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Bellaire staff brief commission on short-term rental ban for residential areas; enforcement questions remain
Summary
City staff told the commission the proposed short-term rental ordinance would bar stays under 30 days in residential districts and take effect after a 180-day phase-in; commissioners pressed staff on enforcement options for problem properties and asked for stronger remedies.
City planning staff briefed the Bellaire Planning & Zoning Commission on Nov. 13 about a short-term rental ordinance the city intends to send to council next week that would prohibit rentals shorter than 30 days in residential zones and allow roughly 180 days for existing operators to come into compliance.
Travis, a staff liaison, told commissioners the draft borrows elements from Houston and Austin rules and would effectively prohibit sub-30-day rentals in residential zoning,…
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