Bill > SF341

This bill modifies existing Iowa law regarding short-term rental property regulations by limiting previous statewide restrictions to only apply to counties and cities with a population greater than 75,000 residents. Currently, all counties and cities were prohibited from adopting regulations, restrictions, or ordinances related to short-term rental properties, and from requiring licensing or permit fees for such properties. Under this proposed legislation, these prohibitions would now only apply to larger jurisdictions with populations exceeding 75,000, effectively allowing smaller counties and cities more local control over short-term rental property management. The bill specifically amends two sections of the Iowa Code (Sections 331.301 and 414.1) to implement this change, maintaining the key provisions that short-term rental properties must be classified as residential land use for zoning purposes, but narrowing the scope of these protections to larger populated areas. This change could potentially give smaller communities more flexibility in managing and regulating short-term rental properties within their jurisdictions.

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF341