Limiting short term rentals in number and in scope Dean Dietrich is the chairperson of Lake Placid's Land Use Code Committee, which organized the public feedback meeting and made the zoned maps.

The leaders of the village of Lake Placid and the town of North Elba are poised to restrict short-term rentals in residential areas two years after first establishing laws to govern the practice.

Local officials in the Adirondack tourist hub of Lake Placid are considering new rules to control the growth of Airbnb and other online home rentals services because of resident concerns over ...