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Columbia Falls staff proposes citywide short‑term rental permit, $250 annual fee and data contract
Summary
City staff proposed a single citywide short‑term rental permit (regardless of zoning), stepped enforcement, a proposed $250 annual permit fee to fund administration, and a new data‑collection contract with Deckard Technologies; council asked staff to continue drafting zoning changes and return with fee details.
City staff told the council they recommend a single, citywide short‑term rental (STR) permit and a stepped, data‑driven approach rather than an immediate, owner‑occupied‑only ban.
The manager said staff contracted with Deckard Technologies to gather and analyze listings across platforms; the initial data pull returned an unverified figure of about $3,400,000 in platform revenue citywide (staff noted this was an…
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