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Commission approves clarifying short‑term rental language: no individual-room rentals; adds downtown districts

Alpharetta Planning Commission · May 8, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff and the commission approved text amendments clarifying that short‑term rentals may be entire single‑family dwellings or accessory dwelling units only (no individual rooms), adding downtown zoning districts to the permitted list and disallowing camping-style shelters.

Planning staff proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code and the municipal code to clarify short‑term rental rules. The changes explicitly state that a short‑term rental cannot offer individual rooms for rent and that only the entirety of a…

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