Pinehurst Planning News Today

The Pinehurst Village Council, having vanquished what did not need vanquishing in the first place, would now like to play Conquering Hero for the Country Club of North Carolina. Few

A majority of the Pinehurst Village Council is moving toward a compromise on the divisive issue of regulating short-term home rentals.

Note: This article was updated on Sept. 8, 2022.

Following a 5-3 vote on Tuesday, the Pinehurst Planning and Zoning Board is recommending that the Village Council not prohibit short-term home rentals in areas zoned for single-family residential use.

Following a 5-3 vote on Tuesday, the Pinehurst Planning and Zoning Board will recommend that the Village Council not prohibit short-term home rentals in areas zoned for single-family residential use.

Peter Gauthier, a retired airline employee, began renting out his Pinehurst home on weekends for extra money after his pension was stripped in a bankruptcy judgment.

After meeting for nearly six hours on Thursday, the Pinehurst Planning and Zoning Board was unable to reach a conclusion on the thorny topic of regulating short-term home rentals.

The decisions of municipal planning boards, whether it’s reviewing a subdivision or weighing a rezoning, frequently carry financial implications for the developers proposing the changes.

The Pinehurst Planning and Zoning Board will weigh in next week on a proposed set of regulations addressing short-term home rentals in the village.

Members of the Pinehurst Village Council paid tribute on Tuesday to two late pillars of local government.