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Decatur City Council approves short-term rental ordinance with new enforcement rules amid neighborhood concerns
Summary
The Decatur City Council approved an amended short-term rental (STR) ordinance that sets a 150-unit cap in residential zones, requires owners/agents to be within 50 miles and able to respond within an hour, moves application processing to April 1, 2026, and ties overnight parking to approved off‑street spaces. The measure passed 4–2–1 after public testimony and council debate.
Decatur City Council approved an amendment to the city’s short-term rental ordinance on a 4–2–1 vote after a lengthy public hearing and debate.
The ordinance, recorded as Ordinance 264633, restores a cap of 150 STRs in residential zones that had not been previously excluded from density limits, requires owners or the owner’s agent to be located within 50 miles of Decatur City limits and able to respond to a complaint within one hour, and moves the start of application acceptance from May 1 to April 1, 2026. It also assigns full responsibility to the lessee for all activities occurring on the property during a rental period and changes parking rules so the number of overnight vehicles cannot exceed the number of off‑street parking spaces approved by the city planning department; appeals on parking exceptions may go to the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Planning staff (Chad) told council the ordinance reflects…
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