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Short-term rental rules in North Beach, MD
How North Beach 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.
- STR requires a discretionary Special Exception with Conditions — a Board of Appeals hearing plus a pre-hearing inspection, with the zoning approval revocable (Zoning Art. 3-300F)
- A deniable special-exception barrier gating STR — not a by-right or ministerial permit
- A separate town STR license (Ch. 69) layers on once the special exception is approved
Based on: Town of North Beach Zoning Ordinance, Article 3-300F ('Short Term Rentals: Special Exception with Conditions in
Summary of the rule
Short Term Rentals: Special Exception with Conditions in Districts where indicated. Owner must apply for a Short Term Rental License and pay an additional $250.00 for the 3 year license once the Special Exception is approved. Inspection of the proposed Short Term Rental must be completed prior to the scheduled Board of Appeals meeting. ... Zoning Approval will be terminated if any of the following conditions occur: [false/incomplete application statements; repeated nuisance/safety violations; failure to pay Calvert County Accommodations tax; failure to continue to meet qualification terms, as determined by the Zoning Inspector, to suspend or revoke a short-term rental license; repeated Noise Ordinance violations].
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