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Columbia council advances short‑term rental zoning amendment after hours of public comment
Summary
After hours of testimony from homeowners, hosts and neighborhood groups, Columbia City Council voted to advance a text amendment that would restrict new short‑term rentals in most residential areas and allow them in commercial and major arterial corridors, with council directing legal staff to refine owner‑occupied exceptions.
Columbia City Council moved forward on first reading with a proposed change to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance that would significantly limit where short‑term rentals (STRs) can operate in the city.
The ordinance draft, presented by planning staff, would allow STRs in commercial, mixed‑use and employment districts and permit them conditionally in residential areas only on collector or arterial streets that have four continuous travel lanes. Council also directed legal and planning staff to address an owner‑occupied exemption and other technical edits…
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