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Commission opens review of short‑term rentals after residents report strain on Centennial housing and services
Summary
Following a lengthy public discussion about short‑term rentals in the Centennial area, commissioners directed staff to draft a definition and zoning options — including possible conditional‑use standards and a requirement for a local contact/agent — for future consideration.
Residents from Centennial and surrounding valleys told the Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 12 that short‑term rentals (STRs) listed on Airbnb, VRBO and similar platforms have grown rapidly and are reducing long‑term rental supply, damaging rural roads, increasing trespass complaints and posing fire‑safety concerns in areas with long emergency response times.
Speakers representing neighborhoods and business said their counts of listings vary — staff cited roughly 28 identified properties in an earlier search for a wider area, while local residents presented a map showing 48 listings within a smaller set of quadrants. ‘‘We have 48, not 28,’’ one resident said, summarizing a…
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