Town may ease rental-unit rules

Trustees approve first reading of ordinance easing regulations

After debating how increasing short-term rentals could impact neighborhood integrity, the Silverton Board of Trustees on Monday approved a first reading of an ordinance revising regulations on accessory dwelling units.

ADUs, embraced in some towns as a solution to housing shortages, are small dwellings attached to or sharing property with a primary residential home.

With the Town Board’s modificatio…