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Vernon Hills trustees table hotel licensing ordinance after heated debate and hotel manager testimony
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously to table Ordinance 2024-085 (and related 2024-086) after lengthy discussion about a proposed 28-day stay limit and implementation details; a district hotel manager warned the rules could force evictions and cost operators heavily if enforced as drafted.
Vernon Hills trustees on Monday moved to table Ordinance 2024-085, an amendment to the village code that would impose new hotel licensing rules, after more than an hour of questions, debate and a public plea from a hotel district manager.
Director Jennings told the board the ordinance would add implementation recitals and set an implementation timeline: the village is projecting an effective date of July 1 for the ordinance with a license-compliance deadline for existing hotels of Sept. 16. Under the draft, hotels would be required to limit guests to 28 days within any 60-day period, with limited…
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