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Sandusky commission hears objections and questions on proposed short‑term rental overlay amendment
Summary
At a Dec. 8 public hearing, Chief Planner Aaron Blair outlined a code amendment to require any new transient‑rental overlay be based on a formally adopted planning document; public commenters and several commissioners urged caution, citing housing scarcity and notice concerns.
Chief Planner Aaron Blair told the Sandusky City Commission on Dec. 8 that staff is proposing an amendment to the city’s zoning code that would allow new transient‑rental overlay districts only when the area has been first defined in a formally adopted planning document such as the comprehensive plan.
"This is a complex topic and zoning is a complex mechanism for regulation," Blair said in opening the presentation, describing the existing Cove District overlay and how overlays allow a single use on top of underlying residential zoning. Blair said the city currently maintains a moratorium on any expansion of transient‑rental overlays that runs "until May" unless the commission acts sooner, and that staff proposes processing single‑parcel requests through the…
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