New Shoreham council approves short‑term rental registration form and online process
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The council approved a short‑term rental registration form and an online two‑step submission via the OpenGov platform; staff said registrations will be manually reviewed and numbers will not be issued immediately when the form goes live.
The New Shoreham Town Council voted to approve a short‑term rental registration form and the town’s online submission process during Monday’s meeting.
Planning staff and Jen (the project lead in the transcript) walked council members through the two‑step application, which requires applicants to upload a Department of Environmental Management (DEM) document showing septic system bedroom allocations where applicable. Staff noted that the application is submitted through the OpenGov platform and that the town website will host instructions and links.
Speaker 4 told the council the application will go live before Oct. 15 and cautioned users: "You will not get a registration number immediately. It goes through a manual review process." Staff said they expect a high volume of submissions and asked for patience while the land use office processes forms. Council members asked staff to double‑check links and confirmed there will be a public workstation and staff assistance in Town Hall for those who need help completing the online form.
The council approved the registration form by voice vote and thanked staff for preparing the materials. Staff said they will ensure links and instructional pages are live and will monitor the manual review workflow as registrations begin.
