MADISON — Four groups of short-term rental owners, backed by a local rental association, have sued Madison’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The lawsuits were filed in Carroll County Superior Court on June 18 by attorney Matthew Johnson of Devine Millimet & Branch, based in Manchester. The cases have since been transferred to the state Land Use Court in Manchester.
kAm%9C66 @7 E96 DF:ED 492==6?86 E96 +qp’D 564:D:@? E@ =:>:E E96 ?F>36C @7 52JD @H?6CD 42? C6?E E96:C AC@A6CE:6D] %96 7@FCE9 492==6?86D E96 4@?DE:EFE:@?2=:EJ @7 E96 E@H?’D C68F=2E:@?]k^Am
kAms2G:5 r2G2?2F89[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J #6DA@?D:3=6 #6?E6C’D pDD@4:2E:@?[ D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?Ei “(6 36=:6G6 |25:D@? @G6CC624965 H96? E96J D6E 2? 2C3:EC2CJ ?F>36C @7 52JD E92E 8C2?572E96C65 $%# AC@A6CE:6D 42? C6?E :? E96 7FEFC6] (6 2C6 2D<:?8 E96 $FA6C:@C r@FCE {2?5 &D6 r@FCE H9J[ :7 E96C6 H2D ?@ =:>:E @? E96 ?F>36C @7 52JD 2 AC@A6CEJ 4@F=5 36 C6?E65 :? E96 A2DE[ H@F=5 E96C6 36 2 =:>:E 8@:?8 7@CH2C5n x7 2 FD6 :D 8C2?572E96C65[ :E :D 8C2?572E96C65] xE :D ?@E 8C2?572E96C65[ H:E9 ?6H C6DEC:4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“%96 2DD@4:2E:@? 36=:6G6D |25:D@?’D 6?E:C6 G242E:@? C6?E2= D496>6 :D 2=D@ D:>A=J F?4@?DE:EFE:@?2= 32D65 @? }6H w2>AD9:C6 2?5 7656C2= =2H] !C:G2E6 AC@A6CEJ :D 2? :>A@CE2?E A2CE @7 6G6CJ p>6C:42?’D 3F?5=6 @7 C:89ED[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 C:89E E@ 3FJ[ D6== @C C6?E J@FC AC@A6CEJ[” r2G2?2F89 D2:5]k^Am
kAm+@?:?8 q@2C5 r92:C sC6H v6?E:=6 D2:5 96 4@F=5 ?@E 4@>>6?E @? A6?5:?8 2AA62=D]k^Am
kAm%96 7:CDE 42D6 :D r925 2?5 qC:EE?6J pC5:KK@?: 2?5 p2C@? 2?5 %:772?J r=J>6C G] E96 %@H? @7 |25:D@? 2?5 E96 E@H? @7 |25:D@? +@?:?8 q@2C5 @7 p5;FDE>6?E] %96 r=J>6CD =:G6 :? {@?5@?56CCJ[ 2?5 E96 pC5:KK@?:D :? w@@<D6EE]k^Am
kAm“%96 A6E:E:@?6CD 7:=6 E9:D 2AA62= @? E96 32D:D E92E E96 +qp >256 724EF2= 2?5 =682= 6CC@CD C6?56C:?8 E96 C6DEC:4E65 564:D:@? F?=2H7F= :?D@72C 2D :E C6DEC:4ED E96 A6E:E:@?6CD’ C:89E E@ FE:=:K6 E96:C AC@A6CEJ 2D 2 D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2=[” D2:5 y@9?D@?]k^Am
kAm%96 4@FA=6D’ 9@>6 :D =@42E65 2E `b {F46C?6 sC:G6 :? t:56=H6:DD] %96J 3@F89E :E :? yF?6 a_aa 2?5 3682? C6?E:?8 :E D9@CE\E6C> H9:=6 FD:?8 :E E96>D6=G6D] #6256CD >2J C6>6>36C E96 @H?6CD H6?E E@ 4@FCE 2?5 H6C6 2H2C565 E96 C:89E E@ C6?E D9@CE\E6C> 3J yF586 |:4926= z=2DD @7 E96 DE2E6 {2?5 &D6 #6G:6H s@4<6E :? |2?496DE6C] z=2DD 4@?4=F565 E96 AC@A6CEJ’D FD6 2D 2 D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2= H2D 2==@H65 F?56C E96 a_`d @C5:?2?46] %9FD[ :ED FD6 :? a_`f H2D A6C>:EE65 2D “2 ?@?4@?7@C>:?8 AC6\6I:DE:?8 FD6]”k^Am
