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Councilors debate student-impact fee, licensing and nuisance-task-force changes; items continued for public hearings
Summary
Councilors discussed three related proposals: a $300 student-impact fee on properties exclusively rented to students, an annual $500 student-housing licensing fee, and codifying a monthly nuisance-task-force. Councilors asked for more analysis on enforcement, privacy and financial impacts; the items were continued for public hearings.
Providence City Councilors debated a package of proposals aimed at addressing the concentration of student housing, neighborhood nuisance issues, and municipal costs tied to high student residency in some neighborhoods.
Sponsor Councilor Peterson presented an ordinance that would charge a $300 annual student-impact fee on dwellings exclusively rented to students. The fee in the draft would be imposed on the property owner; landlords would be able to decide whether to pass the cost on to tenants. The proposal included a mechanism to adjust the fee for inflation and allowed for potential exemptions for…
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