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July 25, 2018 I Volume 12 I Issue 14 Zoning Bulletin <br />dum on the proposed rezoning of approximately 290 acres in the Village of <br />Lordstown, Trumbull County —on which the TJX Companies has proposed to <br />build a HomeGoods distribution center. "The legislation allows the Trumbull <br />County Board of Elections to schedule a special election for the referendum <br />60 days after a council vote accepting the rezoning." Without the legislation, a <br />referendum would not have taken place until the general election in November. <br />Source: The Business Journal; httns://businessiournaldailv.com <br />TENNESSEE <br />Effective May 23, 2018, a new state law (House Bill 1020)—The Short - <br />Term Rental Unit Act —allows "cities to regulate short-term rental units if <br />they choose, but will protect those hosts who already have been renting their <br />properties through online platforms such as Airbnb." Under the new law, <br />"short-term rentals" are defined as "a residential dwelling that is rented wholly <br />or partially for a fee for a period of less than 30 continuous days" and does not <br />include a hotel or bed and breakfast. The new law allows municipalities to <br />pass local legislation that bans or limits short-term rentals. However, the state <br />law grandfathers short-term rental hosts that can prove they were offering <br />short-term rentals for at least six months of the 12-month period before the ef- <br />fective date of any new municipal law regulating such use. <br />Source: The Daily Times; www.thedailvtimes.com <br />12 ©2018 Thomson Reuters <br />