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Zoning board approves kitchen, accessory dwelling and short‑term rental option at Button Bay Road property
Summary
The Zoning Board approved an amendment allowing installation of a stove in a guest house (converting it to a one‑bedroom accessory dwelling) and authorized short‑term rental use for both the main house and the guest house at 2130 Button Bay Road; the applicants hold a VPWD Letter of Allocation for a second water connection.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously on Feb. 4 to amend permit #08‑73 for the Brashares property at 2130 Button Bay Road (Parcel ID 13/01/51.3). The Board authorized installation of a stove in the existing guest house, changed the guest house's use to a one‑bedroom accessory dwelling unit (ADU), and approved adding short‑term rental use for the main house and guest house.
Applicants Kirsten and William Brashares told the Board they purchased the property in late November 2025 and discovered the accessory structure had the shell of a kitchen but no stove. Katie Hill, Zoning Administrator, explained the original permit prohibited a kitchen to avoid a second annual water fee from the Vergennes‑Panton Water District (VPWD); the Brashares told the Board they have obtained a VPWD Letter of Allocation for a second water connection and asked to add the stove. On a motion by Shane Lawrence, seconded by Diane Nadon, the Board closed the hearing and approved the amendment; the vote was unanimous.
Board members recorded that the nearest neighbor runs a year‑round short‑term rental about 60 to 70 yards away and that there was no public comment at the hearing. The approval removes the prior no‑kitchen restriction and allows short‑term rental use, but does not obligate the applicants to rent the structures.
