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Reedsville planning board recommends short‑term rental rules to city council
Summary
The Reedsville Planning Board on Dec. 17 recommended a text amendment (Docket T202505) allowing short‑term rentals in residential and central business districts with standards including a 50% or 8‑unit cap per building, a three‑year lodger log, and a complaint‑driven enforcement approach. The measure moves to council for consideration.
The Reedsville Planning Board voted Dec. 17 to recommend that the City Council consider a text amendment to allow short‑term rentals by right in residential zoning districts and the central business district, establishing Note 45 with operational standards.
Planning Director Drew presented the staff proposal (Docket T202505), which would: prohibit cooking facilities in bedrooms (defining such facilities to include refrigerators larger than 7 cubic feet, 220‑volt stovetops, natural‑gas appliances, or cooktops with more than two burners); allow cooking in one‑room studio units; prohibit special events or large gatherings at short‑term rental properties in residential zones; cap short‑term rentals in any single multi‑unit building at “50% or eight units, whichever is greater”; require operators to maintain a list of lodgers for three years; require the zoning permit number to be…
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