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Residents urge balanced short-term rental rules; some warn against hotel-style regulation
Summary
Public commenters supported rules that protect neighborhood peace—noise limits, parking, trash and 24/7 local contacts—while urging scaled permitting that doesn't treat owner-occupied homes as hotels; council opened the hearing on a proposed short-term rental ordinance.
The McLendon-Chisholm City Council held a public hearing on a proposed short-term rental ordinance that would add article 3.09 to the code of ordinances, establishing registration, permitting, operational and safety standards and addressing hotel occupancy tax requirements under state law.
Residents told council they broadly support safeguards to protect neighborhood character but urged that the rules avoid overbroad hotel-style regulation. "We…
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