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Columbia council defers short-term rental rules, schedules Aug. 5 work session to consider tougher enforcement
Summary
Mayor Daniel J. Rickerman and council members postponed two agenda items on short-term rentals and scheduled a full work session Aug. 5 to consider increased enforcement, occupancy limits and staffing after the city identified hundreds of unlicensed listings.
Mayor Daniel J. Rickerman told Columbia City Council on July 15 that the city will move a pair of short-term rental (STR) agenda items out of the committee process and into an August 5 work session for a full public discussion and policy review.
Rickerman said the move follows a year-and-a-half data-gathering effort and recent community input. "We have applicants who have applications for x amount of based on what's allowed, which is 2 people per bedroom, but are advertising for 24 and 32 people in houses," he said, arguing that the city needs better enforcement tools.
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