County recommends short‑term rental regulations with added septic, occupancy and inspection requirements

The Ontario County Planning Board recommended approval with comments for the Town of Bristol's proposed short‑term rental local law but urged several clarifications intended to protect public health and neighbor interests.

Staff called attention to potential inconsistencies in permit/cancellation language and to a lack of required documentation demonstrating private septic or sewer capacity for proposed maximum occupancies. CRC also suggested adding a defined methodology for counting bedrooms and aligning maximum occupancy rules with New York State building‑code standards.

The board asked that the referring body consider requiring documentation that any private septic system serving a short‑term rental has been inspected and pumped before permit approval; that the code explicitly define when CEO inspections can be triggered; and that the local board consider notifying adjacent property owners when a permit is denied or revoked. The county's comments will be transmitted to the town as part of the Class‑2 referral action.