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Zoning Ordinance Amendment Regarding Short Term Rental Regulation - Citywide. Public hearing to consider recommending that the City Council adopt a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to regulate the Short-Term Rental of residential properties, to implement policy H-19 of the Housing Element. CEQA Determination: The amendment is consistent with the Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2021030563) that was completed and certified pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on November 30, 2021. On a separate and independent basis, the proposal is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the commonsense exemption where it can be seen with certainty that the proposed zoning text amendment has no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Secretary to the Board
SUMMARY
At the Planning Board meetings on February 10, 2025, and April 28, 2025, staff introduced a plan to develop regulations for short-term rentals (STRs), i.e. the rental of rooms or entire homes for short periods, usually less than 30 days, also known as home sharing or vacation rentals. The staff reports for those meetings describe the context and need for STR regulations, identify key issues that the regulations need to address, and respond to questions of the Board members and community. The Board discussed the options and provided input, as did members of the community.
Staff has taken that feedback and drafted an ordinance that would be inserted into the zoning code as a new section. The regulations would establish eligibility criteria, safety and neighborhood compatibility standards, and an application review process, and require annual renewal coincident with the City's business license renewal process. This would occur ministerially, i.e. there would be no public notice. However, an appeal process would be provided for applicants that ar...
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