October 19, 2026 Town Board Meeting, Oct 19, 2026 — Agenda

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Town Board of the Town of Hamburg
October 19, 2026 Meeting
4.27. Town of Hamburg Short-Term Rental Law Adoption Resolution

WHEREAS, the Hamburg Town Code contains and specifies the local laws and ordinances of the
Town of Hamburg; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Hamburg recognizes that requests for short-term rentals have increased in the
Town over the past couple of years; and

WHEREAS, short-term rentals can cause public nuisance and public safety issues when they are not
properly registered, licensed, inspected, and enforced; and

WHEREAS, the Town currently does not have a short-term rental law in Town Code, and the Town
Board desires to have a law that regulates the short-term rental of dwelling units within the Town of
Hamburg to establish comprehensive registration and licensing regulations to safeguard the public
health, safety and welfare by regulating and controlling the use, occupancy, oversight and maintenance
of short-term rental properties; and

WHEREAS, the Code Review Committee has reviewed the current bed-and-breakfast law regulations
of § 280-332, reviewed precedent short-rental laws of neighboring and similar size municipalities,
drafted a new short term rental law, and has sent these suggested revisions for the Town Board to begin
the adoption process; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board is proposing to enact a local law
as follows:

Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Hamburg, New York, that the Hamburg Town Board
amends the Hamburg Town Code as follows (full copies attached):

  Adding a new article “Article LXI Short-Term Rentals”.

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on October 5th, 2026, for discussion and public comment
concerning adoption of this proposed local law; and

WHEREAS, this proposed local law amendment was referred to Erie County through the 239-m referral
process and received no objections; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Part 617 6NYCRR, Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law
(SEQRA), the Town of Hamburg Town Board established itself as SEQR Lead Agency and has issued
a SEQR Negative Declaration; and

WHEREAS, the proposed local law amendment is in accordance with the recommendation of the Town
of Hamburg Code Review Committee and the Town of Hamburg Planning Board.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Hamburg Town Board amends Local Law #10 of the
year 1986 of the Code of the Town of Hamburg Chapter 280 entitled “Zoning” to provide for the
revision of the Town Code as referenced above and attached.

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