Lewiston planning commission debates short-term rental rules, asks staff to draft ordinance

Nov 5, 2025

Commissioners debated whether to regulate short-term rentals via a city ordinance or by making them conditional uses tied to business-license renewals; staff will draft a simple ordinance for review at the next meeting. Commissioners raised enforcement, parking, owner proximity and lodging-tax questions.

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The Lewiston Planning and Zoning Commission spent the bulk of its Nov. 5 meeting debating how — or whether — to regulate short-term rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO listings in the city, and asked staff to draft a simple short-term rental ordinance for review at the next meeting.

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