To be, or not to Airbnb? Planning Commission votes on short-term rental issue

Sen. Patrick Martin of District 12 addresses attendees of the July 15 Buckhannon City Planning Commission meeting. Also pictured is Senator Robert Karnes, D-11. (Photo by Monica Zalaznik / My Buckhannon)

Monica Zalaznik

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July 18, 2024

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BUCKHANNON – The Buckhannon Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend forming a committee to address residents’ concerns about short-term rentals – often referred to as Airbnbs – in the city’s R-1 Residential District. The Buckhannon Planning Commission again addressed allowing short-term rentals in the purely residential district during its July 15 meeting. The topic originally…

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