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HJiezoNe AyI PROPOSED Local Law 5 of 2026 BE IT ENACTED BY THE Spiingville Village BOARD AS FOLLOWS: ’ AMENDMENT TO BE Village of Springville ZONING LAW TO ADD: SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE Village of Springville 1. PURPOSE AND INTENT: AUTHORITY The Village of Springville Board has determined that short-term rentals can have potential to disrupt peace in residential neighborhoods and pose a potential threat to public health, safety and well-being within the Village. The Village Board also recognizes that short-term rentals can attract visitors to the Village and can also provide an additional source of income to residential owners in the community. Accordingly, the Village Board determines a need ‘to provide an Ordinance and supplementary rules and regulations to protect against adverse effects of such uses, while permitting short-term rentals under appropriate circumstances. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to provisions New York Municipal Home Rule Law 10 of New York Real Property Law 447-B, New York Village Law Article 7 and in furtherance of municipal powers exercised to protect and maintain public health, safety, and wellbeing in the Village of Springville. Objectives of Local Law: © Ensure that traditional residential neighborhoods are not turned into commercial tourist areas to the detriment of long-time residents. Ensure that regulation of short-term rentals does not negatively affect property values. Ensure that minimal impact will occur on the supply of affordable long-term stock within the Village. * Minimize risks to public safety and adverse impacts such as noise, disruptive behavior, trash, and parking problems often associated with short-term rentals without creating additional work for Village staff and emergency response and law enforcement officials. DEFINITIONS Advertisement: Any solicitation of short-term rental activity, whether in print or online format. Application: Application submitted annually by an Operator for permission to rent a Properly less than 30 days, subject to approval by the Village Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) upon satisfactory completion of all requirements. Bedroom: Any part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling intended and designed for sleeping. Dwelling Unit: A building or portion thereof that provides complete housekeeping facilities for one family. Each dwelling unit shall have its own sleeping, cooking, and toilet facilities. A dwelling unit is designed for permanent occupancy and shall not be construed to include a hotel, motel, inn, boarding house, or such use of a transient nature, except for short-term rentals. Guest: See “Transient” Host: An owner of a dwelling unit who rents their residence for transient occupancy. Hosting platform: A business or person that provides a means through which a host may offer a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, for home-sharing. A hosting platform is usually, though not necessarily, provided through an internet-based platform. It generally allows a property owner or tenant to advertise the dwelling unit through a website provided by the hosting platform and provides a means for potential guests to arrange short-term rentals, whether the guests pay rent directly to the host