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Short-term rental rules in Marblehead, OH
How Marblehead 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 — STR barred in all residential zoning classifications
- whole-home STR permitted only in the Business District
- otherwise limited to a discretionary conditional-use Bed and Breakfast
- Village levies a 6% room tax reaching STR stays
Based on: Marblehead Code of Ordinances (Title XV Land Usage) § 154.039 PROHIBITION AGAINST SHORT TERM RENTAL; village 6% room
Summary of the rule
No dwelling unit, structure or other lodging unit shall be rented, leased, or otherwise let for compensation for less than 30 consecutive days in any zoning classification, except in the Business District or as a conditionally permitted Bed and Breakfast.
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