 Pittsfield Council OKs Short-Term Rental RegulationsLast week, the City Council approved a zoning amendment that allows the operation of short-term rentals and a licensing process. Short-Term Rental Ordinance Advances to Pittsfield CouncilAfter some final revisions, an ordinance that allows and regulates short-term rentals will go before the City Council. Pittsfield Subcommittee Mulls Upcoming Short-Term Rental OrdinanceCity Planner Kevin Rayner again pointed out that "short-term rentals aren't actually legal" in the city currently, because there is no governing ordinance. Pittsfield Subcommittee Supports Short-Term Rental Zoning AmendmentThe city is closer to defining its regulations on short-term rentals and, in turn, being able to keep track of them. Williamstown Town Meeting Gets Short-Term Rental BylawAfter three years of talking about the issue, the Planning Board on Tuesday wrapped up its work on a short-term rental bylaw proposal. Pittsfield Board Advances Short-Term Rental OrdinanceProposed draft language was continued last month and a working group then ironed out the details. Changes were made to cap occupancies and allow the local contact to live in wider Berkshire County. Pittsfield Board Mulls Short Term Rental Ordinancen Tuesday, the board continued a vote on draft language to its March meeting. Williamstown Planners Seek Input from Airbnb ProprietorsWhat the board members want is feedback from residents who already rent their homes on services like Airbnb or Vrbo. Williamstown Planners Talk Interplay of Proposal with Existing ZoningThe Planning Board last week discussed a number of proposals it hopes to bring forward to town meeting and acknowledged that at least one likely won't be ready in time for this May's annual meeting. Williamstown Planning Board Again Takes Up Short-Term RentalsHis draft bylaw only would apply in the town's residential districts, meaning that in commercial districts, any home could be on the market for services like Airbnb or Vrbo 365 days a year. North Adams Planners OK 10 Short-Term RentalsThe Planning Board approved 10 special permits for short-term rentals during a brief meeting on Monday night.  Williamstown Select Board Talks Dog Park, Short-Term RentalsThe Select Board could be going back to the drawing board on a proposal to designate an area of the Spruces Park for off-leash dogs.  Williamstown Select Board to Seek Data on Short-Term Rental IssueBut it did not reach a consensus — even about whether to take up the project that the Planning Board asked the Select Board members to address 15 months earlier. |
