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Previously, the Arizona Legislature had passed a state law that preempted local jurisdictions from regulating short-term rentals. At the Jan. 5 Town Council meeting, Town Development Services Director John Wesley told the council that the use of vacation rentals has increased in recent years and, with that, several issues. Those issues often related to renters using the properties for large-scale parties and even special events. The legislature has responded to concerns presented by local governments and passed a law that allows jurisdictions to impose regulations, specifically: *Adopt regula...

The proposed Long Island Cauliflower Association site. (Credit: Tim Gannon) At its meeting last Thursday, the Riverhead Planning Board discussed whether Long Island Cauliflower Association’s proposed 42,058-square-foot retail project should be required to have a sound wall to protect residents in the adjacent residential community to the north from noise. The proposal, located on a mostly vacant lot on the northwest corner of Route 58 and Mill Road, would consist of three one-story buildings — with sizes of 17,922 square feet, 10,904 square feet and 13,232 square fe...

9 Colonial Court in New Canaan. Streetview The planned demolition of a fieldstone-clad house on Colonial Court that some in town have called architecturally significant is slated to go forward Jan. 19, according to the most publicly available information.  Though town officials on Nov. 12 imposed a 90-day delay on the demolition of the 1933-built house at 9 Colonial Court, that delay lifts Jan. 19.  Following the Historical Review Committee’s 4-0 vote to delay demolition in hopes of preserving the two-story, three-bedroom house at the end of the cul-de-sac, which runs west off of South Av...

The Barnstable Patriot Town of Barnstable officials have demonstrated an ability to communicate with and involve citizens—when they want to. The Town Council’s website subpage is up-to-date with meeting agendas and minutes. Last week, a press release sought public comment on a trail extension before the town develops any plans; this resulted in an article in the local paper. The Town has a weekly newsletter and shares regularly on Facebook. But residential zoning issues are an exception. This fall, for example, the Town Council’s ad hoc Zoning Subcommittee met three times to discuss a ...

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