Zoning board unanimously approves tourist‑home special exception at 33 Winterberry Lane

The Plymouth Zoning Board unanimously approved a special‑exception application allowing a tourist‑home (short‑term rental) at 33 Winterberry Lane, granting the applicant permission to rent the 4‑bedroom home for multi‑day stays subject to standard safety and quiet‑hours conditions.

Board staff explained that the property lies in the Tenney Mountain Overlay District and the agricultural zone and that a tourist‑home use is permitted by special exception. The applicant told the board she intends to rent the house periodically (three‑night minimum stays), primarily in summer and fall, would not rent during winter months and is usually present in town roughly three days per week. She also pledged to maintain fire safety equipment and provide emergency instructions.

In deliberations, the board referenced the property’s adequate lot size (the applicant owns more than 100 acres in the vicinity), private well and septic, and the applicant’s commitments to safety measures (smoke and carbon‑monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers) and quiet‑hours management. After a formal motion and second, the board voted to approve the special exception unanimously.

The approval includes the conditions and operational commitments the applicant outlined and recorded in the meeting minutes; board members noted that the town’s planning board is preparing broader short‑term rental guidance that could affect future applications.