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Orangeville council hears appeal of short-term rental denial; decision deferred
Summary
An applicant appealed a zoning committee denial of a short-term vacation rental permit to the Orangeville City Council on Dec. 11, arguing the ordinance is ambiguous about how to measure the required separation distance. Council members said past practice measures property line to property line, and they closed the hearing to address the appeal in their regular session.
Orangeville City Council heard an appeal Dec. 11 from Wendy Berger of a zoning committee decision denying a short-term vacation rental permit for her parents' property, focusing on how the city's ordinance defines the required separation distance between rentals.
Berger, who identified herself as the applicant, told the council that the ordinance's separation standard—quoted in her materials as "1,350 feet or a quarter mile"—is ambiguous about whether to measure between structures, driveways or property lines. "Because the ordinance is ambiguous, the state law…
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