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Residents and council press for Residential Short-Term Rental CUP form as pending applications wait
Summary
Public commenters and council members said the RSTR ordinance references a required CUP application form that has not been created; the council assigned Council Member Josh Ellis and Zoning Administrator Erin Smith to adapt an existing CUP form and moved to ensure pending applications are processed.
Public comment and a council work session on April 7 focused on a procedural gap in the town's amended Residential Short-Term Rental (RSTR) code: the ordinance references a specific RSTR conditional-use-permit (CUP) application form that has not been produced.
Nancy Tosta told the council the Planning Commission originally required a specific RSTR CUP form under code section 153.204 and that a draft form from April 2025 was never finalized. Tosta proposed the Zoning Administrator draft a form within two weeks, the Planning Commission review it at its April 21 meeting, and the council adopt it in May to accommodate pending applications.
Why it matters: three pending business-license matters were described in the meeting materials, including an older application dating to September 2025 and another recent application expected to require a CUP. The absence of a prescribed RSTR application form risks delaying applicants and complicating Planning Commission and council review timelines.
What officials said: Council Member Josh Ellis was assigned to work with Erin Smith, the Zoning Administrator, to adapt the existing CUP application by inserting RSTR-specific checklist items; Town Clerk Elizabeth Julian was assigned to resend prior email threads and documentation related to the pending applications.
Next steps: prepare and post an RSTR CUP application form before the Planning Commission's April 21 meeting and update the council at the May meeting. Staff and council flagged compliance with the code's notice timeline for CUP hearings (at least 10 days) as an important procedural requirement.
Provenance: The issue appeared during Public Comment and the 9.6 work-session item of the April 7 meeting.
