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California Coastal Commission Rejects Laguna Beach’s Short-Term Rental Ban

California Coastal Commission Rejects Laguna Beach’s Short-Term Rental Ban
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Heather Weiermann
December 22, 2017

On Thursday, Dec. 14, the California Coastal Commission met in Dana Point, CA to review and vote on the city of Laguna Beach’s proposed short-term rental ordinance that effectively banned short-term vacation rentals in residential areas.  The Coastal Commission, which oversees all coastal development and land use changes in the state and protects public access to the shoreline, rejected the ordinance with a 9-2 vote, arguing that it violates the state Coastal Act, which guarantees access to public beaches and parks.

The city’s ordinance halted new permits for short-term rentals from being issued in the city’s residential areas, which constitute 90 percent of the city, but expanded permits in the commercial and industrial areas.

Commissioner Steve Padilla went so far as to say “This is a loss, this is a net loss, and there is nothing in the record that suggests anything other than that. It’s discriminatory, economically. There is absolutely no doubt about that.”

“It’s not that we’re rejecting your intentions,” commissioner Mark Vargas said. “But there are other ways to reach the outcome without a general blanket ban in residential areas.”

Commissioner Ryan Sundberg expressed support of the city’s intentions but not the regulations, saying “There is no doubt many vacation units changes community character, but a total ban is not the right thing.”

In a second 7-4 vote, the commission approved 14 conditions in Laguna’s ordinance that will be required for all new short-term rental permits.  These conditions include providing the city with emergency contact information for someone who can reach the rental home within an hour, limiting overnight guests to two per bedroom,  providing a minimum of 2 designated parking spaces, and requiring permits be renewed every two years. Home exchanges, where property owners from different cities can swap homes at the same time are allowed but limited to one week, no more than two times a year.

The new rules will not go into effect until the City Council votes to accept the commission’s ruling.  No date has been set yet but is expected to happen in early 2017.  Greg Pfost, the city’s Development Director, would like to have Laguna resubmit a revision to its regulations for future approval.

In the meantime, the city’s regulations have not changed, and short-term rentals are allowed in residential areas with a permit.
The issue has been a controversial one in the city since May 2015, when the council stopped issuing new permits on short-term rental applications.

In August 2015, the City Council extended its moratorium on new permits while it weighed the issue. The council then approved a $90,000 code enforcement position to pursue illegal units by enforcing strict, daily fines of up to $500.

In October 2016, after 11 public hearings on the issue, the moratorium on issuing new short-term rental permits was lifted, and elected officials agreed to the ordinance that banned short-term rentals in residential zones. That ordinance has been awaiting the Coastal Commissions approval before going into effect. In the meantime, seven permits have been approved and four have been denied since the October 2016 moratorium removal.

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  1. Aron Queg says:
    December 27, 2017 at 11:43 am

    If you lived in Laguna you would want regulation….the tourist growth has overwhelmed livability.

    Odd though….many of the shops are wanting/ boring/bland……parking a nightmare, of course……locals beg for better local services…..get nothing but packed in tourists and related nonsense.

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Heather Weiermann @travlinsunshine

After growing up on the beaches of San Diego, Heather graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Community Studies degree. Heather began marketing and managing vacation homes in 1999 as a favor to a friend who owned a beautiful home in La Jolla, California. Over the course of 14 years, Heather’s business, Southern California Vacation Rentals, grew to become one of San Diego’s leading vacation rental companies. In 2013 Heather sold her company, and after helping with the transition of ownership, Heather knew immediately she wanted to help other vacation rental managers realize the same results she found after implementing The NAVIS Way at her own business. Throughout her tenure, Heather has supported the vacation rental industry and other vacation rental managers by volunteering on local, state and national tourism and vacation rental committees and advisory councils. Heather served on the Board of Directors and as an Executive Committee Member of the Vacation Rental Managers Association from 2010 - 2014. Heather also founded the California Vacation Rental Managers Alliance and the San Diego Vacation Rental Managers Alliance. Both organizations were created to bring a much needed voice and public awareness to the region's vacation rental industry.

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