File #: ORD 24-027    Name: Vacation Rental Ordinance - 1st Reading
Type: Ordinance Status: Scheduled PM
File created: 8/16/2024 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 8/27/2024 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing to consider: a. Introducing, waiving reading, and setting September 10, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 7.02.060 of the Monterey County Code (MCC) and adding a new Chapter 7.120 to require a business license and a vacation rental operation license for any short-term vacation rental operations in the unincorporated Monterey County; b. Adopting a resolution of intent to adopt an ordinance that amends numerous definition and zoning district use sections of Title 20 (Coastal Zoning Ordinance) and adds Section 20.64.290 to the MCC to regulate the short-term vacation rental of residential property; c. Adopting an ordinance amending Title 21 (Non-coastal Zoning Ordinance) to amend numerous definition and zoning district use sections of Title 21, to repeal and replace Section 21.64.280 of the MCC, and adds Section 21.64.290 to regulate the short-term vacation rental of residential property; d. Amending Board of Superv...
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A - Draft Resolution Certifying the FEIR for the Vacation Rental Ordinances Project, 3. Attachment A - Attachment A - Montrey County VRO Findings, 4. Attachment B - Draft Resolution Amending HCD's article in the Master Fee Resolution, 5. Attachment B - Attachment A - Fee Article IX-Land Use 2024.08.27_Revision RED LINE, 6. Attachment B - Attachment B - Fee Article IX-Land Use 2024.08.27_Revision CLEAN, 7. Attachment C - Draft Resolution of Intent to Adopt Title 20, 8. Attachment C - Attachment A - Title 20_Vacation Rental Ordinance_ (BoS draft).V.8.27, 9. Attachment D - Draft Resolution Amending Board Resolution 01-485, 10. Attachment D - Attachment A - Amending Procedure for Agricultural Preserves, 11. Attachment D - Attachment B - Amending Procedure for Farmland Security Zones, 12. Attachment E - Title 7_Vacation Rental Ordinance_ (BoS draft).V.8.27, 13. Attachment F - Title 21_Vacation Rental Ordinance_ (BoS draft).V.8.27, 14. Attachment G - Detailed Discussion, 15. Attachment H - Planning Commission Resolution - June 12, 2024, 16. Attachment I – Planning Commission Public Comments – June 12, 2024, 17. Attachment J - Financing, 18. Item No. 13 PP, 19. Completed Board Order Item No. 13, 20. Ordinance No. 5422, 21. Completed Resolution Item No. 13 - Resolution of Intent to Adopt Title 20, 22. Completed Resolution Item No. 13 - Amending HCD's artice in the Master Fee Resolution, 23. Completed Resolution Item No. 13 - Amending Board Resolution 01-485, 24. Completed Resolution Item No. 13 - Certifying the FEIR for the Vacation Rental Ordinances Project, 25. REVISED Ordinance No. 5422, 26. REVISED Completed Board Order Item No. 13
Title
Public Hearing to consider:
a. Introducing, waiving reading, and setting September 10, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 7.02.060 of the Monterey County Code (MCC) and adding a new Chapter 7.120 to require a business license and a vacation rental operation license for any short-term vacation rental operations in the unincorporated Monterey County;
b. Adopting a resolution of intent to adopt an ordinance that amends numerous definition and zoning district use sections of Title 20 (Coastal Zoning Ordinance) and adds Section 20.64.290 to the MCC to regulate the short-term vacation rental of residential property;
c. Adopting an ordinance amending Title 21 (Non-coastal Zoning Ordinance) to amend numerous definition and zoning district use sections of Title 21, to repeal and replace Section 21.64.280 of the MCC, and adds Section 21.64.290 to regulate the short-term vacation rental of residential property;
d. Amending Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 01-485 to add item 14 "to the list of compatible uses within Agricultural Preserves" and add item 15 "to the list of compatible uses within Farmland Security Zones,"; and
e. Adopting a resolution amending the Monterey County Fee Resolution to Fee Article IX - Land Use to add a new "Each" fee for a Vacation Rental Operation License, which will be established at $965.

Project Title: REF 100042 & REF 130043 - Vacation Rental Ordinances
Proposed Location: Countywide
Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) action:
a. Finding the Vacation Rental Ordinances consistent with the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) and certify the Final EIR for the amendments to the MCC (SCH # 2022080643); and
b. Finding the establishment of a license fee statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find the Vacation Rental Ordinances consistent wit...

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