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Commission forwards Maslin short‑term rental request to supervisors after neighbor complaint about interim activity
Summary
The Planning Commission moved Stacy Maslin’s special‑use permit request for an Airbnb-style short‑term rental forward to the Board of Supervisors after staff reported a complaint about activity on the 29.5‑acre property; the applicant said she did not host events and that prior bookings were canceled after complaints.
The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to forward case 25SUP358 — Stacy Maslin’s request for a special‑use permit to operate a short‑term rental (Airbnb/bed‑and‑breakfast) on a 29.5‑acre A‑1 parcel at 2612 Plank Road — to the Board of Supervisors after receiving public comment and a staff‑reported complaint about activity on the property.
Planning staff told commissioners they had received a complaint alleging that a barn/ shed and an RV on the property were being used for habitation, and that an event for about 25 people was scheduled for June 20 even though an “event center” was not part of Maslin’s application. Staff had not yet verified those reports when they briefed the commission.
Maslin told the commission she had attempted to register the property for short‑term rentals through the county tax office and believed she had completed the county steps she was told were required. “Fast forward 3 months, I get … a complaint that I was running an Airbnb,” she said, and that she immediately canceled bookings once she learned a special‑use permit was required. Maslin denied hosting events and said her insurer would not allow events on the property; she added that two of the prior bookings had been canceled and that she did not profit from the stays that were canceled.
A neighbor, Lauren Reed, spoke in favor of Maslin and told commissioners she and her family live next door and had not observed large parties or anyone living in the camper that had been reported. “No one lives in the camper. There has been no large parties,” Reed said.
Planning staff did not confirm the complaint allegations before the hearing. The commission chose to forward the application and public record to the Board of Supervisors; commissioners noted that alleged code or zoning violations (if verified) would be addressed through enforcement procedures. Maslin said she planned to relist the property on hosting platforms later this year only after obtaining required approvals.
The file identifies the subject parcel as Tax Map 190‑32 and records the complaint and public comment in the planning packet forwarded to supervisors.
