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On Feb. 5, the City of Columbia enacted a short-term rental (STR) ordinance which goes into effect June 1, 2024. All dwellings used as an STR must be in compliance with the ordinance requirements by June 1, 2025.
Under the ordinance, short-term rental owners are required to apply for a business license and certificate of compliance. Additionally, some short-term rental owners may be required to apply for a conditional use permit. Owners will also be required to pay applicable nightly accommodation taxes to the City of Columbia.
Below are additional highlights from the ordinance:
The ordinance defines three tiers of short-term rentals with maximum rental night limitations
A dwelling unit occupied by the same individual for a period of greater than 30 consecutive days, under a signed lease, is considered a long-term rental and is not subject to the short-term rental ordinance
Short-term rentals will have a maximum of eight occupants
The ordinance sets a limit of one short-term rental license per owner
Short-term rentals will require registration and inspection
A designated agent, located within Boone County, shall be available to respond to complaints 24 hours a day, seven days a week when the operator is not available
Short-term rentals must have the following information posted in the unit:
Certificate of compliance
Contact information for the registrant, owner and that of the designated agent representing the dwelling unit in the absence of the registrant
Contact information for emergency services and the City’s Community Development department
Occupancy limit as stated on certificate of short-term rental compliance
An Emergency evacuation route map
If a property has an accessory dwelling unit, only one dwelling can be used for a short-term rental
On Feb. 5, the City of Columbia enacted a short-term rental (STR) ordinance which goes into effect June 1, 2024. All dwellings used as an STR must be in compliance with the ordinance requirements by June 1, 2025.
Under the ordinance, short-term rental owners are required to apply for a business license and certificate of compliance. Additionally, some short-term rental owners may be required to apply for a conditional use permit. Owners will also be required to pay applicable nightly accommodation taxes to the City of Columbia.
Below are additional highlights from the ordinance:
The ordinance defines three tiers of short-term rentals with maximum rental night limitations
A dwelling unit occupied by the same individual for a period of greater than 30 consecutive days, under a signed lease, is considered a long-term rental and is not subject to the short-term rental ordinance
Short-term rentals will have a maximum of eight occupants
The ordinance sets a limit of one short-term rental license per owner
Short-term rentals will require registration and inspection
A designated agent, located within Boone County, shall be available to respond to complaints 24 hours a day, seven days a week when the operator is not available
Short-term rentals must have the following information posted in the unit:
Certificate of compliance
Contact information for the registrant, owner and that of the designated agent representing the dwelling unit in the absence of the registrant
Contact information for emergency services and the City’s Community Development department
Occupancy limit as stated on certificate of short-term rental compliance
An Emergency evacuation route map
If a property has an accessory dwelling unit, only one dwelling can be used for a short-term rental
