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Resident urges Holland City to revisit 25-license cap on short-term rentals
Summary
At the March 10 Planning Commission meeting, resident Wendell Garvelink and attorney Kim Katowski asked the commission to reconsider a citywide cap of 25 short-term rental certificates, saying the limit is outdated and effectively impossible to obtain; neighbors said rentals are an asset and many guests are Hope College visitors.
Wendell Garvelink, a resident of Saugatuck, told the Holland Planning Commission on March 10 that he and his family own a cottage on the city’s South Side and want to become compliant after using the property as a long-term rental.
Garvelink’s attorney, Kim Katowski, asked the commission to revisit the city’s limit on short-term rental certificates, saying city code currently allows only 25 short-term…
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