2 3 4 5 6 7  Talbot County Short-Term Rental Review Board Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Talbot County Government Offices, Wye Oak Room 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton, Maryland 21601  Minutes  8 Attendance: 9 Commission Members: 10 Cindy Reichart, Chairperson 11 Keith Watts- via telephone 12 Michele La Rocca 13 Martha Suss 14 David McQuay 15 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 54  16 Staff:  17 Rebecca Guay, Esquire- via telephone 18 Bryce Yelton, Assistant Planning Officer 19 Elisa Deflaux, Planner II 20 Andrew Nixon, Planner II 21 Brennan Tarleton, Planning Officer 22 Jennifer Collins, Administrative Assistant  23  1. Call to Order - The Chair called the meeting to order on August 10, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. 2. Minutes -The minutes for the June 29, 2023 and July 13, 2023 meetings were accepted  as amended.  3. Administrative Matters - Introduction of Andrew Nixon, PlannerI II  4. Old Business  None 5. New Business a. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Kyle O'Donnell STN-23-7 Kyle O'Donnell  Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 29681 Dover Rd Easton MD21601 Map 35, Parcel 64; Zone: TC  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Kyle O'Donnell 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 four bedrooms located at 29681 Dover Rd Easton MD 21601 with staff conditions;  Approval based on the following findings 1. The application is complete.  Page 10 of5    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 99 100  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  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  5-1 I Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  b. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Heather Leonard STN-23-14  Chesapeake Bay Real Estate Plus LLC, Dawn Lednum Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 8478 Jane Lowe Rd, Wittman MD21676 Map 31, Parcel 141; Zone; RC  StatfPresentation: application.  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Applicant Presentation: Public Comments: None  Chesapeake Bay Real Estate Plus LLC, Dawn Lednum  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for three bedrooms located at 8478. Jane Lowe Rd, Wittman MD 21676 with staff 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  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 Ms. Suss. The motion carried.  Vote FOR:  5-0  5-F Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Page 2 of5    101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146  AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  David Arturo and Christine Camsuzou-Soubie Chesapeake Bay Real Estate Plus LLC, Dawn Lednum Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 4320 Bonfield Ct. Oxford, MD 21654 Map 53, Parcel 151, lot 22; Zone; RR  STN-23-23  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: David Arturo Public Comments:  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Chesapeake Bay Real Estate Plus LLC, Dawn Lednum  EWilford Lippincott- submitted letter Robert Naclerio- submitted letter  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for five bedrooms located at 4320 Bonfield Ct. Oxford, MD 21654 with staff conditions; Approval based on the following findings 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  6. The application is complete. connection with the application.  8. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. Suss. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-E Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  d. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request:  Jane Sloat and Jill DeGraff(DPOA)  STN-23-33 Mark Cummings  Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling  Page 3 of5    147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192  Location: Zoning:  8513 Bozman Neavitt Rd St Michaels, MD 21663  Map 31, Parcel 6; Zone; RC  Staff Presentation: application.  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Applicant Presentation: Jane Sloat and Jill DeGraff Public Comments: Robert Hoegle submitted letter  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for three bedrooms located at 8513 Bozman Neavitt Rd St Michaels, MD: 21663 with staff conditions; Approval based on the following findings 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  11.The application is complete. connection with the application.  13. 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-R Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  e. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Eric Tomlinson and John Echard  STN-23-32  Flaneur, The vacation Rental Company, Jennifer Brown Short-Term Rental License - primary dwelling 938 Calvert Ave St. Michaels MD21663 Map 201, Parcel 1184B Lot 46; Zone; TR  Staff Presentation: application.  Elisa Deflaux presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Applicant Presentation:  Flaneur, The vacation Rental Company, Jennifer and Emma Brown Eric Tomlinson and John Echard- submitted letter  Page 4 of5    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  Public Comments: Nancy Minot - inj person Marty Payne - inj person Tom Dann - in person Monica Otte inj person and submitted letter Matthew Dorman in person Thomas Johnson submitted letter Ralph & Teresa Bowers submitted letter  *The applicant agreed to the addition of no off-site parking to the house rules. Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for two bedrooms located at 938 Calvert Ave St. Michaels MD 21663 with staff conditions; Approval based on the following findings 17. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 19. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 20. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  16. The application is complete. connection with the application.  18. 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- Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  6. Other Matters for Discussion -  a.  A public Short Term Rental meeting regarding "new" applications  will occur on September 21,2023.  7. Adjournment - The Chair called the meeting to adjourn. Read and approved by the Board on 9212023 1  Chairpersbn Signature  Page 5of5