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Raleigh County advances proposed short-term rental rules including 500-foot unit separation and one-hour agent response
Summary
Planning Director Amanda Webb presented proposed short-term rental amendments that would set a 500-foot separation between rental units (not properties), require a responsible agent to respond in person within one hour for emergency complaints, and require short-term rental properties to be current on county taxes and fees. Commissioners asked staff to tighten exception criteria before final adoption.
Amanda Webb, Raleigh County planning director, recommended changes to the county's short-term rental code on Nov. 17, proposing a 500-foot separation measured between rental units, a requirement that responsible agents respond in person within one hour to emergency complaints, and a condition that properties containing short-term rentals be current on all applicable county taxes and fees.
Webb said staff and the planning boards settled on measuring 500 feet between individual units rather than between properties to avoid unfairly penalizing owners of large parcels. "We felt it was a little bit more flexible. It still met the intention of mitigating for…
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