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Council approves minor short-term rental application changes; reporting clarified for stays over 29 days
Summary
The Weatherford City Council approved staff-recommended edits to the short-term rental application clarifying insurance naming and reporting requirements when a stay exceeds 29 days; staff said changes align the application with comptroller reporting and recommended approval after no public comment.
The Weatherford City Council on Monday approved minor amendments to the city's short-term rental application to ensure consistency with state reporting and insurance requirements.
Scott McDonald, the city's director of development services, told the council the packet contains two small changes: the city will be named as an additional insured on applicable policies, and property uses that exceed 29 days must be reported to the comptroller. "We had a couple of changes that we needed to make," McDonald said. "If they choose to use the property for longer than 29 days, they can do that, but they must report accordingly to the comptroller." He recommended the council approve the edits.
The item opened as a public hearing; no members of the public spoke. Council member Luke Williams moved to approve the amendments and Mayor Pro Tem Smith seconded; the mayor called the vote and the motion carried. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally.
Staff said the amendments are intended to keep the city's application and enforcement consistent with tax reporting and to clarify how owners register properties that sometimes exceed short-term use limits. The ordinance/section cited in staff materials amends section 5-15-3 of the city code governing short-term rental permanent applications.
