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Midway council considers shrinking transient rental overlay; public hearing recommended

Midway City Council · May 19, 2026

Summary

Council members and staff discussed reducing the city’s transient rental overlay district (TROD), enforcement implications and HOA authority. Council indicated a public hearing should be held before any TROD reduction and noted a city enforcement officer will start July 1.

Planning Director Michael Henke presented the scope and locations of Midway’s transient rental overlay district and outlined possible processes to reduce TROD boundaries.

Council members and attendees raised concerns that transient rentals can conflict with long‑term residences and compete with long‑term rental supply. Some suggested leaving transient-rental decisions to homeowners associations for subdivisions that already prohibit rentals; others warned that removing a development from the TROD could prevent future HOAs from reallowing rentals if the city’s map is altered.

The council discussed specific boundary edits, including removing a small notch along 100 South, and noted the City will begin employing an enforcement officer beginning July 1. Members emphasized the need to determine resident preferences and directed that a public hearing be held before any TROD reductions are finalized.

No formal vote to change TROD boundaries occurred at the meeting.

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