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Planning commission backs short-term rental ordinance changes, asks staff to refine reporting and penalty language
Summary
The commission recommended city council adopt TA 25-04, a text amendment to Brookhaven's short-term rental ordinance that requires monthly booking-service reports with guest, date and tax details and includes enforcement language; commissioners asked staff to review the report-access and $1,000 fine subsections before council consideration.
The Brookhaven Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council adopt TA 25-04, a text amendment to chapter 27 of the municipal code that updates short-term rental rules and the responsibilities of third-party booking vendors.
Staff said management requested expanded language to clarify booking-service responsibilities and reporting. "Staff was requested by city management to update the short term rental ordinance with more language, and responsibilities for the third party vendors," the staff presenter said (Unidentified Speaker 4).
Commissioners focused on two issues in the draft: (1) a requirement that booking services prepare and submit a monthly report and (2) language saying the city may access reports or relevant records "in response to…
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