Short Term Rentals: Thurs, Sept 14, 7-pm public hearing, Meredith Community Cntr

[Loub52]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

Time is the one thing that none of these towns have.

Not sure what you mean. Sort of a cryptic post.

[Heaven]

Originally Posted by Loub52

Not sure what you mean. Sort of a cryptic post.

Because it takes a long time to make and approve regulations, and the short term rental wave has already caused issues that are difficult to reverse

[Weekend Pundit]

Originally Posted by Heaven

Because it takes a long time to make and approve regulations, and the short term rental wave has already caused issues that are difficult to reverse

If they are handled via zoning ordinances then it will require a vote at town meeting to approve those changes. So the earliest any changes could be made via that route is March 2024.

If Meredith is 'starting from scratch' it might take more than just the six-and-a-half months between now and Town Meeting. Actually the proposed changes would need to be ready by February, at least in the case of Meredith. (Is Meredith an SB2 town? If so, then the proposed changes would need to be finalized by some time around late January.)

If they are able to crib from other towns they might be able to get something put together in time for Town Meeting.

I know it took Gilford 3 years and a number of public hearings to get something acceptable to the voters. But then we did start from scratch and the only guidance we really had was more in the form of "What NOT to do". Hopefully Meredith will be able to wade through everything in a lot less time than it took Gilford and get something that works well for the town in a much shorter time.

[John Mercier]

Not only does it take time to enact regulations... the market changes.