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Planning Board approves short‑term rental enforcement changes and expands site‑disturbance rules
Summary
The Planning Board approved revisions to short‑term rental enforcement (allowing longer review windows and extending reapplication wait times) and voted to expand and clarify the town’s site‑disturbance definition and application process; the STR wording passed with one abstention and the site‑disturbance changes passed unanimously. A public hearing on the zoning changes is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2025.
The Town of Jackson Planning Board approved multiple revisions to the town’s Zoning Ordinance on Jan. 9, including changes to short‑term rental enforcement procedures and a clarified, expanded definition of site disturbance.
Chair Bill Terry presented wording changes for the Short‑Term Rental (STR) enforcement section (ZO 4.4.3.6.v and 4.4.6.1). The changes allow up to a two‑year interval between subsequent violations so infractions can be reviewed together over a potential four‑year window, and they extend the waiting period to reapply following a Certificate of Public Use (CPU) revocation from three months to six months. Member Scott Badger moved to approve the STR wording; Member David Campbell seconded. The motion passed with Member Sarah Kimball recorded as abstaining.
The board then considered revisions to the Site Disturbance provisions (Section 4.1.6 and Definition 3.35). Chair Terry said the initial draft lacked sufficient technical detail; the board reviewed language revised with input from Town Engineer Burr Phillips that expands the definition of site disturbance, clarifies steps for compliance, and establishes a new application process. Member Scott Badger moved to approve the Phillips‑revised language together with the chair’s initial text; Member David Campbell seconded. The board approved the site‑disturbance changes unanimously.
Chair Terry and staff noted that the changes are intended to provide clearer standards and a streamlined application path for landowners who meet published guidelines while reserving town oversight where neighbor impacts occur. The approved ordinance text and sample preliminary application will be available at the Town Offices and on the town website. The board announced a public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance changes for 7:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Town Offices; a second hearing will be scheduled if needed.
