Short-Term Rental

Update as of March 6, 2023, 2023

The Board of Supervisors at their regularly scheduled business meeting on March 6, 2023, voted to amend the fee schedule to include additional fees for reviewing the applications for short term rentals. Any extra review after the 3rd review will incur an additional $200.00 fee per review. Any questions regarding the additional fee, please call the office at (570) 646-1212

Update as of January 17, 2023

The application process is well underway and we have begun issuing permits, as well as deficiency letters, if documents did not meet the ordinance standards. If you have not received a Registration Notification yet, please contact the township for your account information and access code for the Portal. A Deadline of March 1st, 2023 has been set to have permit in hand for your STR's. Please also note the STR Ordinance is IN EFFECT. Whether or not you've applied for your permit or have a permit issued, EVERYONE MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE. Ordinance enforcement has already begun and complaints should be directed to the Hotline Number on the left of this page. If you have any questions or need any assistance when applying or have any other questions, feel free to contact the township.

Update as of November 15, 2022

The registration and application process is underway. If you have not received a Registration Notification in the mail, please contact the township for your account information and access code for the Portal. We will not be issuing permit until after the first of January 2023 to ensure everyone has the ability to access the Portal and can start applying. At this time no limit has been set to the number of permits issued for STRs. If you have any questions or need any assistance when applying, feel free to contact the township.

Update as of October 21, 2022

The required affidavit for application has been added to the website. This will be a necessary upload with your application.

Update as of October 18, 2022

Registration letters will be arriving to Short Term Rental owners in the coming days. We ask owners to be patient in anticipation of these letters. If you have not received a registration letter by Tuesday October 25th, please contact the Township for additional assistance.

Update as of October 6, 2022

In light of a minor delay, We have tentatively reset the launch date of the application process to be October 17th, 2022. Our third party administration platform, GovOS will be sending out registration letters via first class mail to STR owners utilizing website such as AirBnB and VRBO. The registration letter will include an account number and password to access your specific property. Once you have logged in using this information you can begin the process of applying for your short term rental permit. We understand not everyone uses these platforms. if you do not use these platforms or you do not receive a registration letter, we will be able to assist you in gaining access to your account. As we get closer to the new tentative launch date, we will continue to update this page with additional information. As always if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us here at the township.

History

The Board of Supervisors has developed a thoughtful, well-rounded, short-term rental ordinance that properly balances the interests of the community. Previously, Short-Term Rentals were NOT a permitted use in the Township based on the Zoning Ordinance. The new ordinances provide for the Short-Term Rental use in residentially zoned areas of the Township, as well as regulating the use. On Tuesday June 28, 2022, the Board of Supervisors passed the Short-Term Rental Ordinance and subsequent Zoning Ordinance amendment. On October 3rd, 2022, the Board of Supervisors passed an amendment to the Short Term Rental Ordinance. The approved amendment can be seen on the right hand side of this page.

Get Prepared

The regulatory ordinance and draft amendment is available for review to assist in the preparation of an impending application. There are several items that are required as supplements to your application; incomplete applications will not be accepted. On the tentative date of October 17th, 2022, we will begin to accept applications for Short-Term Rental Permits through the portal link located on the left side of the page. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.