short term rentals
Four years of spirited debate came down to one vote just before midnight Wednesday, as the Dallas City Council banned short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods. The measure, proposed by District 14 Councilman Paul Ridley and known as the “Keep It Simple Solution,” was recommended last summer by the council-appointed City Plan Commission. The new zoning…
Starting Monday, new short-term rentals won’t be allowed in the City of Plano. A temporary, year-long ban starts May 15. Short-term rentals have been discussed in Plano and several other North Texas municipalities for the past year or more. Plano residents pleaded with the council in November for zoning changes that would regulate or ban…
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Below is a memo filed Friday, April 14, by Dallas Assistant City Manager Carl Simpson in response to questions that arose during a council briefing on short-term rentals held earlier this month. Following the April 4 council briefing, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said staff would research the matter and bring back more data for an…
When I was married many years ago, we spent a week of our month-long Italian honeymoon in Florence at a vacation rental. We planned the trip this way to catch our breath, do laundry, cook our food from local markets, and get an idea of what living in Italy full-time might be like. My then-husband…
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