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Laconia Planning Board delays short‑term lodging ordinance amid enforcement, grandfathering concerns
Summary
The board opened public comment on a proposed amendment to the city’s short‑term lodging rules, heard residents and zoning board members raise concerns about grandfathering and enforcement, and voted to continue the item to allow legal review of new case law.
The Laconia Planning Board opened public comment on a proposed amendment to the city’s short‑term lodging ordinance and voted to table the item to the next meeting so the city’s legal counsel can review new case law.
The proposal, described by staff as an update to the city’s short‑term lodging rules, drew multiple public speakers who said the draft does not do enough to address compliance or protect the city’s year‑round housing stock. “The proposed amendment does not go far enough. It needs to address compliance issues and it needs language to provide guidance to make a good case to deny applications where appropriate,” said Marcia Hayward of Wildwood Road, who clarified she was speaking as a private citizen and not for the Zoning Board.
The public commentators said current rules have broad grandfathering and enforcement gaps. John Hildreth (Ward 1) told the board he sees a…
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