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Selectboard amends short-term rental parking rule to limit neighbor and traffic impacts

Dorset Selectboard · January 21, 2025
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Summary

The Selectboard adopted an amendment to section 5.2 of the Short Term Rental ordinance to reference municipal parking standards and add language that STR parking shall not negatively impact neighbors or traffic on nearby town roads.

Town Manager Rob Gaiotti presented Planning Commission-recommended language to amend section 5.2 of the Short Term Rental ordinance to align with Section 3104 D parking requirements for lodging (1.2 spaces per guest room) and add a neighborhood-protection clause. The new phrasing adds that "Parking for the short term rental unit shall not negatively impact neighbors and traffic on nearby town roads."

Selectboard member Liz Ruffa moved to amend the ordinance; Jim Salsgiver seconded and the board approved the amendment by voice vote (motion passed 4-0). The minutes show the change was accepted as an update to the STR ordinance; enforcement details or effective date are not specified in the minutes.

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