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Council postpones rental regulation updates and sends STR zoning to planning board for joint hearing
Summary
Councilors postponed several rental‑related ordinances (short‑ and long‑term rental language, rental dwelling unit enforcement and registration) to give committees more time and referred the zoning portion of the short‑term rental ordinance to the planning board for a joint public hearing in September.
On July 14 the North Adams City Council delayed action on multiple ordinances related to short‑term rentals, long‑term rentals and rental dwelling unit enforcement and registration.
Councilors said the ordinances need further edits and, because one section involves zoning, it must be referred to the planning board for a joint public hearing. A councilor recommended moving the enforcement and registration language forward while deferring full adoption until after planning board review; the council agreed to send the zoning section to the planning board with a recommendation for a joint public hearing and to postpone formal council votes until the relevant committees finish revisions.
The council consistently used voice votes to carry postponement motions with no opposition recorded in the transcript. One councilor noted that because zoning changes are involved, adoption would require two‑thirds approval of both boards once the planning board makes its recommendation.
Next steps: the planning board will review the zoning section and hold a joint public hearing; the council expects to revisit the ordinances after committee work and planning board input.
