Showing ordinances that apply to Shokan, NY
Shokan is an unincorporated community (population 1,075) in Ulster County, New York. Because Shokan is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Ulster County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The night caps rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Several Ulster County towns cap non-owner-occupied STR rental nights. Woodstock limits unhosted STRs; Kingston restricts non-primary-residence rentals.
Woodstock Local Law 3 of 2021 distinguishes between owner-occupied (hosted) STRs and non-owner-occupied (unhosted). Unhosted STRs face stricter caps and are limited in certain zoning districts. Kingston STR regulations (2022) generally prohibit non-owner-occupied STRs outside of designated commercial districts. New Paltz caps non-primary-residence STRs. No county-wide night cap exists; it varies dramatically by municipality. Hosted STRs (owner lives on-site) are treated more permissively everywhere.
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