City leaders will soon consider adopting new regulations for short-term rentals where the property owner lives elsewhere that aim to correct concerns regarding the city’s original permitting process. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting a new ordinance for whole-home Airbnb and other short-term rentals that includes restrictions that aim to prevent a concentration of such rentals in residential neighborhoods, among other limitations. The new proposal comes after the commission rejected a plan earlier this year that more broadly allowed for such rentals. This is the second time the commission will consider the licensing regulations this year. In February, the commission voted unanimously to reject the first proposal from city staff that more broadly allowed whole-home rentals and asked staff to bring back a proposal with stricter limitations on the concentration of such rentals.
Source: LJWorld.com.
