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After long public comment, Plainfield council tables proposed short‑term rental ordinance
Summary
Council members heard a lengthy public hearing on a proposed short‑term rental ordinance (MC2025‑40), including multiple hosts who said the draft would harm livelihoods and residents who raised notice and enforcement concerns; the council voted to table the ordinance for further revision.
The Plainfield City Council on Tuesday tabled a proposed ordinance that would impose a permitting, inspection and use cap regime on short‑term rental properties after more than a dozen residents and hosts spoke during a public hearing.
Speakers who run short‑term rentals said the draft rule would be punitive and economically harmful — one host told the council the proposed minimum and maximum stay language and the limit of "15 separate rentals or 90 nights per year" as written would make the business model…
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