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Planning commission approves exemption for owner-occupied short-term rentals in residential zones
Summary
The Columbia City Planning Commission approved a zoning text amendment that exempts owner-occupied short-term rentals from location standards requiring placement on four-lane arterial or collector streets; owner-occupied status is measured by the county assessor's 4% special assessment and existing Chapter 5 performance standards remain enforced.
The Columbia City Planning Commission on Monday approved a zoning text amendment that exempts owner-occupied short-term rentals from certain UDO location requirements, allowing owner-occupied dwellings in residential districts to be used as short-term rentals even if they are not located on four-lane arterial or collector streets.
A staff presenter told the commission the amendment responds to direction the council gave after adopting Ordinance 2025-107, effective Jan. 6. "It is to provide an exemption within residential districts to short term rentals that are owner occupied dwelling units,"…
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