Marsha is correct that the Rockport short-term rental ordinance as written is a disaster.
There are short-term rental regulations in place all over the world now. Most cities and towns popular with them, have good regulations in place. I was in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, recently where they have very little safety incidents from short-term rentals because they have smart rules in place. So does Austin, Texas, so does Asheville, North Carolina. And on and on.
Rockport’s is not written to make rentals safer as it is now and goes too far off track to prohibit them, which should never happen. I did an economic impact study on short-term rentals for the Chamber back in 2014. My research showed that short-term rentals brought more money to the Midcoast economy than hotels or inns did.