kAmqFE @? u63] h[ E96 |25:D@? +qp[ :? 2 d\_ G@E6 3J v6?E:=6[ 2=@?8 H:E9 >6>36CD |4p==:DE6C[ $92C@? $49:==:?8[ v6@C86 #2F 2?5 2=E6C?2E6 y6??:76C $<2:76[ 8C2?E65 E96 pC5:KK@?:D 2?5 E96 r=J>6CD @?=J e` C6?E2= 52JD] %96 +qp 564:565 C6?E2= 52JD 42??@E 6I4665 E96 >@DE 52JD E96 AC@A6CEJ H2D C6?E65 :? 2 D:?8=6 J62C[ A=FD `d A6C46?Ek^Am
kAmy@9?D@?[ :? E96:C =2HDF:E[ 2C8F6D E92E E96 42A @? C6?E2= 52JD “:D ?@E =682==J ;FDE:7:65” 3642FD6 E96C6 H2D ?6G6C 2 C6DEC:4E:@? @? C6?E2= 52JD :? E96 7:CDE A=246]k^Am
kAm%96 D64@?5 =2HDF:E :D |2EE96H !6EE: 2?5 y6??:76C $H:7E G] E96 %@H? @7 |25:D@? 2?5 E96 |25:D@? +@?:?8 q@2C5 @7 p5;FDE>6?E[ 4@?46C?:?8 2 C6?E2= AC@A6CEJ 2E f_ $<J=:?6 sC:G6] !6EE: 2?5 $H:7E 2C6 =:>:E65 E@ `g` C6?E2= 52JD]k^Am
kAm%96 E9:C5 42D6 :D z6:E9 2?5 p=:D@? z6==6C>2? G] E96 %@H? @7 |25:D@?[ 4@?46C?:?8 E96:C AC@A6CEJ 2E a` w2G6? #@25] %96 z6==6C>2?D H6C6 =:>:E65 E@ eh D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2= 52JD A6C J62C]k^Am
kAm%96 7:?2= 42D6[ qC:2? qFC?D G] E96 %@H? @7 |25:D@? 2?5 E96 |25:D@? +@?:?8 q@2C5 @7 p5;FDE>6?E[ A6CE2:?D E@ E96 E@H?’D D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2= @C5:?2?46 2?5 :?G@=G6D 2 AC@A6CEJ =@42E65 2E ` ~2< #:586 #@25]k^Am
kAmx? |2C49 a_aa[ G@E6CD 2>6?565 E96 |25:D@? +@?:?8 ~C5:?2?46 E@ AC6G6?E D:?8=6\72>:=J 9@>6D 7C@> 36:?8 C6?E65 D9@CE\E6C>] qFC?D AFC492D65 9:D AC@A6CEJ :? ~4E@36C a_aa 2?5 3682? C6?E:?8 :E D9@CE\E6C> E96 7@==@H:?8 J62C]k^Am
kAmx? pF8FDE a_ab[ r@56 t?7@C46>6?E ~77:46C #@36CE q@J5 :DDF65 qFC?D 2 ?@E:46 @7 G:@=2E:@?] $:?46 E96?[ E96 +qp 92D FA96=5 q@J5’D ?@E:46] y@9?D@? 2C8F6D E92E E96 a_aa @C5:?2?46 2>6?5>6?E :D E@@ “G28F6” H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E96 E6C> “5H6==:?8 F?:E]”k^Am
kAm%96 567:?:E:@? :Di “~?6 @C >@C6 C@@>D 2CC2?865[ 56D:8?65[ @C FD65 7@C ?@?EC2?D:6?E C6D:56?E:2= AFCA@D6D H:E9 :?56A6?56?E D2?:E2CJ 2?5 4@@<:?8 724:=:E:6D]” y@9?D@? D2:5 :E 5@6D?’E 5:776C6?E:2E6 36EH66? C6?E6CD 2?5 D64@?5 9@>6@H?6CD]k^Am
kAm“pD HC:EE6?[ :E :D F?4=62C H92E E96 567:?:E:@? :?E6?5D E@ 4@G6C[” D2:5 y@9?D@?] “$64@?5 9@>6@H?6CD 2D H6== 2D D62D@?2= C6?E6CD 4@F=5 36 32CC65 3J E9:D ?6H 567:?:E:@? 7C@> 2446DD:?8 E96:C AC@A6CE:6D :? |25:D@?] ]]] (6C6 E9:D 2>6?5>6?E E@ 36 G2=:5[ 2? @H?6C @7 2 D64@?5 9@>6 3@F89E 27E6C |2C49 @7 a_aa H@F=5 ?@E 36 2==@H65 E@ FD6 9:D @C 96C AC@A6CEJ 7@C A6C:@5D @7 =6DD E92? b_ 52JD] %96 +qp 6CC65 3J :8?@C:?8 E96 :>A24E @7 E96 =2?8F286 @7 E96 @C5:?2?46 2D 5C27E6C] %9:D 567:?:E:@? :D E9FD G@:5 8:G6? :ED 4@>A=6E6 2>3:8F:EJ]”k^Am
kAm{2E6C :? E96 =2HDF:E[ y@9?D@? 255D[ “%96 D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2= 32? :D 2 EC6>6?5@FD :>A@D:E:@? @? 2 7F?52>6?E2= C:89E 2?5 D9@F=5 36 6G2=F2E65 244@C5:?8=J 2?5 564=2C65 F?4@?DE:EFE:@?2=]”k^Am
kAm%96 7@FC =2HDF:ED >FDE 36 D6CG65 3J yF=J f] %96 7:CDE D4965F=:?8 4@?76C6?46D 2C6 D4965F=65 7@C yF=J `f 2E `_ 2]>] G:2 (636I] %96 E@H? 2?5 E96 +qp 92D b_ 52JD E@ C6DA@?5 7C@> H96? E96J 2C6 D6CG65]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.