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Bel Air officials tentatively back short-term rentals in business districts, not residential zones

5393421 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

After presentations from planning and economic development panels, Bel Air commissioners signaled support for allowing regulated short-term rentals in business (B) zoning districts while expressing reluctance to allow them in residential areas.

Bel Air commissioners signaled support on July 15 for allowing short-term rentals (STRs) in commercial (B) zoning districts while reserving judgment on permitting them in residential zones.

Town staff presented a draft ordinance and said the Planning Commission and the town’s Economic & Community Development Commission (ECDC) had each reviewed the draft and provided unanimous support for regulated STR approvals in both R and B districts, subject to limits and licensing. Staff noted changes to the…

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