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Staff begins drafting short‑term rental ordinance; committee to include Planning and Select Board representatives
Summary
Planning staff reported progress on a short‑term rental ordinance, favoring an administrative (non‑zoning) approach and proposing a committee with Planning Board and Select Board representation plus people in the short‑term rental space to draft model language.
Planning staff told the board they are developing model language for a short‑term rental ordinance, drawing on examples from other New Hampshire communities and recommending an administrative ordinance rather than a zoning change.
Town Planner Charles H. Wise said staff will form a committee to draft the ordinance language; the committee is expected to include Planning Board and Select Board representation and stakeholders from the short‑term rental community. No draft ordinance was presented at the Feb. 25 meeting; staff will circulate proposed language for future discussion and formal review.
Board members did not take formal action at the meeting; staff asked the public to consider applying for two open Planning Board seats and noted an internal Brown Bag session on municipal uses of artificial intelligence scheduled for March 10.
