File #: PC 18-078    Name: Short Term Rental
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/2/2018 In control: Monterey County Planning Commission
On agenda: 7/11/2018 Final action:
Title: REF100042/REF130043 SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCES a. Receive a report on Advisory Committee outreach and staff's preliminary analysis of consistency of the proposed short rental regulations with local Land Use Plans; and b. Conduct a public workshop and provide direction to staff for drafting of County short term rental ordinances. Proposed CEQA Action: Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Discussion, 3. Attachment 2 - Map of advertised STRs, 4. Attachment 3 - Neighboring Counties' Farm Stay Policies, 5. Attachment 4 - Minutes and Correspondence regarding STR LUAC Presentations, 6. Attachment 5 - Correspondence, 7. Attachment 6 - Preliminary Draft STR Ordinance, 8. Attachment 7 - Monterey County Code Section 21.64.320, 9. Attachment 8 - Planning Commission Letter to Board of Supervisors regarding STR Code Enforcement, 10. Additional Correspondence_STR
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REF100042/REF130043 SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCES
a. Receive a report on Advisory Committee outreach and staff's preliminary analysis of consistency of the proposed short rental regulations with local Land Use Plans; and
b. Conduct a public workshop and provide direction to staff for drafting of County short term rental ordinances.

Proposed CEQA Action: Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Receive a report on Advisory Committee outreach and staff's preliminary analysis of consistency of the proposed short-term rental regulations with local Land Use Plans; and
b. Conduct a public workshop and provide direction to staff for drafting of ordinances regulating short-term rentals for overnight accommodations in residential areas in the unincorporated area of Monterey County.

SUMMARY
Since January 2018, per Planning Commission direction, staff has attended 12 of the 13 Land Use Advisory Committees (LUACs) and Design Review Committees to gather public input on short-term rental (STR) ordinance development and conducted preliminary evaluation for land use plan consistency. Additionally, staff attended the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) meeting in February 2018 and is scheduled to attend the Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Agricultural Advisory Committee July 9, 2018, to discuss the ordinance development and to gather feedback specific to agriculturally zoned properties. The information received from the Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting will be presented to the Planning Commission at the workshop. The feedback identified policy areas for further development within the draft ordinances.

At this workshop, staff will describe the outcomes and key policy topics identified through this outreach and evaluation. Key policy issues identified include:
- Home Stays; concern over unlimited number of homestays.
- Private Ro...

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