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Commission returns short‑term rental zoning amendments to planning commission for clearer criteria
Summary
After legal counsel warned waiver language could lead to arbitrary decisions, the Riley County Commission voted to send short‑term rental regulation amendments back to the Planning Commission with instructions to specify objective criteria.
County legal counsel advised the Riley County Commission on Dec. 8 that state case law limits the governing body's choices when reviewing planning commission recommendations: approve the recommendation, override by supermajority, or return the recommendation with a written statement specifying the basis for a failure to approve or disapprove.
Counsel recommended returning the…
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