SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Residents packed a Chatham County meeting with a message about short-term rentals: the problem isn’t just the rules — it’s enforcing them.
County staff held the stakeholder meeting Monday evening at the Memorial Stadium Community Room to gather public input on possible updates to the county’s short-term rental ordinance, which was adopted in 2021 and applies in unincorporated Chatham County.
Officials said the county wants to properly license all short-term rentals, respond to neighborhood concerns such as noise, parties, public safety, occupancy limits, parking and density, and ensure hotel/motel taxes are collected from rental platforms…