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Columbus committee hears staff plan for new short-term rental code, online registration and tougher enforcement tools
Summary
City staff proposed a new short-term rental chapter, fully online registration with a simplified renewal affidavit, graduated fines, trespass authorization for police, occupancy limits and a 25% hotel/motel threshold for buildings that function like hotels. Councilors and residents urged stronger enforcement and better platform reporting before possible legislation this summer.
Chair Council Member Emmanuel Remi convened a follow-up hearing of the Columbus City Council's Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee to review staff recommendations for updating the city's short-term rental rules and to collect public feedback ahead of possible legislation before the July recess. No bills were before the committee.
Legislative analyst Dr. Tanisha Pruitt summarized the committee's earlier hearing and presented current counts and trends: roughly 1,535 permits had been issued, and staff reported about 1,600 short-term rental accounts with roughly 1,200 active. Pruitt said peer cities use neighbor-notification programs and that the department is exploring whether platforms should remit the city's 5.1% lodging excise tax directly.
Tony Celebrizi, deputy director of the Department of Building and…
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