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Mequon officials continue to wrestle with Airbnb rules
By Jeff Rumage
Mequon - Mequon officials continue to wrestle with an ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals in Mequon homes.
Under an ordinance that went before the Mequon Common Council on Feb. 9, Mequon residents who want to rent their property would have to apply for a conditional use grant, which requires a public hearing, notification of all neighbors within a quarter mile, notification in a newspaper and approval from the Mequon Plan Commission.
The ordinance would apply to rentals of 29 days or less. These short-term rentals would be limited to six guests, and would require a miminum two-night stay. Homeowners would only be allowed to rent their house six times per year under the ordinance.
The ordinance's harshest critic has been Alderman Mark Gierl. He suggested the issue be decided by voters in a referendum election.
"We don't need an ordinance because we don't have a problem," he said. "It's intrusive government, and it's a taking of property rights."
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