A proposed zoning amendment aimed at expanding short-term rental opportunities during major regional events failed to advance due to the lack of a second by the Excelsior Springs City Council to move the ordinance forward.The proposal would have amended Title IV, Chapter 400 of the city’s zoning code to allow short-term rentals outside the Downtown Tourist District to operate by right during major regional events declared by the council. Under current regulations, short-term rentals outside the district require a special use permit to become operational. The amendment would have temporarily suspended that requirement during council-declared event periods, after which the regulations would revert back to requiring the special use permit.City Planner Joshua Garrett recently presented the proposed zoning amendment, explaining it would require the council to establish a specific time period during which short-term rentals could operate by right throughou...