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Bel Air OKs new short‑term rental rules, bars STRs in residential zones, allows them in business districts
Summary
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners approved Ordinance 846‑25 to create a short‑term rental use category and performance standards, prohibiting STRs in residential zones and permitting them in business districts; the proposal drew no public comment at the hearing.
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on Sept. 15 approved Ordinance 846‑25 to add a short‑term rental (STR) use category and related performance standards to Chapter 165 of the Town Code, prohibiting STRs in residential zones and permitting them in town business districts.
The ordinance — which revises performance standards, definitions and the permitted‑use tables in Chapter 165 — passed unanimously after a public hearing that opened and closed with no speakers at 7:12 p.m.
Planning and economic development staff and the town’s commissions reviewed an earlier…
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