Title
REF100042/REF130043 - SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCES
a. Consider separating the process for developing inland and coastal Short-Term Rental ordinances;
b. Conduct a public hearing to obtain input on preliminary draft regulations of Short-Term Rentals for overnight accommodations in residential areas in the unincorporated area of Monterey County; and
c. Provide direction to staff relative to the draft regulations and process.
(Countywide, coastal and non-coastal)
Proposed CEQA Action: CEQA review to be conducted based on regulations developed.
Report
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Consider separating the process for developing inland and coastal Short-Term Rental ordinances;
b. Conduct a public hearing to obtain input on preliminary draft regulations of Short-Term Rentals for overnight accommodations in residential areas in the unincorporated area of Monterey County; and
c. Provide direction to staff relative to the draft regulations and process.
SUMMARY
On July 13, 2016, following multiple community meetings, the Planning Commission held a public workshop to discuss regulating STRs in Monterey County where staff solicited direction from the Planning Commission regarding the primary issue of if/where STR should be allowed. A second public workshop was held on November 9, 2016, following multiple meetings of an ad hoc committee formed by District 5, where staff solicited direction from the Planning Commission regarding key STR characteristics and if/how to tie these characteristics to relevant thresholds for regulation. The Planning Commission directed staff to meet with each of the Land Use Advisory Committees and return to the Commission in February 2017 to present a preliminary draft ordinance.
County staff issued a notice for a public hearing at the Planning Commission on March 29, 2017 to consider preliminary draft regulations on short-term rentals (STR) for overnight accommodations in residential areas in the ...
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