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Resident urges Ozark to create short‑term rental rules, citing neighborhood safety and concentration near bus stops
Summary
A resident asked aldermen to adopt ordinances to regulate Airbnbs/Vrbo properties, citing clusters in residential neighborhoods, safety concerns for children at bus stops and the lack of life‑safety inspection requirements for some short‑term rentals. The city asked the resident to leave contact information for follow‑up.
Tammy Carpenter addressed the board during public comment to request new city ordinances regulating short‑term rentals (Airbnb, Vrbo and similar platforms).
Carpenter said many short‑term rentals in her neighborhood operate in a regulatory gap: they do not meet lodging definitions that trigger state inspections and therefore are…
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