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August 12, 2025 — Meeting Transcript
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Thank you. All right. This is the time in our meeting where if anyone has any public requests and petitions on an item that's not on our agenda, you are welcome to come forward now and address us. Not sure if there's anybody online. All right, so we will get started. The first item on our agenda is an ordinance related to short-term residential regulations. I'll open the public hearing and ask our city manager to present. Thank you, Mayor. The city's comprehensive plan, Clayton Tomorrow 2040, identifies priorities for increasing vibrancy and activity in downtown and highlights the need to think more creatively about uses and repurposing of vacant office spaces. Following two discussion sessions with the Board of Aldermen and one with the Plan Commission, staff drafted regulations to allow short-term residential rental units in downtown Clayton. The proposed regulations seek to provide an additional use option for properties downtown while managing potential negative impacts of the use through permitting and inspection requirements. The Plan Commission held a public hearing on June 16, 2025 and considered the regulations drafted by staff. The Plan Commission requested some revisions to the regulations and subsequently voted to recommend approval of the revised regulations to the Board of Aldermen on July 7, 2025. Revisions to the city's zoning regulations, building codes, and licensing regulations are required to facilitate short-term rental dwellings. This ordinance does the following things.
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