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Kearney Council approves short-term rental rules: occupancy limits, fees, complaint standard (Ordinance 87-81)
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 87-81 to add supplemental use regulations for short-term rentals (chapter 46): occupancy based on sleeping areas, a $100 first-year permit ($25 annual renewal), a three-strikes verified-complaint enforcement policy (word 'noise' removed); ordinance passed with one No vote and the mayor absent.
The Kearney City Council approved Ordinance No. 87-81, which amends chapter 46 (supplemental use regulations) to set occupancy, application fees and complaint procedures for short-term rentals. The council suspended the three-day reading requirement and voted the ordinance into law; Moore voted No, the other members present voted Aye, and Mayor Nicola was absent.
City planner Melissa Doherty told the council occupancy would be calculated as "number of sleeping areas times 2," giving an example that a dwelling with 10 sleeping areas would have a maximum occupancy of 20. Doherty also said the first-year application and permit fee would be $100, with an annual renewal fee of $25. On enforcement, staff revised the complaints language to remove the word "noise" and rely on verified code complaints under a three-strikes rule measured within a calendar year.
Doherty described implementation details: there will be a 60-day compliance period after approval; no inspections are required to issue the permit (city staff will offer a no-charge consultative inspection if desired); basements or living rooms with two means of egress may count as sleeping areas; code enforcement will verify complaints, and operators will have the opportunity to address validated complaints. No members of the public spoke during the hearings.
