Short-term rental offerings may soon be legalized — but with strict guidelines that would not allow the city's iconic Highlands mansion to operate as an Airbnb.

At a meeting of the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation on Jan. 14, and at a City Council meeting later that evening, councilors debated a new ordinance that would allow residents to rent their primary residence in short-term rental agreements “under carefully controlled conditions,” according to a letter from Corporation Counsel Alan Rumsey.

The ordinance, which would legalize the operation of short-term rental businesses in the city, passed unanimously during its first reading but will go before the City Council once more for a second vote after stipulations are added that will require operators to buy business-scale insurance. 

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