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Green Bay council accepts ERC advisory report after hours of debate over short‑term rental limits
Summary
After a marathon public-comment session, the Common Council accepted an Equal Rights Commission advisory report on short‑term rentals and asked staff to draft an ordinance. Owners warned a proposed 7‑night minimum and 180‑day cap would cost livelihoods; ERC members argued limits are needed to protect housing affordability.
The Green Bay Common Council on Nov. 11 accepted an advisory report from the Equal Rights Commission on short‑term rental regulation and asked staff to draft ordinance language for plan commission review.
The ERC’s report — and particularly its recommendations for a 7‑night minimum stay and a 180‑day annual cap — drew more than three hours of public comment. Operators of short‑term rentals said the proposed limits would sharply reduce income for many small owners and the local workers who depend on the business.
“We operate one STR next door to our home,” said Steve Carls,…
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