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Allendale Township introduces zoning changes to allow short-term rentals and accessory dwelling units
Summary
Supervisor Adam Elenbaas introduced Ordinance 2026-04 for first reading to amend the Allendale Charter Township Zoning Ordinance to add Short Term Rental rules (capped at 50 permits) and to allow Accessory Dwelling Units with minimum standards; the item was introduced for first reading and no final adoption occurred at the March 9 meeting.
Supervisor Adam Elenbaas introduced Ordinance 2026-04 for its first reading at the March 9 meeting, proposing multiple zoning text amendments to the Allendale Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.
The ordinance, as described in the minutes, would revise accessory building setback requirements, add a definition and regulatory section for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) including requirements for location, owner residency, configuration, size limits, and code compliance, and add a Short Term Rentals (STR) section that would permit short-term rentals in agricultural and residential zoning districts subject to a limit of 50 short-term rental permits. The STR provisions described in the minutes would require a permit, written evidence of health department approval, renewal requirements, and performance standards addressing parking, occupancy limits, trash removal, campfire controls, noise, trespass and nuisance prohibitions, violation remedies including suspension and revocation, and appeal procedures.
The minutes record that Mr. Elenbaas "introduced Ordinance 2026-04" for first reading; the record does not show a vote to adopt the ordinance at this meeting. No public hearings or public comment were recorded on this agenda item during the session. Next procedural steps (additional readings, public hearing dates, or referral to planning commission) were not specified in the meeting minutes.
