CONWAY — An owner of short-term rentals being sued by the town of Conway has answered the town’s petition for declaratory judgment with a filing that makes new claims.
Through its previously filed petition, the town asked Carroll County Superior Court to deem legal or not its interpretation that an April 13 town vote would prohibit non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in residential areas.
kAm%96 A6E:E:@?[ “%@H? @7 r@?H2J[ }6H w2>AD9:C6 G6CDFD $4@EE zF5C:4< :?5:G:5F2==J 2?5 2D 2 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 @7 2 r=2DD @7 D:>:=2C=J D:EF2E65 5676?52?ED[” H2D 7:=65 yF?6 f] xE D2JD E96 “4=2DD” @7 $%# @H?6CD :?4=F56D >@C6 E92? d__ >6>36CD] zF5C:4< @7 r@?H2J[ 49@D6? 3642FD6 @7 E96 ?F>36C @7 C6?E2=D 96 @H?D[ H2D D6CG65 @? yF?6 `f]k^Am
kAm%96 E@H? 2D<65 E96 4@FCE 7@Cik^Am
kAm• p? @C56C 46CE:7J:?8 E96 5676?52?E 4=2DD 2D :?4=F5:?8 2== @H?6CD 2?5 @A6C2E@CD @7 AC@A6CE:6D FD65 7@C D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2=D H:E9:? E96 E@H?’D C6D:56?E:2= K@?:?8 5:DEC:4ED E92E 2C6 ?@E @H?6C\@44FA:65[ 2?5 AC@G:5:?8 7@C 2AAC@AC:2E6 ?@E:46 E@ 4=2DD >6>36CD]k^Am
kAm• p 564=2C2E:@? E92E E96 r@?H2J K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46 5@6D ?@E A6C>:E D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2=D :? E96 C6D:56?E:2= 5:DEC:4ED E92E 2C6 ?@E @H?6C\@44FA:65] %96 E@H?’D 2C8F>6?E :D E96 @C5:?2?46 :D “A6C>:DD:G6[” >62?:?8 :E 56D4C:36D AC@A6CEJ FD6D E92E 2C6 A6C>:EE65 @C A6C>:EE65 3J DA64:2= 6I46AE:@?]k^Am
kAm“%96 r+~ 5@6D ?@E A6C>:E[ :? 2 C6D:56?E:2= K@?:?8 5:DEC:4E[ 4@>>6C4:2= FD6D DF49 2D p:C3?3[ G242E:@? C6?E2= 3J @H?6C W'#q~X[ 2?5 D:>:=2C D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2= 2CC2?86>6?ED W4@==64E:G6=J ‘$%#D’X[ F?=6DD :? 2? @H?6C\@44FA:65 9@>6[” D2JD E96 E@H?’D A6E:E:@?] “%96D6 ?6H FD6D 92G6 AC@=:76C2E65 C646?E=J]”k^Am
kAm~? |@?52J[ zF5C:4<’D 2EE@C?6JD[ |2C< w] !F776C @7 !C6E: u=296CEJ {2H @7 r@?4@C5 2?5 |2EE96H #] y@9?D@? @7 s6G:?6 |:==:>6E {2H @7 |2?496DE6C[ 7:=65 2? 2?DH6C E@ E96 E@H?’D A6E:E:@?]k^Am
kAmxE 2D<D E96 4@FCEi E@ 56E6C>:?6 E92E $%#D :? r@?H2J 5@?’E 92G6 E@ 36 @H?6C\@44FA:65j E@ 56?J E96 E@H?’D C6BF6DE 7@C 4=2DD 46CE:7:42E:@?j E@ 2==@H zF5C:4< E@ FD6 G2C:@FD 5676?D6D :7 E96 4@FCE 28C66D H:E9 r@?H2J’D K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46j E@ 7:?5 E92E E96 E@H?’D :?E6CAC6E2E:@? @7 :ED K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46 :D “A2E6?E=J F?C62D@?23=6”j 2?5 E@ 2H2C5 zF5C:4< 2EE@C?6JD’ 766D]k^Am
