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Olivette planners weigh options for short-term rentals after resident complaints
Summary
City staff reported resident complaints about short-term rentals (noise, over-occupancy) and described enforcement limits under current code; commissioners discussed special permits, owner-occupancy rules, inspections and technological mitigation but took no formal action.
Planning staff alerted the commission to several neighborhood complaints tied to short-term rental activity, including noise, over-occupancy and repeat police calls at certain properties. Staff said Olivette’s current code does not prohibit short-term rentals and requires an occupancy inspection any time there is a change in occupants (inspection fee $95), a requirement that is difficult to enforce when weekend or transient stays are not reported.
Commissioners and residents described types of short-term situations: owner-occupied home-sharing,…
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