Stonington — More than 60 people attended last week’s second public workshop on possibly regulating short-term rentals and now town officials hope to have a proposed ordinance to present for comment in September.

At the workshop held at the American Velvet Mill, the crowd was divided up into smaller groups that each contained residents and property owners with differing views on regulating rentals. They discussed issues such as requiring owners to register rentals, compiling types of violations, limiting how many rentals could be in each neighborhood, providing owner contact information for neighbors, prohibiting events at rentals and establishing an appeals board for violations, among others. They then shared their comments with town officials.

First Selectwoman Danielle Chesebrough said mixing people in the groups allowed them to be exposed to different perspectives on the issues. Town officials are now compiling the various responses to help them draft a proposed ordinance that will be shared with residents at a community conversation in September. There would then be a formal public hearing and town meeting vote during the winter so the rules could be put in place next spring.

Chesebrough said many residents are concerned about over regulating short-term rentals. She said implementing an ordinance could be a first step that could then be reviewed in a year to determine if it needs to be adjusted.

The town is among several others in southeastern Connecticut such as Groton, Waterford, Ledyard and Noank that are deciding how to deal with short-terms rentals listed on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO.

The rentals have resulted in complaints from some residents about noise, parties and traffic from what they say are commercial operations in residential neighborhoods. Other impacts they cite include a reduction in long-term housing stock, decreasing demand for hotel rooms and damaging the community feel of a neighborhood.

But supporters of the increasingly popular practice say renting their properties help them pay tax and mortgage bills and make improvements to their properties.