At the May 5 meeting, a city official, Ms. Cauthen, proposed a 12-month pilot program with strict limits and a three-strike enforcement approach. A resident, Ms. Murray, spoke against allowing short-term rentals, saying neighbors do not want them.
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Cornelia commission weighs short-term rental rules and new zoning ordinance
City officials are discussing whether to allow short-term vacation rentals and how to regulate them, a decision that would affect residential neighborhoods.
What happens next
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At a glance
What this means now
The story
In February 2026, the Planning Commission said it would discuss a proposed new zoning ordinance along with annexations and short-term rentals, and the City Commission's planning retreat listed short-term vacation rentals and the draft zoning ordinance for preliminary discussion.
In April, the City Commission's agenda listed short-term vacation rentals again, and the commission held a public hearing described as intended to gauge public interest in allowing short-term vacation rentals in the city.
At the May 5 meeting, a city official, Ms. Cauthen, proposed a 12-month pilot program with strict limits and a three-strike enforcement approach. A resident, Ms. Murray, spoke against allowing short-term rentals, saying neighbors do not want them.
What happened
How this issue got here
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DiscusseddiscussedProposed 12-month Short-Term Rental Pilot Program with 3-strike enforcement
Ms. Cauthen said that she is proposing a 12-month Pilot Program with strict
limits and enforcement
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Proposed 12-month Short-Term Rental Pilot Program with 3-strike enforcement
Ms. Cauthen said that she is proposing a 12-month Pilot Program with strict limits and enforcement
DiscusseddiscussedPublic objection to short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods
Ms. Murray came forward to object to
Short Term Rentals, she said that the neighbors do not want either.
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Public objection to short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods
Ms. Murray came forward to object to Short Term Rentals, she said that the neighbors do not want either.
Appeared on agendaproposedShort Term Rentals (public forum)
Hope Murray – Short Term Rentals
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Short Term Rentals (public forum)
Hope Murray – Short Term Rentals
Appeared on agendaproposedShort Term Vacation Rentals ordinance/regulation
Short Term Vacation Rentals
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Short Term Vacation Rentals ordinance/regulation
Short Term Vacation Rentals
DiscusseddiscussedPublic hearing on allowing short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) in the city
the purpose of this hearing is to gauge public interest about the possibility of allowing short-term vacation rentals in the city
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Public hearing on allowing short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) in the city
the purpose of this hearing is to gauge public interest about the possibility of allowing short-term vacation rentals in the city
Appeared on agendaproposedShort-Term Rentals Policy Discussion
Short-Term Rentals Policy Discussion
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Short-Term Rentals Policy Discussion
Short-Term Rentals Policy Discussion
Appeared on agendaproposedShort term vacation rentals regulation
Discussion about Short Term Vacation Rentals
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Short term vacation rentals regulation
Discussion about Short Term Vacation Rentals
Appeared on agendaproposedProposed new zoning ordinance
Preliminary Discussion about Proposed Zoning Ordinance
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Proposed new zoning ordinance
Preliminary Discussion about Proposed Zoning Ordinance
DiscusseddiscussedCity Commission Planning Retreat on annexations, short term rentals, and the zoning ordinance
They will be
discussing the ordinance along with annexations and short term rentals
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City Commission Planning Retreat on annexations, short term rentals, and the zoning ordinance
They will be discussing the ordinance along with annexations and short term rentals
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