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Planning & Zoning reports plan to model short-term rental ordinance on Long Lake Township

Barry County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Barry County Planning & Zoning staff told commissioners they plan to use Long Lake Township in Grand Traverse County as a model for a new short-term rental ordinance and addressed a constituent complaint about notice procedures; no formal ordinance was adopted at the June 24 meeting.

Planning & Zoning Director Jeff Keesler and Zoning Enforcement Officer Chris Mennell joined the June 24 Barry County Board meeting to brief commissioners on work to rewrite county ordinances, including a proposed short-term rental ordinance.

Keesler and Mennell said the Zoning Board intends to use…

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