TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Title
Consideration of Short-Term Rental Program and Policies (Community Development Director McIntosh).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council direct staff to return with the necessary program elements to establish a short-term rental licensing and administrative program in commercial areas pursuant to the restrictions set forth in the staff report.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Short-term rentals are permitted in the commercial zones such as the Downtown CD zone, but not permitted in the residential zones. Without a licensing and administrative program regulating short-term rentals in commercial zones, the City does not receive any license/registration fees or Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues from short-term rentals. If the Council directs staff to create a licensing and administrative program, the City could receive TOT from authorized short-term rentals. Any increase in revenue depends on the program guidelines, the number of registered property owners who would be allowed to host short-term rentals, and under what limitations the program is subject to.
BACKGROUND:
On July 19, 2018, the City Council held a study session to review and discuss the goals and concerns of a short-term rental policy and various short-term rental programs in other municipalities throughout Southern California. After a lengthy discussion, the City Council directed staff to:
* Work in conjunction with short-term rental companies regarding compliance,
* Research implementing a short-term rental pilot program in the commercial zones west of Sepulveda Boulevard (owner-occupied; hosted stays),
* Further research hosted stays versus unhosted stays; and
* Return w...
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