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Council sends short-term rental ordinance to second reading after split vote on suspending rules
Summary
Council considered Ordinance 25-O-088 to repeal the city's short-term rental ban and replace Chapter 7.52 with a licensing scheme that caps permits per ward and adds annual inspections; public comment favored regulated rentals, and a motion to suspend the rules failed (5–2), moving the ordinance to second reading.
The Mentor City Council considered Ordinance 25-O-088 on Sept. 16, a proposed repeal and replacement of Chapter 7.52 of the codified ordinances to allow regulated short-term rentals in defined residential districts.
Law director Joe explained that the current Chapter 7.52 completely prohibits short-term rentals and that the Planning Commission recommended replacing it with a new chapter establishing a licensing scheme. The draft ordinance would allow a limited number of short-term rental permits—up to eight per ward—subject to substantive regulations, restrict permitted…
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