Planning commission recommends amendments to short-term rental, RV park rules

The Milford Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 19 voted to recommend Ordinance 02-2025 to the City Council. The ordinance would amend the town's short-term rental and recreational vehicle park regulations, including a new conditional-use classification for "cabins," a requirement for designated parking at all sites, and an exemption from short-term-rental limits in two commercial zones.

Commission members reviewed a draft in which changes were highlighted in green. The draft included a new definition that categorizes cabins as a conditional use; language recommended by the city's legal counsel requiring designated parking on all short-term rental and RV park sites; and a provision specifying that the Highway Commercial District and the Main Street Commercial District would not have a limit on the number of short-term rentals. A commissioner noted that the green text shows additions discussed at prior meetings.

A commissioner moved to recommend the ordinance to the City Council; Nick Scofield seconded. The commission voted in favor and the motion carried. The planning commission did not record an individual roll-call vote in the transcript; the chair announced the motion carried at the conclusion of the vote.

The ordinance now goes to the Milford City Council for consideration and possible adoption. If adopted by the council, the changes described in the draft would alter how cabins, short-term rentals and RV park sites are permitted and regulated in the town's mapped zoning districts.