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Minnetonka council introduces short-term rental ordinance, narrows scope to homesteaded properties
Summary
After hours of debate, council directed staff to revise a draft short-term rental ordinance to allow STRs only on homesteaded properties and to enroll approved units in the city’s existing rental registry for public review; the revised draft will go to the Planning Commission for public comment.
Mayor Schack opened a long discussion after staff presented a proposed short-term rental ordinance and several regulatory options. Director Wishnack laid out choices including homestead-only rules, caps, location restrictions and an “owner-plus-one” model; she also described a licensing approach with inspections, management plans and revocation for repeated violations.
Council members pressed staff and the city attorney on enforcement, platform cooperation and ownership verification. City Attorney Mr. Nelson said the city could pursue administrative citations, criminal misdemeanor prosecution…
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