Short-term rentals in New York local government
What New York city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about short-term rentals — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
130 New York meetings since 2024 covered short-term rentals. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in New York with the most short-term rentals activity
- Yates County, NY (17)
- North Salem, NY (15)
- Irondequoit, NY (11)
- Monroe, NY (7)
- Victor, NY (6)
- Youngstown, NY (6)
- Piermont, NY (5)
- Ontario County, NY (4)
- Highland Falls, NY (4)
- Cohoes, NY (4)
- Poughkeepsie, NY (3)
- Canandaigua, NY (3)
Latest matching meetings
Yates County Finance Committee to review 2027 budget, broadband, and tax items
The Yates County Finance Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially act on several financial and administrative items, including the 2027 budget process, real property tax administration, broadband expansion updates, and various resolutions. The agenda includes reports from multiple departments and resolutions…
Town Board to hold public hearing on Airbnb regulations
The Sullivan Town Board will meet on September 2, 2026, to discuss and vote on several items, including a public hearing on Airbnb regulations, updates on the Legion Kitchen project, and budget modifications. The board will also review escrow funds and consider fire fighter applications.
Council debates 25 mph speed limit and parking bans on South Main Street
The Geneva City Council is holding a governance meeting to discuss structural changes to the council body and the repeal of obsolete ordinances. The primary focus is on traffic safety measures for South Main Street, including a proposed 25 mph speed limit and new parking restrictions. Additionally, the council will…
Planning Board to review 8 referrals including solar, school, and shop proposals
The Yates County Planning Board will consider eight GML 239 referrals, including site plans, subdivisions, special use permits, and a text amendment. The board will also receive a notice from the Village of Dundee about its intent to be lead agency for SEQRA review of a proposed annexation. No old or new business is…
Victor Planning Board to hear 9 applications, including 156-unit apartment complex
The Victor Planning Board will hold public hearings on nine applications, including a short-term rental, a pole barn, an industrial addition, a subdivision site plan, a final subdivision for townhouses and apartments, and several large residential projects. The board will also consider preliminary and final…
Board to adopt updated state fire and building codes and approve short-term rental transition
The Village Board will hold a public hearing and vote to adopt the 2022 Part 1203 Model Law and updated New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. The board will also approve a process for existing short-term rentals to continue operating outside designated zones if owners apply by November 30, 2026…
Council to appoint two police officers and hold public hearings on hotels and parking
The Beacon City Council will vote on appointing two new police officers and authorizing a cybersecurity agreement with New York State. The agenda includes public hearings on a local law concerning the Fishkill Development District and hotels, and another on parking, standing, and stopping, both adjourned to September…
Planning board to review 12 development proposals across Ontario County
The Ontario County Planning Board will review 12 development applications from eight towns, including site plans, subdivisions, area variances, and zoning text amendments. The board will also discuss a scam warning, planning department updates, and upcoming training opportunities.
Victor Planning Board approves site plans, tables short-term rental and subdivision
The Victor Planning Board is meeting to approve minutes, correspondence, and board updates, and to act on several site plan applications. The board approved a roof change for Victor Community Church, a pool modification for Michael Galas, and a pool and structure for Diana Stephens. It tabled a short-term rental…
Planning Board to hear 74-lot subdivision, pool, church roof, short-term rental requests
The Victor Planning Board will hold public hearings on several site plans and subdivision applications, including a 74-lot clustered subdivision on Brownsville Road, a church roof replacement, two in-ground pool projects, and a short-term rental request. Three items—the Lehigh Place PDD subdivision and site plan, and…
Town Board to discuss Round Lake, short-term rental hearing, staff transfers
The Monroe Town Board is holding its regular meeting with several action items, including a presentation by landowner Joel Mann about Round Lake, a motion to schedule a public hearing for a short-term rental application at 153 Mine Road, and approvals for staff transfers and a union contract. The board will also…
Zoning Board to hear appeal on short-term rental parking limit
The Irondequoit Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings on four applications: a special use permit for keeping hens, an area variance for an above-ground pool, an appeal of a short-term rental parking determination, and area variances for front-yard fencing. All hearings are scheduled for August 3, 2026 at…
Planning board to decide on sign, store, deck, business expansion and moratoriums
The Yates County Planning Board will review five referrals including area variances for a sign and deck, a site plan for a convenience store with fuel pumps, a special use permit for a business expansion, and a moratorium on data centers. The board will also consider a SEQRA lead agency notice for a proposed village…
Council to vote on short-term rentals and Vernon Terrace parking
The Poughkeepsie Common Council will vote on a local law to allow short-term rentals in all zoning districts and approve permit parking on Vernon Terrace. The body will also hear a presentation on a water meter replacement program.
