People looking to operate a business using short-term rentals in Forsyth County will need to overcome some hurdles.
District 2 Commissioner Dennis Brown proposed a motion to include a modification to the unified development code allowing dwellings in residential zoned areas to operate only if they apply and receive a conditional use permit.
He even offered a timeline for when those permits would go in effect and said, "The cup (conditional use permit) process will be available to the public no later than, and these are key dates, March 1, 2019 with no granted cup (permit) being effective until Jan. 1, 2020." He added that, "all others in short term rentals in residential zones, any rentals for a period of less than 30 days, shall be prohibited completely."
Additional requirements include a a limit of renting only twice a month for a 6 night rental minimum but Brown says other restrictions should apply and said, "a cup (conditional use permit) may not be sought for a short term rental permit is in an identifiable, residential neighborhood with attributes such as residential common area, ammentity area, a common subdivision name, and/or any HOA."
Commissioners also liked the idea of hiring a short term rental company to help them identify all of the short term rental agencies operating in the county.
The board seemed to all agree and voted in the motion unanimously.
