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Planning commission reviews detailed short-term rental ordinance draft, requests work session on parking and riverfront exemption
Summary
Staff presented a comprehensive short-term rental ordinance draft that would require certificates, inspections, an agent in Decatur, monitoring via Granicus, a proposed $500 certificate fee, density limits (no more than three within 1,000 feet), and a suggested cap and riverfront exemptions. Commissioners raised concerns about parking, historic districts, ADA implications and whether exempting riverfront properties is fair; they agreed to a public work session to refine changes.
Planning staff presented the city’s draft short-term rental ordinance and walked commissioners through proposed application, inspection, monitoring, and enforcement provisions.
Staff described application requirements: property owners must obtain a short-term rental certificate and a business privilege license, submit proof of ownership and a local contact agent within Decatur city limits, and pay a nonrefundable certificate fee (staff discussed $500 as a starting point). Staff said initial inspections would be performed by a building inspector and the fire marshal, with annual self-inspection thereafter unless a registered complaint triggers another inspection.
On monitoring and enforcement, staff…
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