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Columbia zoning board denies short‑term rental request for 515 Chestnut Street after neighbors raise parking and enforcement concerns
Summary
The zoning hearing board denied Wayne R. Williams Jr.'s request to operate short‑term rentals at 515 Chestnut Street. Neighbors testified that parking, enforcement and neighborhood character concerns outweighed the applicant’s proposed mitigation measures, and the planning commission said submitted materials were insufficient to recommend approval.
The Columbia Borough Zoning Hearing Board voted to deny a request to permit short‑term rentals at 515 Chestnut Street.
Applicant Wayne R. Williams Jr. told the board he has been battling cancer and seeks permission to use the house as a professionally managed short‑term rental (Airbnb/Vrbo) to generate needed income. Williams said the property has a two‑car garage and two exterior parking spaces, proposed a four‑night minimum and seven‑night maximum stay, and offered a set of house rules that would prohibit loud music after 9 p.m., limit vehicles to two, require trash set‑out, and restrict pool access after 9 p.m. He said he would either manage the property himself or hire a vetted management…
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