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Albuquerque council rejects amended short-term rental spacing rule after long public hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony from homeowners, hotel and realtor groups and neighborhood advocates, the Albuquerque City Council defeated an amended short-term rental ordinance that would have required minimum spacing between permitted rentals. Supporters said the measure would curb concentration and protect neighborhoods; opponents warned it would hurt small local hosts and jobs.
A proposed ordinance to limit the concentration of short-term rentals in Albuquerque failed after a long hearing and multiple floor amendments.
Councilor Patricia Rogers and co-sponsors introduced O-26.5 to add a separation requirement between permitted short-term rental permits. Sponsors said the measure was intended to prevent over-concentration in neighborhoods and protect long-term housing and neighborhood character.
“Over the past several years I’ve heard consistently from residents about the impacts that concentrated short-term rentals have on community stability, parking and noise,” Councilor Rogers said, urging colleagues to support the measure.
Councilors adopted an amendment reducing the setback from 330 feet to 100 feet and another amendment delaying…
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