A meeting of the COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS will be held on:
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 6:00 PM
ZOOM Online Platform
AGENDA.ITEMS:*
028-20. Councillor Paul Beauchemin, to amend ch. 169-58, (Winter Parking Ban), to increase fee
from $30.00 to $60.00 per day when the winter parking ban is in place.
029-20. Fitchburg Planning Board, to amend the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance as part of Phase 1
of an Ordinance update to make clarifications in the Table of Principle Uses as outlined in the Petition.
(Also Referred to a Public Hearing May 5, 2020)
Past Legislative Affairs committee meeting discussing AirBNB
A meeting of the COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS will be held on:
Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at 6:00 PM
Memorial Middle School Library,
615 Rollstone St., Fitchburg
The Agenda will consist of the following:
310-18 Councillors Beauchemin and Donnelly, to raise the fee in Chapter 149-10 of the Code of the City of Fitchburg to $300.00 per day. In Chapter 149-4 of the Code of the City of Fitchburg strike the phrase "except MGL Ch. 93 section 29-32" and in any other section of the Code where same_ is referenced.
067-18 Councilor Michael Kushmerek to require all short-term rental units to register and have a regular inspection as outlined in the attached document.
Receievd 1:03pm 1/29/19 by email to Councilors:
Good afternoon, members of the City Council. My name is Andrew Kalloch and I am the Head of Public Policy for Airbnb in Massachusetts.
Attached, please find testimony from Airbnb concerning the petition for short-term rental regulation that is on tonight's Council agenda. We urge the city to amend the proposal and adopt regulations that foster the economic opportunity of short-term rentals, while ensuring public safety.
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
All best,
Andrew L. Kalloch Public Policy andrew.kalloch@airbnb.com
