To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Amendment to Short Term Rental Ordinance
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: PLN-2025-19159
Countywide
An amendment to the Short-term Rental Provisions of the Inland and Coastal Zoning Regulations to amend subsections 60.05.9.1.1 (to clarify requirements for Category 3 roads for Homeshares), 60.05.10.2.4 (to allow certain Short-term rentals in Agriculture General Zones), 60.05.10.3.1(to clarify requirements for Category 3 roads for Short-term rentals.) and 60.05.10.6 (to clarify separation between Short-term rentals.) This Zoning Ordinance Amendment applies to the entire County.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 25-__), which does the following:
a. Finds the proposed amendments to the Inland and Coastal Short-term rental ordinances are exempt from environmental review; and
b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan, Local Coastal Program and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Recommends the Board of Supervisors Adopt the amendments to the Short-Term rental ordinance.
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DISCUSSION:
The proposed modification to the Short-term Rental ordinance is the result of applying the ordinance and encountering some unexpected regulatory consequences. The nature of the changes are minor and are intended to align the ordinance with the objectives the County was intending to achieve in adopting the ordinance. The proposed changes are shown in underlined/stricken text and are described as follows. The number references are to the inland ordinance, but the coastal ordinance is identical, except for the Agricultural General Allowance.
A. Category 3 Roads. (60.05.9.1.1.3 and 60.05.10.3.1.3 Access.) The current language requires STRs to be on roads "built to a Category 3 road". There are very few roads in Humboldt County built to the standard of a Ca...
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