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Selectboard discusses drafting ordinance to limit multiple short-term rentals
Summary
Board members discussed a draft ordinance intended to regulate the number of short-term rentals allowed on a property and to distinguish homeowners renting a primary residence or one accessory dwelling from owners seeking multiple rental units.
Selectboard member Joe Nolan reported speaking with a local resident who uses Airbnb and said the ordinance being drafted aims primarily to limit how many short-term-rental units an owner could establish on a single property.
Selectboard member Linda Schmidt urged that the ordinance language make a clear distinction between a homeowner renting their own primary residence or a single accessory dwelling unit and owners who want multiple units for short-term rentals. No draft text, specific thresholds, or enforcement mechanisms were provided in the minutes; those details remain to be developed as the ordinance is drafted.
The discussion was part of the board's ongoing-business agenda and did not include a motion or a vote. The Selectboard will continue working on ordinance language to achieve the distinction Linda Schmidt described.
