TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Laurie B. Jester, Planning Manager
Jason Masters, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 15-0009 Approving Amendments to the Municipal Code for Chapter 10.12 (Residential Districts) and Related Municipal Code Sections prohibiting Commercial and Transient Uses in Residential Zones (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO.15-0009
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 15-0009 (Attachment 1) approving the Municipal Code Amendments. Similar Local Coastal Program Code Amendments are provided in Ordinance No. 15-0010, as a separate item on this agenda.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
A revenue reduction of $70,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) in fiscal year 2015-2016 is anticipated, and an annual reduction of $120,000 is anticipated thereafter.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council, at its regular meeting of June 2, 2015 conducted a noticed public hearing for proposed amendments to the Municipal Code to amend Chapter 10.12 (Residential Districts) and related Municipal Code Sections to regulate commercial and transient uses in residential zones. At that meeting, the Councilmembers heard input from residents concerned with legalizing short-term rentals of residential properties. Residents mentioned concerns such as loss of neighborhood character, potential difficulty with enforcement, and the adverse impacts including noise, crime, traffic and parking resulting from commercial and transient uses in residential zones. Operators of short-term rentals also provided public input, stating that they had strict background checks, and contracts that they felt had successfully controlled any adverse impacts.
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