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Council sends short‑term rental zoning amendment to planning commission after debate on residential impacts

Effingham City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

City planner presented a text amendment to allow vacation short‑term rentals to apply for special use permits in any zoning district; council debated protections for R‑1/R‑2 neighborhoods, noted three noncompliant rentals, and asked staff to take the amendment to the planning commission for public hearing Feb. 10.

City Planner Greg Custer presented a proposed zoning text amendment to Article 26 that would make vacation short‑term rentals eligible to apply for a special‑use permit in zoning districts where they are currently prohibited.

Custer said the amendment would "make them eligible to apply for a special use permit" and noted staff found three short‑term rentals operating out of compliance. He urged the council to…

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