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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Kerrie, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The easiest way would be to add a definition for Short Term Rental that mirrors Chapter 64G Section 1 and prohibit it explicitly in all zoning districts in your Table of Uses.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The definition in Section 1 reads
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">'Short-term rental'', an owner-occupied, tenant-occupied or non-owner occupied property including, but not limited to, an apartment, house,
cottage, condominium or a furnished accommodation that is not a hotel, motel, lodging house or bed and breakfast establishment, where: (i) at least 1 room or unit is rented to an occupant or sub-occupant; and (ii) all accommodations are reserved in advance;
provided, however, that a private owner-occupied property shall be considered a single unit if leased or rented as such.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kerrie Easterday via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 7, 2025 9:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Short term Rental Zoning Bylaw<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Does anyone have a bylaw prohibiting short term rentals they can share? Thank you in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kerrie J Easterday, Department Manager</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Planning Board & Zoning Board of Appeals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Town of Dighton <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">979 Somerset Ave <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dighton, MA 02715 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">508-669-6431, ext. 114<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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