2 3 4 5 6 7  Talbot County Short-Term Rental Review Board Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Talbot County Community Center, Wye Oak Room 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton, Maryland 21601  Minutes  8 Attendance: 9 Commission Members: 10 Cindy Reichart, Chairperson 11 David McQuay 12 Keith Watts- via teleconference 13 Michele Lal Rocca 14 Martha Suss 15 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53  16 Staff:  17 Andy Meehan, Esquire 18 Rebecca Guay, Esquire 19 Brennan Tarleton, Planning Officer 20 Bryce Yelton, Planner II 21 Jennifer Collins, Administrative Assistant  22  1. Call to Order - The Chair called the meeting to order on January 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. 2. Minutes- -The minutes for the December 15, 2022 meeting were accepted as amended.  3. Administrative Matters - None  4. Old Business a. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Garland Cannon STN-22-13 Garland Cannon  Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 28197 Widgeon Terrace, Easton, MD: 21601 Map 42, Grid 08, Parcel 285, Lot 2; Zone: RR  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Garland and Brandy Cannon Public Comments: Steve and Cindy Chitty- Written comments John Flohr- Written comments Gary and Jacqui Yeatman- Written comments Irving Phillips- Written comments Linda Goss- Written comments Robert Dunning- Written comments Tom Sanders- Written comments  Byrce Yelton presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Page 1 of7    54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98  For the record: Ms. Suss was not in attendance at the prior meeting. She has reviewed the application, written comments and listened to the recording of Ms. LaRocca made a motion to approve the STR application for three bedrooms located at 28197 Widgeon Terrace, Easton, MD 21601 with staff 2. The Applicant has not made any false, inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect statements in connection with the application. 3. The Applicant has complied with all notice requirements in the Talbot County Code pertaining to the issuance of new short-term rental licenses. 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which the short-term rental will be 5. There are no other substantial reasons in the discretion of the Board to  the prior meeting.  conditions; based on the following findings 1. The license application is complete.  located.  support denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. Watts. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-Reichart, McQuay, Watts, Lal Rocca, Suss  5. New Business a. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Bradley and Lisa Bebee Living Trust  STN-22-31  Flaneur, The Vacation Rental Company, Jennifer Brown Short-Term Rental License - primary dwelling 22020 Benders Lane Sherwood MD21665 Map 38, Grid 17, Parcel 11; Zone: RC  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Public Comments: None  Byrce Yelton presented the staffi report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Jennifer and Emma Brown, Flancur, The Vacation Rental Company  Ms. Suss made a motion to continue the STR application located at 22020 Benders Lane Sherwood MD 21665 at the next meeting, with the objective of  Page 2 of7    99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144  further discussion with the property owner. Motion seconded by Ms.  LaRocca. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 b. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-0  5-E Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  Matthew and Megan Tempel Milner Eastern Shore Vacation Rental, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 9780 Leeds Landing Rd Easton MD21601 Map 24, Grid 02, Parcel 122; Zone: VR  STN-22-29  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Megan Tempel Milner Public Comments: None Applicant Presentation: Public Comments: None  Bryce Yelton, presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Catherine Lawson, Eastern Shore Vacation Rental  Mr. McQuay made a motion to approve the STR application for four bedrooms located at 9780 Leeds Landing Rd Easton MD: 21601 with staff 2. The Applicant has not made any false, inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect statements in connection with the application. 3. The Applicant has complied with all notice requirements in the' Talbot County Code pertaining to the issuance of new short-term rental licenses. 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which the short-term rental will be 5. There are no other substantial reasons in the discretion of the Board to  conditions; based on the following findings 1. Thel license application is complete.  located.  support denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. Watts. The motion carried.  Vote  5-0  Page 3 of7    145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190  FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 C. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-1 Reichart, McQuay, Watts, Lal Rocca, Suss  Agnes Warfield-Blanc STN-22-24  Eastern Shore Vacation Rental, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 27457 West point Rd, Easton, MD: 21601 Map 41, Grid 18, Parcel 102; Zone: RR  StatfPresentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Agnes Warfield-Blanc, via teleconference  Bryce Yelton, presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Catherine Lawson and Bryan Trautman, Eastern Shore Vacation Rental  Public Comments: Hilary Spence Hugh Smith Harry Hassan  Barbara Watkins Written and in-person comments  Tim Furey Written comments  Ms. Suss made a motion to approve the STR application for three or four bedrooms based on the results of stattinvestigation with the Department of Environmental Health, located at 27457 West point Rd, Easton, MD 21601with staff conditions and; In addition the lease and/or house rules must include; No guns, No hunting and Notification of horses in the proximity; 2. The Applicant has not made any false, inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect statements in connection with the application. 3. The. Applicant has complied with all notice requirements in the Talbot County Code pertaining to the issuance of new short-term rental licenses. 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace oft the residents of the neighborhood in which the short-term rental will be 5. There are no other substantial reasons in the discretion of the Board to  based on the following findings 1. The license application is complete.  located.  support denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. LaRocca. The motion carried.  Vote  5-0  Page 4 of7    191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236  FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5- Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  *The Board notes that after the meeting staff research determined the property can only be approved for a 3 bedroom license with a maximum occupancy ofs six (6)  individuals. d. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Scott Evans and Shannon O'Farrell  STN-22-32  Eastern Shore Vacation Rental, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 22594 Mill Point Lane, Bozman, MD20815 Map 39, Grid 07, Parcel 104; Zone: RC  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Scott Evans  Bryce Yelton, presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Catherine Lawson, Eastern Shore Vacation Rental  Public Comments: None  Ms. LaRocca made a motion to approve the STR application for five bedrooms located at 22594 Mill Point Lane Bozman, MD 20815 with staff 2. The. Applicant has not made any false, inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect statements in connection with the application. 3. The Applicant has complied with all notice requirements in the Talbot County Code pertaining to thei issuance of new short-term rental licenses. 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which the short-term rental will be 5. There are no other substantial reasons in the discretion of the Board to  conditions; based on the following findings 1. The license application is complete.  located.  support denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-1 Reichart, McQuay, Watts, Lal Rocca, Suss  Page 5 of7    237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282  e. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Katy and David Banks STN-22-27  Eastern Shore Vacation Rental, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 24037 Lynnewood Drive St Michaels MD21663 Map 31, Grid 18, Parcel 158; Zone: RC  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: David Banks, via teleconference Public Comments: None  Bryce Yelton, presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Catherine Lawson, Eastern Shore Vacation Rental  Ms. Watts made a motion to approve the STR application for four bedrooms located at 24037 Lynnewood Drive St Michaels MD 21663 staff conditions; 2. The Applicant has not made any false, inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect statements in connection with the application. 3. The Applicant has complied with all notice requirements in the Talbot County Code pertaining to the issuance of new short-term rental licenses. 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which the short-term rental will be 5. There are no other substantial reasons in the discretion of the Board to  based on the following findings 1. The license application is complete.  located.  support denial oft the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-R Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  6. Other Matters for Discussion -  a. Staffwill begin working on the next Short Term Rental Board Mcctings  scheduled for March 2, 2023 and March 16. 2023.  7. Adjournment - The Chair called the meeting to adjourn. Read and approved by the Board on Aprl32093  Page 6of7    283 284 285 286  Chairperson Signature CLAL  Page 7of7