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The law as drafted creates a framework that would let the town adopt specific parking and traffic regulations later by resolution, Supervisor (name not specified) said. Michael Barfield, an attorney who worked on the draft, described it as “a framework, it’s a skeleton, that establishes pretty standard basic traffic regulations,” including timed parking and location-based restrictions.

Board discussion focused on two areas: how the draft references schedules of regulated streets and times, and a provision that would allow local criminal penalties for traffic infractions. One board member questioned cross-references in sections 113-9 and 113-10 and asked for clearer linkage to the blank schedules where street names and hours would be added when a regulation is adopted. Barfield explained the ordinance uses schedules at the end of the chapter so that specific streets and times can later be filled into those blanks by resolution.

Several board members raised concern about a penalty provision that lists possible jail terms for repeated parking violations. One board member said, “I can’t support that. That’s just too harsh.” Another asked the board to remove jail time from the draft. Supporters of retaining the language said it is a common template used elsewhere in the county and that judges retain discretion to impose or decline incarceration.

Because members described the jail-time language as “draconian” and identified typos and technical drafting issues, the board decided to keep the public hearing open and return the draft for amendment. The board agreed to continue the hearing at its next regular meeting in late October; the supervisor said the item will remain on the agenda so the town can incorporate non-substantive edits and consider removing or revising criminal penalty language.

No final vote on the local law occurred on Sept. 29. The town preserved the right to adopt specific parking regulations by later resolution and asked staff and counsel to redraft the contested penalty language and to correct references to schedules and street names.

The board noted that prior to this draft, the town’s only traffic-specific local rule limited winter parking between Nov. 1 and April 15 from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., and that the new framework is intended to make it easier to adopt additional targeted regulations going forward.

Board members and staff said they would circulate an amended draft before the next meeting and advertised the public hearing continuation for late October.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rhinebeck Town Council Meeting 09/29/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Rhinebeck Town Board opened a public hearing on a proposed local law to codify vehicles and traffic rules but left the hearing open for more drafting after members questioned jail-time penalties for parking violations.","taxTitle","Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York","taxId",62384,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6460505,"Rhinebeck board approves range of routine resolutions, hires and program actions",2075,963000,3038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5856848-8522ba2ff9194187439e5522532c16f5&start=963&end=3038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5856848-8522ba2ff9194187439e5522532c16f5/thumbnail_963000.jpg","/articles/6460505/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-board-approves-range-of-routine-resolutions-hires-and-program-actions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460505-0cb197411cb549669aef5ca001ff6979/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146746&Signature=h1iHO36npGioLLGJ2VSjuv0b9HBrNh15UaMQzK8Y7BoECnDZJhtjAlW6K5NkpAfi1fE7z1l5okSVWiSDpbr3u58j2HHIXnxHmuMXc~0r9hiufxs34KcrtcACoith8cdiCwFTWE3kkZXEjnw69~Kra6kPqu7KL~sDftJQvmVsnUUJG7qk9W3J3-sCzXeRI~xnYVjliMGT7SLq95Ts6Bp2cNiR4iZczojd07SQqm9QlfHyic3B4DpUESZjHvQdLenC1cwD1pTfK4-4qj2S17cyK0VGTNbqiz07-3Lr53GZm8GyGzcGYOJBf1eTanZt-Bh1noj3u~tmd2Bb1YZdkfXHeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Rhinebeck Town Board on Sept. 29 approved a package of routine resolutions and administrative actions, many by unanimous voice or roll‑call votes. Major items included adoption of an amended memorandum of understanding with the Hudson Valley Regional Council, hires for town bookkeeping and payroll functions, adoption of climate planning documents, and multiple recreation and operations items.

Key outcomes recorded in the meeting:

- Hudson Valley Regional Council MOU (resolution 20 25 2 19): The board adopted an amended memorandum of understanding to permit methane monitoring at the town landfill; counsel confirmed the amended MOU names the town as an additional insured on any HVRC policy. Motion to adopt as amended passed unanimously.

- Agreement with Sisters of Saint Ursula (resolution 20 25 2 12): The board approved a cooperative MOU to assist in marketing the Lynnwood Road property (see separate article). The board amended the resolution on the floor to reference the attached agreement and voted unanimously.