Poughkeepsie council to hold public hearing on short-term rentals and backyard animals
The Poughkeepsie Common Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, to receive comments on a proposed local law. The law seeks to amend the city code to permit short-term rentals in all zoning districts and to allow chickens and bees as permitted uses.
Planning Board to consider warehouse conversion to grow rooms, area variance, livestock permits
The Planning Board will consider four referrals under GML 239, including a site plan to convert a vacant warehouse into 12 grow rooms at 38 Powell Lane in Penn Yan, an area variance for a parcel division on Vine Street in Dundee where frontage is less than the required 100 feet, and two livestock permit applications…
Planning Commission reviews subdivision and special use permits
The City of Canandaigua Planning Commission will review several land use applications, including a parcel consolidation and requests for short-term rentals and residential conversions. The body will also discuss architectural standards for Eastern Boulevard.
Council to vote on expanding short‑term rentals and new chicken/bee permits
The Common Council will consider two resolutions: one approving a license agreement for a restaurant and concession stand at Stitzel Field, and another introducing a local law that would amend the short‑term rental code to allow rentals in all zoning districts, permit chickens and bees, and set a public hearing. The…
Board to discuss zoning, ethics, and tax adjustments
The Board of Trustees will review zoning text amendments, a preliminary Planned Unit Development, and the Comprehensive Plan. The session includes a work session on tax levy discrepancies and the adoption of an amended Workplace Violence Prevention Policy.
Committee reviews battery storage, short-term rental laws
The Cayuga County GML 239-l, m & n Review Committee will review four local actions for potential intermunicipal impacts. Items include a planned development district in Owasco, a battery energy storage local law in Aurelius, a short-term rental law in Fair Haven, and a special use permit in Sennett. The committee may…
Piermont Board of Trustees to hold public hearing on zoning code amendment
The Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing regarding the repeal of the Central Business Multi-Use (CBM) Zoning District. The board will also review several special permits and requests for amplified music and short-term rentals.
Public hearing on 11.2‑acre Lakeshore Drive subdivision
The City Planning Commission will approve the minutes from its April 8 meeting and hold a public hearing on Application #26-102, a minor subdivision consolidating three parcels totaling 11.2 acres at 100, 130, and 150 Lakeshore Drive. The commission will also review several other applications, including signage…
Committee to consider opting out of short-term rental registration law
The Governmental Operations & Insurance Committee will consider resolutions including adopting a local law to opt out of a state-mandated short-term rental registration system, reappointing the county administrator and two deputy administrators, and adopting policies on panic devices and video security surveillance…
Town Board to vote on $7.25M purchase of 134 Second House Rd. for open space
The Town Board will discuss and vote on resolutions including authorizing the $7.25 million acquisition of 4.14 acres at 134 Second House Road in Montauk for open space preservation using Community Preservation Fund. Other actions include accepting a scenic easement at 16 Dune Lane in Amagansett, approving a $45,200…
Legislature to consider opting out of short-term rental registration
The Chemung County Legislature will vote on a local law to opt out of a state-required registration system for short-term rental units. The board will also consider multiple resolutions, including $850,000 in bonds for sewer district improvements, new sewer rate scales, surplus property declarations, and various…
Public hearing on new 3% room occupancy tax for hotels and short-term rentals
The St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators holds a public hearing on Local Law B for 2026, which would impose a 3% tax on the rent for every occupancy of a hotel, motel, short-term rental, or similar lodging within the county. The law also replaces all prior hotel/motel occupancy tax local laws and opts the county…
Budget Committee considers $1.135 million in sewer district improvements
The Chemung County Budget Committee is reviewing resolutions to fund facility improvements for two sewer districts. The body will also discuss Community Development Funds and a local law regarding short-term rental registrations.
