Planning Board and Housing Trust outline dual path for short-term rental regulation
Planning Board · Meeting of January 28, 2026
EGREMONT — Planning Board and Municipal Housing Trust unite on short-term rental regulation strategy. Chair Mary McGurn announced the Planning Board will draft zoning language defining STRs and specifying permitted districts--requiring a two-thirds Town Meeting vote--while the Trust develops operational bylaws covering registration, fees, and standards under a simpler majority threshold. Board members Stephen Lyle and Donna Bersch-Gordon endorsed distinguishing STR types and establishing a town registry; Richard Stanley, Trust chair, urged alignment with best practices from other communities.
A reported cease-and-desist order in nearby Lanesborough for an STR lacking zoning definition spurred the urgency.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of January 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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