- Personnel and staffing: The board authorized hiring a full‑time payroll clerk/bookkeeper (Jennifer Deversera) and created a year‑round part‑time records clerk position to assist records cleanup. Resolutions approving hires and positions passed unanimously.

- Climate action and adaptation plans (resolutions 20 25 2 21 & 20 25 2 22): The board adopted the Climate Smart Action Plan and Climate Smart Adaptation Plan prepared by consultants; both resolutions passed unanimously.

- Recreation and operations: The board approved a series of recreation program actions (indoor soccer, skate jams, Fall Festival, recreational refunds), turf-field maintenance contract renewal, Bocce court reservation system, cemetery cleanup day, and Fire Department training use of the cemetery building. All passed unanimously.

- Budget and finance items: The board scheduled budget workshops (October 7 and October 14 as needed), approved preliminary abstracts, budget transfers and capital project abstracts, and authorized destruction of records permitted by law. All passed unanimously.

- Clearwater docking request (resolution 20 25 2 18): The board granted use of the Rhinecliff dock for Clearwater’s October 19–20 visit; passed unanimously.

Board members offered remarks of appreciation on many items and asked staff to circulate amended documents where attachments were missing from packets. Several resolutions were amended on the floor to correct attachments or clarify dates before unanimous votes. No opposed votes were recorded on these routine items at the Sept. 29 meeting.","At its Sept. 29 meeting the Town Board unanimously approved a slate of routine resolutions including an amended MOU with the Hudson Valley Regional Council, staffing hires, climate plans, and multiple recreation and operations items; a number of smaller items were adopted by voice vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6460509,"Rhinebeck board agrees to assist Sisters of Saint Ursula in marketing 51‑acre Lynnwood Road property",1216,1244000,2460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5856848-8522ba2ff9194187439e5522532c16f5&start=1244&end=2460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5856848-8522ba2ff9194187439e5522532c16f5/thumbnail_1244000.jpg","/articles/6460509/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-board-agrees-to-assist-Sisters-of-Saint-Ursula-in-marketing-51acre-Lynnwood-Road-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460509-772ce11bfe828522886211c08e69f409/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146746&Signature=G~H0vPpfo1QhcXrFmoxfJjrvN4mN~Q4M3yN0nHyOJhXqRH-06hl~cuH~DxhhdwkbDYT6DhNU9vbFYlQAMpfyEhmLT1MXL2UW4igsUgh5xHCIQxzw7vzv5zxfU2x4JCu9zLzOoxBYSh1lIdtzSBP-InmuTBYr4TmkplmjbqeXpS2SAFHFo-A-Y1mS-wRqcFjQI48tN~BqnQxvX8yjb1Dt6wp4If8k67~Zahsc7-s91iyYKPpnJ7AsQDn6pthM4CHkvBJzrfJuVclmKmkX82LIQi0UBtoh4kIOAgqhT1hHuT0uKBq-a~-LWanQScJRAhr69J2IcpG96m~OjL3SgjRcQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Rhinebeck Town Board voted Sept. 29 to approve an agreement to cooperate with the Sisters of Saint Ursula (Blessed Sacrament) to market and explore conservation-minded, revenue-generating reuse options for the order’s roughly 51‑acre property at 5077 Lynnwood Road.

Town counsel and outside counsel Michael Zarin of Zarin Steinitz described the agreement as a nonbinding cooperative memorandum: the town will assist in creating an offering brochure, interact with potential purchasers, and help identify what zoning or repurposing provisions a viable proposal might require. The sisters will retain final authority over any sale; the agreement explicitly preserves the town’s ordinary land‑use review powers and does not bind the town to any particular approval.

Zarin said the arrangement grew from discussions about preserving the property’s environmental integrity, public access, and historic elements while returning it to the tax rolls. He noted that the sisters will need approval from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau to sell the property and that the order’s international governance and legal counsel will also be involved.

Board members asked whether a commercial reuse would require rezoning. Zarin said rezoning may or may not be necessary depending on the purchaser’s proposal and noted the town has repurposing provisions that can be applied in constrained circumstances. He described a market‑oriented process: the town and the sisters will define a vision and objectives, solicit offers, and then evaluate whether proposals require zoning changes; any rezoning would remain at the town’s discretion.

