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Manteno trustees approve short-term rental ordinance after removing tax and data rules
Summary
After public comment and trustee debate, the Village of Manteno approved Ordinance 25-25 establishing short-term rental licensing but struck proposed hotel-tax language, the license-plate retention rule, and a strict 24-hour vacancy requirement before voting to approve the ordinance as amended.
The Village of Manteno approved Ordinance 25-25 on Nov. 17, 2025, establishing a short-term rental licensing framework but removing three contested provisions after public comment and trustee debate. The board voted to strike references to a hotel tax, a requirement to record and retain license-plate information, and a 24-hour vacancy (same-day turnover) restriction before passing the ordinance as amended.
The ordinance, introduced as an amendment to Title 3 adding Chapter 25 on short-term rental operators, drew public comment from multiple residents. Tiffany Parpart told trustees she was "genuinely confused" that a hotel-tax reference had been "inserted... quietly without discussion" and called the license-plate retention and broad…
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