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Commission tables short‑term rental and wind‑energy text amendments for review and legal clarification

Marion County Commission · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff presented proposed text amendments to Article 19 (short‑term rentals) and Article 27 (wind energy). Commissioners asked whether existing conditional‑use permits would need to comply and requested legal opinion and clean drafts; both items were tabled to the next meeting.

Planning staff briefed the Marion County Commission on two separate sets of proposed text amendments: one to Article 19 governing short‑term rentals and another to Article 27 covering wind‑energy conversion systems.

Short‑term rentals (Article 19): staff described changes recommended by the Planning Commission, including raising a general maximum transient‑occupant cap from 8 to 12, adding a separate limit for Marion County Lake Lot Residential District properties (no more than two rooms for rent and a maximum of six transient guests in those…

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