Supervisor and board members emphasized two priorities communicated by the sisters: preserve the property’s environmental integrity and provide some public access. The board and counsel stressed that the town will not receive sale proceeds and that the sisters are seeking a buyer that aligns with both parties’ visions. The board amended the approving resolution on the floor to include the dated agreement attachment and then approved the resolution unanimously.

The agreement delegates no approvals to the town and anticipates consultant support to price the property and advise on potential zoning or infrastructure needs; any purchaser would still be subject to normal land‑use review. The board described the arrangement as a proactive way to try to steer a sensitive property toward a use consistent with the town’s comprehensive plan.","The Town Board approved a cooperative agreement to help the Sisters of Saint Ursula market and find a buyer for a 51‑acre Hudson River property while preserving public access and environmental protections; the sisters retain final sale authority and attorney general approval is required.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6460512,"Rhinebeck adopts rewritten short-term rental law after SEQRA review; no grandfathering for prior registrants",2010,615000,2625000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5856848-8522ba2ff9194187439e5522532c16f5&start=615&end=2625","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5856848-8522ba2ff9194187439e5522532c16f5/thumbnail_615000.jpg","/articles/6460512/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-adopts-rewritten-short-term-rental-law-after-SEQRA-review-no-grandfathering-for-prior-registrants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460512-9fb7692d8591efcba790e5717f88be1f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146746&Signature=G~OOy2sjcAeAtLO5wDNAEK-TTm6zxc2lP-zglIEOM5ApDP8e6Cs4LB4s2JNIlgFLRlO1Rc4dH1ksStDYC7xqygnNoYEZNIE~tlPzJIIXwbg3I3MUFlMGLyzCVxkW1YOuwOt~Byc2eVHL-FyiU8t4lgq1yCORvfaLFjqkkiLn3in3j~nSRvTGR3CrhUF8lJwLJ~3o1yfZWtws-HkMWFMGUN4099HiusFz60tnXGFDhGEZRvqAInQ0wQzMYPQehsodjFiFP8StfPmHhCwvypi02rQNz0Jl~NraUoqT5zNy87o29wd5Aq0zBdGhajU8RWoWJ-r4fbOvgBIpEorqchoBLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Rhinebeck Town Board adopted a consolidated local law regulating short-term rentals Sept. 29 after concluding a State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) review and issuing a negative declaration.

The board first adopted a SEQR negative declaration (resolution 20 25 2 31) after the supervisor and town counsel prepared an Environmental Assessment Form and found no significant environmental impacts from the law. The board then adopted the short-term rental local law (resolution 20 25 2 32/33 as referenced in the meeting packet) by roll-call vote; the adoption passed unanimously.

Town counsel explained the revision largely consolidates provisions the board previously passed, relocates the short-term rental rules into a single section of the town code, clarifies insurance requirements and enforcement language, and clarifies that operating a short-term rental without a license is a violation. Counsel said the law requires that a short-term rental be a primary residence and that the town be named as an additional insured on a host’s general liability policy so that the town would be defended by the host’s insurer if a claim arises.

At the public hearing, residents asked whether preexisting short-term rentals registered with the county would be grandfathered; counsel and the supervisor said there is no grandfathering under the town law. A commenter (identifying himself as Warren LaPlante) said he had registered in 2023; the board clarified that registration with the county did not equate to an automatic right under town law.

The board closed the public hearing on the amended short-term rental law by voice vote and then executed the SEQR and adoption roll-call votes; the record shows unanimous board approval on both measures.

The board directed staff to circulate the adopted local law and post the materials online. The clerk confirmed the board received county comments and that the town would keep the local hearing record available if substantial county or other comments required reopening the hearing.

Votes recorded on the floor: the SEQR negative declaration (resolution 20 25 2 31) passed unanimously; the local law adoption (resolution 20 25 2 32/33 as listed in the packet) was adopted by roll-call with all board members voting in favor.","The Town Board adopted a consolidated short-term rental law after issuing a SEQRA negative declaration; the law requires primary-residence status and additional-insured insurance language and does not grandfather prior county registrations.","actionData","errors"]

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