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Council narrows short‑term rental rule, allows <7‑day stays for qualifying owners; several licenses approved
Summary
Verona amended Title 7 Chapter 15 to permit rentals of fewer than seven nights when the property owner's primary residence is within 25 miles and the property has two or fewer city citations in the prior 12 months. Council approved several short‑term rental licenses and discussed enforcement and verification procedures.
The Verona Common Council amended the city's short‑term rental ordinance to create a limited exception to the existing seven‑night minimum stay requirement.
Under the amended ordinance, properties may be eligible for rentals of fewer than seven consecutive nights if the owner documents that their primary residence is within 25 miles of the rental and the property has no more than two city ordinance citations in the preceding 12 months. City staff said applicants will need to provide signed documentation proving residency and any application updates will be provided without an additional fee for previously filed applicants.
Councilors raised concerns about how citations will be tracked across departments and how to verify claims of primary residence. City staff and the city attorney said citations may include building‑inspection and police department citations and that staff will develop cross‑department tracking and standard application language to capture the required information. The council amended the staff recommendation during debate to lower the citation threshold from three to two before passing the ordinance by voice vote.
While the ordinance was under consideration, the council approved three short‑term rental license applications. The council granted a license for Michelle and Christopher Turner at 136 Paoli Street; it also approved licenses for Bucky Properties LLC at 361 Steeple Point Way (passage recorded as 6‑1‑1) and for Chandra Bhanajoon at 266 Canterbury Pass. For the Bucky Properties item, councilors noted outstanding neighbor complaints but said no city citations had been issued, so the application met the code standard for issuance under the current rules.
"If it turns out that some information was false, you would have the ability to revoke the license based on that determination," City attorney Kleinmeyer said, explaining the revocation tools available under the code.
Ending
Staff will finalize the amended application form and develop processes for cross‑department citation tracking; applicants who already filed will get a fee waiver to resubmit information required by the new rule.
