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Nelson County debates rules for short‑term rentals and registry requirements
Summary
County planners proposed three STR categories (homestay, hosted, unhosted); the board and commission agreed in a straw poll to keep unhosted stays allowed with extra requirements, including registration, verifications of residence, inspections on complaint, and SUP criteria for some districts.
At the Dec. 17 joint work session, Berkley Group consultant Cecile Gaines walked officials through new short‑term rental (STR) definitions and proposed use‑by‑district permissions. The draft separates STRs into three types: homestay (owner onsite), hosted stay (onsite manager or resident), and unhosted stay (owner lives elsewhere). Gaines said the draft limits hosted stays to a maximum of two short‑term rental units per lot in certain districts and…
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