Description
Owner seeks a permit to operate a short-term rental at a non-primary residence.
Impact summary
Would add a permitted short-term rental, though none exists within 600 feet of the site.
Applicant
- Name
- Clarisa Colchado
- Address
- 905 McKinley AvenueSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 12
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 12
Last vote · Board of Adjustment
Rising — discussed at 4 meetings since Sep 14, 2026, up from 3 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (12)
Board of Zoning Adjustment — November 2, 2026
Two-bedroom STR CUP hearing held over one neighbor's safety objections; decision deferred to November 16.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — October 19, 2026
A short-term rental permit for a four-bedroom house owned by a military family stationed elsewhere, managed by local friends.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — September 28, 2026
A four-year-old Airbnb got its paperwork legal — 3 bedrooms, 8 guests max, no one-night party stays, and registration required within 30 days.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — September 14, 2026
Waived the 12-month registration ban for five cited STR units since the C-1 zone allows equivalent lodging uses by right.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — August 31, 2026
Short-term rental CUP for a house the owner doesn't live in; approved with three bedrooms max after egress doubts about the sunroom.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — August 17, 2026
Short-term rental permit request pushed to August 31 because the application was incomplete.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — July 20, 2026
A five-bedroom, 12-guest short-term rental planned for renovation, managed by the applicant's family with intent to eventually live there.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — June 29, 2026
Renovated duplex (two units, six guests each) rented short-term by an owner-manager who lives nearby.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — June 15, 2026
A conditional use permit for a short-term rental on a 17-acre property, run by the owner who lives next door, mostly for 30-day stays with event-weekend short-term bookings.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — June 1, 2026
Owner-occupied duplex; owners live upstairs and rent the lower unit for up to eight guests.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — May 18, 2026
The Roberson Family Revocable Trust, represented by Shelby Jordan, sought a short-term rental permit for a non-primary-residence dwelling.
Board of Zoning Adjustment — May 4, 2026
The board approved a short-term rental CUP for a three-bedroom home with no other CUPs within 600 feet, capped at eight guests with registration required within 30 days.
Related issues (4)
Short-term rental density and enforcement
Three of the five cases involved short-term rentals — one approval and two revocation appeals. Neighbors in Butchertown described a party, a shooting, and chronic trash problems, while the South Third owner won his registration back after fixing code issues.
Short-term rental permits in residential neighborhoods
Two applications seek permission to run short-term rentals at homes that aren't the owners' primary residences — one on McKinley Avenue, one on Beech Street. These cases touch on how much investor-run STR activity neighborhoods will allow.
Lampton Street short-term rental revocation
The city revoked a short-term rental registration at 1036 Lampton Street after a May 9 party that drew 200-300 people and gunfire nearby. Neighbors describe months of parties, parking chaos, and damage; the owner and her management company say they've since added security, noise monitoring, and neighborhood outreach and want the revocation reversed.
Short-term rental expansion and legalization
One 5-acre Harrods Old Trace rental expanded to 16 guests with neighbor agreements barring firearms and drones; a Breitenstein Avenue Airbnb that's operated for four years was finally permitted. Both must register with the city within 30 days.
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