Title
Interim Ordinance on Vacation Rentals in the Inland Unincorporated Areas
Public Hearing to consider:
a. Continuing the hearing for consideration of adoption of an interim ordinance, as an urgency measure pursuant to Government Code section 65858, to prohibit on a temporary basis the transient use of residential property for remuneration in the Carmel Valley Master Plan and Greater Monterey Peninsula Plan areas of unincorporated Monterey County; and
b. Find that the transient use of residential property for remuneration is a significant public policy issue within Supervisorial District 5 which warrants referral of consideration of applications for administrative permits for such use to the Planning Commission in this area; and
c. Deem the referral complete.
Proposed CEQA action: Find that the proposed action would not change or modify regulations and would not result in any direct or indirect impacts to the environment and as such, is not "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") as defined in CEQA Guideline section 15378.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors direct staff to:
a. Find that the transient use of residential property for remuneration is a significant public policy issue within Supervisorial District 5 which warrants referral of consideration of applications for administrative permits to the Planning Commission within this area; and
b. Deem the referral complete.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On February 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors added Supervisor Adams's Referral No. 2023.05 to the County Board of Supervisors' referral matrix. The referral was assigned to the Housing and Community Development Department ("HCD") for consideration and analysis. The referral requests consideration of an interim ordinance to enact a stay or moratorium on issuance of administrative permits for transient use of residential property for remuneration (also known as "short term rentals" or "vacation rentals...
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