kAm%96 2EE@C?6JD 2=D@ E@@< :DDF6 H:E9 E96 724E E92E zF5C:4< 92D 366? >256 E96 7246 @7 E96 $%# 4=2DD :? E@H?]k^Am
kAm“$4@EE zF5C:4< :D ?@E 2? 2AAC@AC:2E6 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 7@C 6G6CJ A6CD@? H9@ @H?D 2?5 C6?ED C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CEJ :? r@?H2J @? 2 ‘D9@CE\E6C>’ 32D:D[” D2:5 E96:C C6DA@?D6]k^Am
kAm“}@E @?=J 5@6D E96 E@H? @7 r@?H2J K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46 ?@E 92G6 2 86?6C2= 567:?:E:@? @7 H92E 4@?DE:EFE6D 2? $%#[ 3FE 2=D@ E96C6 2C6 >2?J @H?6CD @7 C6D:56?E:2= C6?E2= AC@A6CE:6D :? r@?H2J H9@D6 D:EF2E:@?D 2C6 7F?52>6?E2==J 5:776C6?E E92? E92E @7 $4@EE zF5C:4<[” E96 2EE@C?6JD D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 8:DE @7 E96:C 2C8F>6?E :D E92E C6?E:?8 2 AC@A6CEJ 7@C 2 D9@CE E:>6 5@6D?’E >2<6 :E 2 4@>>6C4:2= FD6 E92E C6BF:C6D @H?6C @44FA2?4J] %92E @H?6C @44FA2?4J C6BF:C6>6?E D9@F=5 2AA=J @?=J E@ 6?E:E:6D =:<6 365 2?5 3C62<72DED E92E 5@?’E 92G6 <:E496?D :? 6249 5H6==:?8 F?:E[ E96 7:=:?8 D2:5]k^Am
kAm“~H?6C\@44FA2?4J :D }~% C6BF:C65 7@C E96 D9@CE\E6C> @C =@?8\E6C> C6?E2=[ 7@C C6D:56?E:2= AFCA@D6D[ @7 2? 6?E:C6 9@FD6 WH9:49 :?4=F56D 4@@<:?8 2?5 <:E496? 724:=:E:6DX @C 7@C C6D:56?E:2= F?:ED :? 3F:=5:?8D H96C6 6249 F?:E 92D :ED @H? 4@@<:?8 2?5 <:E496? 724:=:E:6D[” D2:5 zF5C:4<’D 2EE@C?6JD] k^Am
kAm%96 DE2?52C5 7@C>2E @7 2 =2HDF:E 2?DH6C :D E@ 3C62< E96 =2HDF:E :?E@ ?F>36C65 A2C28C2A9D 2?5 E@ 25>:E @C 56?J E96 DE2E6>6?ED :? 6249 A2C28C2A9] $@>6E:>6D E96 2EE@C?6JD 2=D@ :?4=F56 3C:67 6IA=2?2E:@?D @7 E96:C A@D:E:@?D]k^Am
kAm%96J D:>A=J 56?J E96 4@?4=FD:@?D >256 :? A2C28C2A9 g[ :? H9:49 E96 E@H? 2DD6CED E92E “2D 2 C6DF=E @7 E96 AC@=:76C2E:@? @7 A=2E7@C>D DF49 2D p:C3?3 2?5 '#q~[ >2?J AC@A6CE:6D :? E96 E@H? 92G6 366? C6?E65 @? 2 D9@CE\E6C> 32D:D W$%#DX[ 2?5 E96 C6DF=E:?8 FD6D 92G6 42FD65 7C6BF6?E 2?5 D:8?:7:42?E 5:DEFC32?46 E@ C6D:56?E:2= ?6:893@C9@@5D :? E6C>D @7 6I46DD:G6 ?@:D6[ :==682= A2C<:?8[ 5:D@C56C=J 4@?5F4E 2?5 @E96C 4@?D6BF6?46D :?4@?D:DE6?E H:E9 E96 ?@C>2= FD6 @7 2 C6D:56?E:2= 5H6==:?8 F?:E]”k^Am
