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Short-term rental rules in Newburyport, MA
How Newburyport regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- Primary-residence required
- Residential-zoning exclusion
- Registration required
- Inspection required
- Active enforcement
Based on: Newburyport Zoning Ordinance (STRU zoning amendment, ODNC 046) + General STRU Ordinance (ODNC 047) / Licensing STRU
Summary of the rule
Newburyport Zoning Ordinance (Code Appendix A, Section V, Use Regulations) defines Owner-occupied short-term rental unit (OO-STRU, use 111A) as 'A STRU...in a dwelling unit occupied by the operator as the operator's primary residence or located on the same lot as the operator's primary residence and under common ownership. When required by this ordinance, the operator must be physically present at the operator's primary residence when the OO-STRU is occupied by renters.' The owner-occupied primary-residence form is the principal permitted STRU use.
Last reviewed Sep 9, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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