Kansas City requires non-hosted STR operators to demonstrate primary residency or ownership documentation, preventing investor-owned ghost-hotel concentration in single-family neighborhoods while permitting genuine home-share arrangements that supplement household income.
Through Ord. amendments to Ch. 50 Art. XIV, applicants for STR registration must submit proof tying them to the property: deed, voter registration, MO driver license, or utility bills. Type 1 host-occupied STRs presuppose the host's primary residence at the unit. Type 2 non-hosted operators may register additional non-primary properties only via Special Use Permit, which neighborhoods can oppose. The intent mirrors trends in cities responding to ghost-hotel saturation while staying within Mo. §67.187 preemption guardrails that bar outright STR bans but allow zoning, registration, and tax compliance rules.
Submitting false primary-residence documentation triggers registration denial, retroactive penalties, and possible referral for fraud investigation. Repeat false statements can permanently disqualify an operator citywide.
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