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La Plata staff proposes ban on ADUs used as short-term rentals
Summary
Staff proposed language to prohibit accessory dwelling units from operating as short-term rentals (e.g., Airbnb) while allowing bed-and-breakfast uses only where the property owner occupies the residence.
Senior Planner Keanor Johnson told the commission that while Maryland law expands where ADUs can be allowed, it does not require municipalities to allow ADUs to operate as short-term rentals. "Staff is proposing language that will prohibit ADUs from being used as short term rentals," Johnson said, adding that the town's zoning code already limits primary-dwelling land uses and allows bed-and-breakfast types only when the owner occupies the property.
The draft also clarifies parking and development standards: staff proposes ADUs not eliminate parking required for the primary dwelling, requires detached ADUs to meet accessory-structure setback standards, limits ADU height to that of the primary dwelling, and requires compliance with health and safety regulations and that ADUs may not be sold separately from the primary dwelling.
