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Planning board reviews draft local law to restrict short‑term rentals, flags drafting issues and will prepare redline report
Summary
The board reviewed Introductory Local Law No. 13 (2024) amending town zoning rules on short‑term rentals, raised multiple drafting and enforcement questions, and tasked staff to prepare a redlined report clarifying intent and procedural points for the town board.
The Goshen Planning Board on June 6 discussed a draft local law (Introductory Local Law No. 13 of 2024) that would amend the town zoning code to regulate or prohibit short‑term rentals. Board members said they generally agreed on the intent but identified numerous drafting, clarity and enforcement problems the town board should address before the law moves forward.
Planning board members raised several concerns about the draft: imprecise cross‑references to code sections (a citation to 97.1(c)(1)(g) could not be found in the current code as drafted), inconsistent use of “article” and…
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