2 3 4 5 6 7  Talbot County Short-Term Rental Review Board Thursday, April 20, 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 La Rocca 14 Martha Suss, Vice Chairperson - via 15 teleconference 16 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  17 Staff:  18 Andy Meehan, Esquire 19 Rebecca Guay, Esquire 20 Brennan Tarleton, Planning Officer 21 Elisa Deflaux, Planner II 22 Jennifer Collins, Administrative Assistant  1. Call to Order - The Chair called the meeting to order on April 20, 2023 at 1:08 p.m.  2. Election of Officers  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to reappoint Cindy Reichart as Chairperson and Martha Suss as Vice Chairperson. Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-F Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  3. Minutes -The minutes for the April 6, 2023 meeting were accepted.  4. Administrative Matters - None 5. Old Business- None  Please note the video will reflect that the order of the meeting was changed.  The order was as follows; 6a, 6c, 6d,6e,6 6b  6. New Business a. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Kevin and Angeline Hartmann Kevin and Angeline Hartmann Short-Term Rental License - primary dwelling 27441 Ferry Bridge Road, Easton, Maryland 21601 Map 24, Parcel 191; Zone: RC  STN-23-15  Page 1 of6    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  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Kevin Hartmann Public Comments: None  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for three bedrooms located at 27441 Ferry Bridge Road, Easton, Maryland 21601 with 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. Int the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  staff conditions; based on the following findings 1. The application is complete. connection with the application.  3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-) Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  b. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Harry and Kelly Harp STN-23-13 Harry and Kelly Harp  Short-Term Rental License - primary dwelling 26090 Goose Neck Road, Royal Oak, Maryland 21662  Map 47, Parcel 57; Zone: RR  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Harry Harp Public Comments: None  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Page 2 of6    98 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  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for two bedrooms located at 26090 Goose Neck Road, Royal Oak, Maryland 21662, 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  with staff conditions; based on the following findings  1. The application is complete. connection with the application.  3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 . Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-0  5-F Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  Lisa and John Jensen STN-23-1  Eastern Shore Vacation Rentals, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License - primary dwelling 5562 Heron Point Rd Royal Oak MD21662 Map 46, Parcel 17; Zone: RC  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Catherine Lawson John Jensen  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Public Comments: None  Mr. McQuay made a motion to approve the STR application for four bedrooms located at 5562 Heron Point Rd Royal Oak MD 21662 with staff conditions; 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the  based on the following findings 1. The: application is complete. connection with the application.  3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood  Page 3 of6    143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188  5. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. Suss. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-F Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  d. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning: Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Catherine Lawson Franz Burda via teleconference Public Comments: None  Franz Burda STN-23-10  Eastern Shore Vacation Rentals, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License accessory dwelling 9675 Fairview Point Lane Easton MD 21601 Map 23, Parcel 05; Zone: RC  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Ms. Suss made a motion to approve the STR application for six bedrooms located at 9675 Fairview Point Lane Easton MD 21601with staff conditions; 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. Int the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  based on the following findings 1. The application is complete. connection with the application.  3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. Watts. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-1 Reichart, McQuay, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  Page 4 of6    189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234  e. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  AVL Properties LLC-) Danridge D GiltzJr Eastern Shore Vacation Rentals, Catherine Lawson Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 21936 Sherwood Landing Rd Sherwood MD: 21665 Map 30, Parcel 17; Zone: VR  STN-23-11  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Catherine Lawson Rachel Giltz -via teleconference Public Comments: Laura Manfuso Karen Allen Monica Otte  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  J.Guy Manfuso- inj person and submitted letter Courtney Bell- inj person and submitted letter John Hause- in person and submitted letter Sonya Leasure- submitted letter JeffLangston- submitted letter Leslie Steen - submitted letter Tom and Connie McEvoy- submitted letter Quinton Ford- submitted letter Gregory Jordan- submitted letter Alex Smith submitted letter  Ms. LaRocca made a motion to deny the STR application for three bedrooms located at 21936 Sherwood Landing Rd Sherwood MD 21665 with staff conditions; based on the following findings  6. The application is complete. connection with the application.  7. Noi false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 9. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 10. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  8. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay. The motion failed.  Vote FOR:  2-3  2- McQuay, La Rocca  AGAINST: 3- Reichart, Watts, Suss  Page 5of6    235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275  ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  Ms. LaRocca made a motion to approve the STR application for three bedrooms located at 21936 Sherwood Landing Rd Sherwood MD 21665  with the following conditions; Staff conditions No parking on the street Quiet time 10:00pm to 8:00am No fire pit on the property based on the following findings; 11.7 The application is complete. connection with the application.  12. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 14. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 15. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  13. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Reichart. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 1-McQuay ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  4-1  4- Reichart, Watts, La Rocca, Suss  7. Other Matters for Discussion -  a. May 18, 2023 is the next Short Term Rental meeting. Announcement made to check the agenda for location. A meeting regarding the Lytle file is scheduled for June 29, 2023. Staff will consult with the board on May 18, 2023 to  discuss the necessity ofanother. June meeting.  7. Adjournment - The Chair called the meeting to adjourn. Read and approved by the Board on Myid9n93  GalE Chairperson/Signature  Page 6 of6