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Wichita council approves lodging-establishment licensing ordinance on first reading to target problem motels
Summary
City council placed a new lodging-establishment licensing ordinance on first reading, creating a $200 annual license for hotels and motels with cleanliness, pest-control and safety standards and an appeals process; council members and South Broadway residents urged enforcement to curb chronic nuisance problems.
Wichita City Council voted unanimously to place a new lodging-establishment licensing ordinance on first reading, giving the city authority to require an annual $200 license for hotels and motels and to inspect premises when complaints arise.
Jan Jarman of the city law department, presenting on behalf of the Wichita Police Department, said the ordinance is intended to address recurring complaints that the city lacks local licensing authority. Under the proposal, applicants must hold a valid Kansas state license, maintain $1 million in liability insurance and acknowledge the ordinance; decisions on applications would be…
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