This article is adopted to protect the peace, health, safety, and welfare of the Town’s residents and visitors by enacting reasonable regulations that mitigate the harmful abuses common to the short-term rental of residential property within the Town while preserving property owners’ rights to rent their property in a manner that does not disturb the peace or harm public health, public safety, or general public welfare. Such harmful abuses deplete law enforcement and public safety resources and can leave other areas of the Town with compromised levels of police protection so as to create a significant threat to the safety of both citizens and police officers alike. The inclusion of a specific regulation or reference to the Town Code in this article does not imply the exclusion of any other applicable law. It shall be unlawful to provide, offer or operate a short-term rental or vacation rental within the corporate limits of the Town without first obtaining a permit as provided in this article and without complying with any and all applicable laws, regulations and this code. (22-09, Amended, 11/15/2022)