Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Short Term Rentals topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning Commission weighs Selectboard questions on short-term rentals
Summary
At its Dec. 3 special meeting, the Montgomery Planning Commission reviewed Selectboard questions on short-term rentals, discussing registration fees, a 14-day threshold aligned with state definitions, and whether to treat rentals as a permitted zoning use; staff follow-up was assigned.
The Montgomery Planning Commission discussed a set of questions the Selectboard submitted on Dec. 3 about short-term rentals, focusing on which matters are procedural edits and which are substantive policy choices.
Commissioners noted that other municipalities charge higher registration fees (the minutes cite "Killington starts at $300 and increases from there") and expressed a preference for a simple fee structure that would be easier to administer and enforce. Members also favored keeping a 14-day threshold to align with the state definition rather than creating a different local standard.
The group discussed whether to move short-term rentals to a permitted use that requires a standard zoning permit and identified the need to determine in which zoning districts such a permit would be allowed. The commission assigned follow-up: Patrick Calecas and Diane Sherman will discuss the questions generally with Charlie before the next Planning Commission meeting, and the body will return to the policy questions at a future session.