Board revisits short-term rental rights for 224 Floral Ave & 410 Hudson St
The Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on a continued appeal regarding short-term rental use rights for two properties. Two new appeals will also be considered: a use variance for a medical office at 920 North Cayuga Street and an area variance for an accessory dwelling unit at 409 Columbia Street. The…
Planning Board reviews mixed-use project with affordable housing
The Planning Board will review several site plans and subdivisions at this work session. They will consider a review for extension of an approved mixed-use project with affordable apartments, a new commercial building in Mattituck, a winery alteration, and a clustered subdivision. They will also discuss providing…
Planning Board will consider site plan approvals for three development proposals.
The board will hold a work session to discuss zoning code amendments presented by the Planning Department. In the regular meeting, it will review a site plan and special use permit for a short‑term rental at 3538 Heatherwood Drive. It will also consider a site plan to demolish three structures and construct a roughly…
Village of Rushville proposes to repeal and replace its zoning law
The Yates County Planning Board will consider a series of GML 239 referrals. Items include the Village of Rushville’s request to repeal its existing zoning law and adopt a new zoning map. The Town of Benton seeks a moratorium on commercial solar collection systems and two special‑use permits for demolition and…
Town Board to consider bond for Water District No.14 and Lakes Rd. STR
The Monroe Town Board is holding its regular meeting with a mix of routine items and two notable decisions: a bond resolution for Water District No.14 and a review of a short-term rental application at 308 Lakes Rd. The agenda also includes community announcements, approval of minutes, and an audit of claims.
Sagaponack Board considers lighting law amendment and agricultural housing permit
The Board of Trustees will review a site plan amendment for 493 Sagg Main Street and a special permit for agricultural labor housing at 60 Daniels Lane. The meeting includes a resolution to set a public hearing for a local law amending exterior lighting codes. Trustees will also discuss short-term rental code…
Planning Board to review short-term rental moratoriums and coffee shop site plans
The Livingston County Planning Board will review zoning referrals for short-term rental laws in Mount Morris and a moratorium extension for tobacco stores. The board will also consider a site plan for a coffee shop and drive-thru in Geneseo. The meeting includes approval of minutes and other business items.
Ithaca Common Council to review short-term rental ordinance and financial systems
The Committee of the Whole will receive a year-one review of the city's short-term rental ordinance and an update from The Bonadio Group on financial systems. The body will also discuss department overviews and a proposed expansion of the Planned Unit Development Overlay District.
Town Board to adopt zoning changes for short‑term rentals
The North Salem Town Board will consider and vote on several resolutions, including adopting two local laws and authorizing contracts. One local law, #01‑2026, amends Chapter 250 to permit and regulate short‑term rentals in certain dwellings. Another local law, #02‑2026, amends Chapter 8 to update the town’s taxation…
Village Board to approve bills, appoint staff, and discuss short-term rentals
The Highland Falls Village Board will approve bills and claims totaling $536,122.84, appoint a temporary dispatcher, and accept surplus vehicle auction amounts. The meeting also includes a work session on regulating short-term rentals.
Board to discuss short-term rental regulations
The Board of Trustees will review a memorandum on short-term rental regulations and consider adopting refund policies for recreation programs. The meeting also includes a continued public hearing on affordable housing and a zoning text amendment for a Briarcliff Manor property.
Village Board to consider short-term rental law and gazebo restoration
The Village Board will hold a continued public hearing to determine whether to accept Local Law 001-2026 regarding short-term rentals. The board will also review the village investment policy, an updated employee handbook, and water billing for vacant properties.
Board to decide appeal on short‑term rental rights for 224 Floral Ave & 410 Hudson St
The Board of Zoning Appeals will review Appeal ZONE-25-9 concerning 224 Floral Avenue and 410 Hudson Street. The appeal challenges the Zoning Administrator’s finding that the owner did not have established rights because City occupancy taxes were not current at the time the Short‑Term Rental Ordinance took effect. The…