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Resonate Church purchase of 115 Penoyer St. prompts short-term rental review

Newaygo City Planning Commission · November 7, 2024
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Summary

City Manager Jon Schneider told the commission Resonate Church recently bought 115 Penoyer St. and that Pastor Jacob Johnston had planned to discuss converting the property to a short-term rental; Schneider said short-term rentals are currently not allowed in residential zones and he will draft an ordinance.

The commission reviewed a property at 115 Penoyer St. that Resonate Church recently purchased and discussed whether the house could be used as a short‑term rental.

City Manager Jon Schneider said the pastor from Resonate Church, Jacob Johnston, had planned to attend the meeting to discuss the proposal. Schneider said he had explained to Johnston that "currently short-term rentals were not allowed in Residential Zones in the City" and that he will work on a draft short‑term rental ordinance in the coming months. The commission did not vote on short‑term rental policy at the Nov. 7 meeting.

The item was presented as background; no public speakers addressed the proposal at this meeting. Any change to allow short‑term rentals in residential zones would require ordinance language and subsequent City Council action.