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Council approves registration fee and adopts vacation-home licensing enforcement framework in second reading

Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee · December 11, 2025
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Summary

Community Development proposed a $70 registration fee for vacation homes to pay for Granicus software; council approved the fee and supported an ordinance (Ordinance No. 6698) requiring licensing before registration and authorizing enforcement fines up to $500 per day for unregistered operation.

The committee approved a city resolution to add a registration fee for vacation homes and moved forward a second reading recommendation on Ordinance No. 6698, which amends Title 17 to define and regulate short‑term vacation rentals.

Community Development Director Vicky Fisher told the committee the city expects 600–900 vacation homes exist in Rapid…

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