With other local municipalities taking action regarding short-term rental properties, Lewiston is now taking similar measures.
Town board members approved a six-month moratorium on new short-term rentals in the town, so they can have an opportunity to either draft a law and/or update the zoning code to determine whether they should be permitted in the town.
Currently, the town code, authored in the 1970s, does not authorize or regulate short-term rental use. Supervisor Steve Broderick said the town has received complaints about one such property.
“We’ll do some research on communities and what they’ve done,” Broderick said, adding the board will make the best educated decision for the town’s well-being.
No one spoke during a public hearing for the moratorium at the meeting.
Short-term rental proliferation has been an issue in the Village of Lewiston, with the village board approved regulations and registration requirements earlier this year. Airbnb does have listings in the town’s jurisdiction near the village, along Ridge Road, and Model City Road.
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