The Town of Varick Planning Board Subcommittee on Short Term Rentals will hold a public hearing to gather information on how short-term rentals fit within the town of Varick’s future on January 5th at 6 pm at the Varick Volunteer Fire Department, 4682 Route 96A, Romulus.
A Public Hearing, as defined by New York State, is an official proceeding of a governmental body or official during which the public is accorded the right to be heard on a designated topic. In this case, the topic is Short Term Rentals (also known as vacation rentals) in the town of Varick.
The Town of Varick includes a few miles of lakeshore on the east side of Seneca Lake and the west side of Cayuga Lake, a section of the former Seneca Army Depot, and agricultural areas between the lakes. See Official Zoning map of Varick at: http://varicknewyork.com/PlanningBoard/Codes/VarickZoningMap.pdf
For those interested in providing their views about short term rentals in the Town of Varick but unable to attend in person (and masked as required by New York State) on January 5th, please send comments about short term rentals to the Subcommittee via email at: str@varicknewyork.com or by sending a letter via United States Postal Service to Short Term Rental, c/o Town of Varick, 4782 Route 96, Romulus, NY 14541.
The planning board’s discussions to date can be found in the searchable minutes.