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Decatur planners propose tighter short-term rental rules, push implementation to May 1
Summary
Planning staff recommended a rewrite of Decatur's short-term rental ordinance to clarify parking by bedroom, prioritize off-street trailer/boat parking, limit density language, require an owner/agent within 50 miles to respond within an hour, and delay application acceptance to May 1, 2026 to allow software setup.
Planning staff and council members spent the bulk of the Decatur City work session debating a proposed rewrite of the city's short-term rental ordinance, focusing on parking rules, density limits and how the city will enforce new requirements.
Planning staff outlined several recommended changes to the draft ordinance, including a clarification that the number of off-street parking spaces required shall include a minimum of one space per bedroom; language to give priority to trailer or boat parking in off-street spaces; striking a density phrase that could be read as allowing more than three short-term rentals within a 1,000-foot radius; and a requirement that a rental owner or the owner's agent have an address within…
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