Richmond amends short‑term rental rules and zoning after fee, parking clarifications
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The Richmond Board of Commissioners adopted revisions to the city’s short‑term rental regulations and zoning, approving a regulatory ordinance and a development‑ordinance amendment after commissioners clarified registration and annual fees and how short‑term rentals will be allowed in residential zones.
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners on second reading adopted two measures that revise how short‑term rentals (STRs) will be regulated and where they may operate in the city.
The measures approved were: Ordinance 25‑05, a comprehensive update to the city’s short‑term rental regulatory regime that incorporates planning‑board recommendations, and Ordinance 25‑06, which amends the city’s development ordinance to allow short‑term rentals as permissible uses in R1A, R1B and R1C residential zones and as a conditional use in B2 commercial zones.
Commissioners discussed and corrected fee language before final approval. The board recorded a clarification that the initial registration fee will be $2.50 and the recurring annual registration fee will be $100. Commissioners also noted and confirmed the parking standard language in the ordinance’s D section that addresses vehicles per bedroom.
The city attorney summarized the changes during the second reading and the Board voted to enact both ordinances immediately upon publication, as permitted under Kentucky law. City leaders said the planning and zoning board had recommended the zoning classifications now adopted.
Supporters of the changes told the commission the amendments provide a clearer regulatory framework for hosts and neighbors; commissioners emphasized the need to finalize fee and parking language in the printed ordinance before the final reading.
The measures will take effect upon required publication and enactment procedures under Kentucky law.