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Owens Cross Roads adopts change to short-term rental rules and a 6% city lodging tax
Summary
The Owens Cross Roads council adopted Ordinance 24-010, expanding short-term rental allowances to commercial as well as residential zones and extending the short-term threshold from 30 to 180 days, and approved Ordinance 24-011 to levy a 6% city lodging tax, which would make total lodging taxes 12% when combined with state and county levies.
The Owens Cross Roads City Council voted to adopt two ordinances changing how the city will regulate short-term rentals and taxing lodging.
Teresa, speaking to the council, said Ordinance 24-010 amends Ordinance 22-027 to allow short-term rentals in both residential and commercial zones within the city limits and to change the threshold for what constitutes a short-term rental from 30 days or less to 180 days or less. "Yes. This is an update from ordinance 22-27," Teresa said when asked to describe the change.
Council members moved and seconded motions to consider and adopt the ordinance (motion to consider moved by Terry and seconded by James; motion to adopt moved by Terry and seconded by James); the council approved the ordinance by voice vote.
Teresa also described Ordinance 24-011, a proposed 6% city lodging tax intended to apply to hotels, short-term rentals and other lodgings. "We are proposing adding or levying a 6% lodging tax," she said, noting that combined with the state's 5% tax and Madison County's 1% tax the total would be 12% if the city tax is adopted. Motions to consider and adopt were made (consideration moved by James, seconded by Elizabeth; adoption moved by Terry, seconded by Elizabeth) and the council adopted Ordinance 24-011 by voice vote.
The ordinances were adopted by voice vote; the transcript records the council responding to "All in favor?" and the vote proceeding, but it does not record a roll-call tally or recorded ayes and nays in the minutes. The council did not attach specific exemptions or implementation dates in the discussion recorded on the transcript.
