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Council clarifies rental-registration fee for short-term/long-term hybrids and orders traffic-safety review for Church/Railroad intersection
Summary
South Kingstown clarified its rental-registration fee schedule to say units rented for any portion of the registration period for 30 days or less will be assessed the short-term fee; the council also directed the town manager, police chief and Public Works to study adding stop signs at the Church Street/Railroad Street/bike-path crossing.
At its Feb. 26 special session, the South Kingstown Town Council approved clarifying language to the rental-registration fee schedule and authorized a traffic-safety review for a reported hazardous intersection.
Councilor Amy proposed adding language to the town's fee schedule to resolve an ambiguity for properties that are used both as short-term and long-term rentals in the same registration period. The adopted language states that rental units rented for 30 days or less during any portion of the registration period shall be assessed the short-term rental registration fee; councilors discussed whether this approach defaults to the higher fee and suggested incentives for long-term rentals.
Separately, Councilor Jay Wegemont asked the council to direct the town manager, the police chief and Public Works to study whether two additional stop signs are appropriate at the intersection of Church Street, Railroad Street and a bicycle-path crossing following reports of near-misses and bike accidents. Council approved the request for a traffic-safety review and asked staff to return with recommendations based on data and engineering analysis.
What happens next: staff will update the fee schedule and coordinate with the building official to ensure systems reflect the change; Police and Public Works will perform a traffic-safety review and return with findings and recommendations.
