioners seek enforcement, tax and staffing details
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft short‑term rental ordinance proposing an annual permit, business license, parking requirements and an 8% tax; the committee deferred the item for 30 days to resolve enforcement, staffing and tax questions.
Planning staff presented a draft ordinance to regulate short‑term rentals countywide and the PECS committee voted to defer final action for 30 days while staff and enforcement officials answer outstanding questions about staffing, taxation and post‑hours response.
Yvonne Trammell of the Department of Planning and Sustainability told the committee that short‑term rentals are not currently permitted in unincorporated DeKalb but “continue to operate.” Staff reported a 13% decline in publicly listed short‑term rental listings since August 2024—down from about 2,962 listings to about 2,564—and described the draft ordinance’s core elements: a by‑right…
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