In response to public opposition, the county has slackened its proposal for an ordinance that would require short-term rental owners to post signage. The revised rule would offer rental owners the choice of either posting a sign or notifying their immediate neighbors by mail.
“This accomplishes what the county needs without creating the same security concerns or visual pollution of the signs,” Katie Beacock, the longtime owner of Seadrift Realty, said. At the first public…