To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Acceptance of Permits for Short-Term Rentals (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing, receive and consider the staff report and accept public comment; and
2. Adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance Extending for 22 months and 15 days the Temporary Moratorium to Preclude Acknowledgement of Any Short-Term Rental Initiated After June 6, 2023 as a Possible Pre-Existing Use in the Unincorporated Area of the County Outside of the Areas Mapped with a V-Vacation Home Rental Combining Zone (Attachment 1), based on the findings set forth in the Interim Urgency Ordinance pursuant to Government Code sections 25123(d) and 65858(b) (4/5 vote required); and
3. If adopted, direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the post-adoption summary of the ordinance(s) within 15 days (Attachment 2) and direct Planning and Building Department staff to bring forward draft (permanent) ordinances prior to the 22 month 15 day expiration date.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The staff costs to prepare this staff report are expected to total approximately $5,000 which will be paid by the General Fund's contribution to Long Range Planning (budget unit 1100-282).
DISCUSSION:
This item is being brought forward to your Board to continue the preemptive measure taken by the Board of Supervisors on June 6, 2023, when it adopted a 45-day urgency ordinance placing a moratorium on acknowledging vacation rentals initiated after June 6 while new regulations for these uses are being formulated.
As described in the previous staff report, in other jurisdictions when draft ordinances regulating short-term rentals have been proposed, it has resulted in the proliferation of applications for short-term rentals. The Planning...
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