Short-Term Rentals - Palace Estates (134 Kanah Court)

Context

Residents of Palace Estates complained that an Airbnb at 134 Kanah Court caused problems over about 10 weeks: garbage, 4-8 guests per stay, a February 14 incident with 8 guests and about 40 cars and noise until 3:00 am, with a slow Sheriff response. Marilyn Sheridan (137 Kanah Court) asked the Board to work on legal means to ban short-term rentals in residential areas; Arnold Bridge III (156 Kanah Court) spoke in support. Claims about crime, property values and homebuyer reluctance were the speaker's, not verified in the minutes.

Status

No Board action was taken; public comment only. Whether this property is the one in the Thomas rezoning is not stated in the minutes; the Council minutes treat them as two different properties. At Town Council, residents spoke on March 2 and July 13 (the neighbor said over 300 strangers in the past year and asked about lien-backed lawn enforcement), and the Town's broader response is tracked in Short-Term Rental Regulation. On September 22 Council noted no new complaints at this property and suspended regulatory work.

Log

• 2026-09-22 - Town Council Vision Session - Hall reported no new complaints about the Kanah Court rental; Council suspended active regulation work.
• 2026-07-13 - Town Council - Marilyn Sheridan and Arnold Bridge III again asked Council to act (over 300 guests in a year, parking on lawns, child safety, SB 382 question); Byrum referred it to counsel and the Town Manager.
• 2026-03-31 - Planning Board - public comment from Sheridan and Bridge; no response or action recorded.
• 2026-03-02 - Town Council - Sheridan and Kim Davis described the February 14 party (about 40 cars) and asked for required garbage service and a ban on short-term rentals.
• 2026-02-19 - Town Council Vision Session - Hall described a complaint about a Kanah Court Airbnb party (about 15 cars, Sheriff called) and floated extending bed-and-breakfast standards to Airbnbs.