Chapman is the CEO of Orleans-based Del Mar Vacations, which manages 310 properties on the Cape from Falmouth to Provincetown, with approximately 50 in Orleans. Luke Chapman, for one, believes the town is on the right track in crafting short-term rental regulations. Rather, they feel they can help serve as a model for appropriate rental management. But local property management professionals say their businesses should not be made an example of. Town officials are especially concerned with reigning in rental activity through property management companies, particularly in cases where the homeowner lives off Cape. That could mean requiring rental properties to be registered with the town for a fee, allowing inspections and other conditions governing parking and the number of allowable occupants and guests. Through the bylaw, the town hopes to create a framework for owners of properties large and small to rent them responsibly. The select board is working to draft a short-term rental bylaw to put before voters at the special town meeting on Oct. The rental of such properties, town officials say, brings noise, traffic and other disturbances into otherwise quiet neighborhoods, and goes beyond the typical homeowner-run and occupied vacation rentals that have long been commonplace in Orleans and across the Cape.īrianna Seppala, co-owner of Beachside Properties, declined to comment on the record for this story.

The property has been specifically cited numerous times by the select board and town officials in discussions about how to curb what is seen as the commercialization of residential neighborhoods. It also allows for up to 20 occupants to rent the property at a time.

The property includes two homes, one with five-bedrooms and the other with four, as well as a pool, volleyball court and seating for outdoor dining and entertaining. ORLEANS – As talks continue over how to best regulate short-term rentals in town, including those managed by commercial businesses, one property has emerged as an example of what residents and officials are looking to avoid.īeachside Properties closed on property at the intersection of Barley Neck Road and Sea Mist Drive in February.

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