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Commission reviews text amendment to restrict commercial short‑term rentals and clarify multifamily home‑occupation rules

Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission · November 17, 2025
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Staff proposed a text amendment clarifying that home‑occupation short‑term rentals are allowed in individual multifamily units but that commercial short‑term rentals would be restricted in many residential zones and permitted in certain commercial zones; licensing and grandfathering of existing nonconforming units will be handled separately.

Athens‑Clarke County planning staff presented a text amendment to the short‑term rental ordinance aimed at two goals: clarifying the home‑occupation short‑term rental definition so that individual units in multifamily housing can apply administratively, and revising where commercial short‑term rentals (owner not living…

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