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Newbury commissioners add local-agent rule, curbs on subletting to short-term rental draft
Summary
The commission added a requirement for a local agent for short-term rentals, debated whether event-hosting properties need per-event permits, and included prohibitions on subletting and using rentals as temporary business locations.
The Newbury Planning Commission on April 16 amended its draft short-term rental section to require a local agent for each short-term rental and to prohibit subletting and using a short-term rental to run a temporary business. Commissioners debated whether properties that host events such as weddings should be covered by one blanket permit or require permits for each event.
Zoning Administrator Dennis Marquise presented the newly drafted short-term rental language and the Board agreed to add the local-agent provision. The change is intended to provide a local contact and enforcement mechanism; commissioners asked staff to balance restrictions so rules are not overly burdensome while protecting neighborhood character.
