IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE requiring the Jackson County Assessor to postpone any reclassification of short-term rental properties from residential to commercial until a full registration and reporting system can be established County-wide.
Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 6154, October 26, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Sean E. Smith, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Legislature unanimously approved Ordinance 5987 in June 2025, requiring the Jackson County Assessor to postpone any reclassification of short-term rental properties from residential to commercial until a full registration and reporting system can be established County-wide; and,
WHEREAS, a County-wide registration and reporting system has not yet been established and deployed; and,
WHEREAS, the Assessor has previously expressed an intent to modify the categorization of certain residential properties which may be identified as short-term rentals; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the Jackson County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that during the 2027 reassessment no parcel categorized as residential in the 2025 reassessment may be recategorized to commercial based primarily on the use of that property as a short-term rental.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6154 introduced on October 26, 2026 was duly passed on__________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent _____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the atta...
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