kAmx? C6DA@?D6 E@ A2C28C2A9 `a[ zF5C:4<’D 2EE@C?6JD D2J E96J 92G6 ?@ @3;64E:@? E@ E96 4@FCE 56E6C>:?:?8 :7 E96 D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2= @7 C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CEJ C6BF:C6D @H?6C @44FA2?4J 3FE @H?6CD >FDE 36 2==@H65 E@ FD6 2== E96 G2C:@FD 5676?D6D 2G2:=23=6 E@ E96>]k^Am
kAm%96 2EE@C?6JD 2=D@ 8:G6 3C:67 DF>>2C:6D @7 E96 5676?D6D E92E zF5C:4< :D A=625:?8]k^Am
kAm“%96 E@H?’D 2EE6>AE E@ C6DEC:4E G2=F23=6 C:89ED @7 5676?52?E zF5C:4< W2?5 >2?J @E96CDX E@ C6?E E96:C C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CE:6D @? 2 D9@CE\E6C> 32D:D F?=6DD E96 AC@A6CE:6D 2C6 @H?6C\@44FA:65 4@?DE:EFE6D 2? F?=2H7F= 2?5 F?4@?DE:EFE:@?2= E2<:?8 @7 5676?52?E zF5C:4<’D W2?5 @E96CD’X AC@A6CEJ C:89ED[” D2:5 zF5C:4<D =2HJ6CD]k^Am
kAm~E96C 5676?D6D zF5C:4< C2:D6D :?4=F56 2 =24< @7 DE2EFE@CJ 2FE9@C:EJ 7@C E@H?D E@ 7@C46 C6?E2= AC@A6CE:6D E@ 36 @H?6C\@44FA:65 2?5 E@ C68F=2E6 AC@A6CEJ FD6D 32D65 @? E96 =6?8E9 @7 E96 C6?E2=]k^Am
kAm%96 =2HJ6CD 2=D@ 3C@F89E FA E96 724E E92E >2?J $%# @H?6CD 2C6 ?@E C6D:56?ED @7 r@?H2J 2?5 4@F=5?’E G@E6 2E r@?H2J’D 2??F2= E@H? >66E:?8]k^Am
kAm~E96C 5676?D6D 92G6 E@ 5@ H:E9 E96 E@H?’D :?24E:@? @? 6?7@C46>6?E F?E:= ?@H]k^Am
kAm“%96 E@H? @7 r@?H2J’D =@?8\E6C> A2EE6C? @7 ?@?\6?7@C46>6?E @7 E96 r+~ 92D 366? D@ DJDE6>2E:4 2D E@ 4@?DE:EFE6 C2E:7:42E:@? @7 2 A@=:4J @7 ?@?\6?7@C46>6?E[” 4=2:> zF5C:4<’D 2EE@C?6JD] k^Am
kAm%96 E@H? 2=D@ >256 2 7:=:?8 @7 :ED @H? @? |@?52J[ 2D 2 C6A=J E@ zF5C:4<’D 2EE@C?6JD @3;64E:@? E@ 4=2DD 46CE:7:42E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 E@H? :D C6AC6D6?E65 3J !6E6C |2=:2 @7 w2DE:?8D |2=:2 :? uCJ63FC8[ |2:?6[ 2?5 #FDD w:==:2C5 @7 &AE@? U2>Aj w2E7:6=5 {{!]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :DDF6 :D ?@E 3@F?5 FA H:E9 :?5:G:5F2= 724E\32D65 :?BF:C:6D 2?5 56E6C>:?2E:@?D 3FE C2E96C 9@H E96 E6C>D @7 E96 @C5:?2?46 2C6 2AA=:65 E@ E9:D FD6[” D2:5 E96 E@H?’D 2EE@C?6JD]k^Am
kAm“%@ E96 6IE6?E 2?J :?5:G:5F2= 4=2DD >6>36C 92D DA64:7:4 C62D@?D E@ 36 6I4FD65 7C@> 4@>A=:2?46[ 6]8] 8C2?572E96C:?8 @C @H?6C\@44FA:65 DE2EFD[ E96D6 H@F=5 36 56E6C>:?65 :? :?5:G:5F2= 6?7@C46>6?E AC@4665:?8D 7@==@H:?8 E96 564:D:@? 7C@> E9:D 4@FCE]”k^Am
(1) comment
Hope you win. The town cannot suddenly make lawful behavior unlawful. A grandfathering would be the only reasonable alternative.
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.