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Commissioners debate short‑term rental enforcement as zoning rewrite proceeds
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed a constituent complaint about short‑term rentals, cited County ordinance A‑12015 and agreed the planning commission will address short‑term rental rules as part of a comprehensive zoning ordinance rewrite; speakers raised selective‑enforcement concerns and noted Long Lake Township as a model.
A dispute over short‑term rental enforcement prompted a sustained exchange at the Barry County Board of Commissioners meeting on June 24, with commissioners and planning staff agreeing the issue will be addressed in a comprehensive zoning rewrite.
Commissioner Campbell raised a constituent complaint from a homeowner who has rented properties for years and said the individual was recently told they could no longer operate. Campbell argued…
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