Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council Amending Volume 2 of the Lewisville City Code, Known as the Unified Development Code (UDC), by Amending Section II.2.1., “Definitions” to add a Definition of “Short-Term Rental

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Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council Amending Volume 2 of the Lewisville City Code, Known as the Unified Development Code (UDC), by Amending Section II.2.1., “Definitions” to add a Definition of “Short-Term Rental Unit”; Amending Article VII, “Uses, Parking Requirements, Supplemental Use Regulations and Certain Distance Regulations”, to Amend the Heading of Article VII to “Uses, Parking Requirements, Supplemental Use Regulations and Certain Distance and Density Regulations” and the Heading of Chapter VII.4. to “Certain Distance and Density Regulations”, to add a new Section VII.4.3. Establishing Distance and Density Location Regulations for Short Term Rental Units, and to Repeal and Delete Section VII.2.1.5., “Interim Prohibition on Short-Term Rental of Dwelling Units”; and Providing for a Savings Clause, Repealer, Severability, a Penalty, and an Effective Date.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).