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Short-term rental rules in Lake George, NY
How Lake George 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.
- residential-zone exclusion — Village zoning bars short-term/vacation rental in its residential zones
- STR defined as renting a single-family dwelling for less than six months (Village Code)
- Village STR license required to operate a short-term residential rental within Village limits
Based on: Village of Lake George Code Ch. 220 (Zoning) + Ch. 135 (Licenses and Permits); eCode360 LA0343. STR definition/zoning
Summary of the rule
Village of Lake George Code Ch. 220 Use Table (Chapter 220 Attachment 1): 'Short-term residential rental' is a permitted use (marked X) only in the CMU (Commercial Mixed-Use) and CR (Commercial Resort) districts and is not an allowed use (blank) in the R Residential and RMU districts — a residential-zone exclusion foreclosing whole-home short-term rental in the Village's residential zones.
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