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Staff Report for City Council Discussion of Short Term Rental Regulations and Consideration of 1) an Urgency Ordinance to Establish a Temporary Moratorium on Non-Hosted Short Term Rentals Land Uses; and 2) First Reading of a Regular Ordinance to Address Unruly Gatherings
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SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the City Council consider and adopt two items: 1) An urgency ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium that prohibits non-hosted short term rentals land uses; and 2) a regular ordinance to address unruly gatherings. Staff also seeks direction from the City Council on parameters of a future policy to regulate short term rentals.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
San Leandro's Zoning Code does not define, enable or permit short term rentals of any kind and there are no enforcement provisions specific to short term rentals in the Municipal Code. This lack of specificity currently limits the City's enforcement efforts on short term rentals as a land use, and focuses instead on the related symptomatic or incidental problems, such as responding to noise complaints or the conduct of other unpermitted activities. It is also difficult to determine if and when a given private residence is being used as a short term rental.
The issue of short term rentals as a land use has evolved since the prior City Council work session held on November 13, 2017 (staff report attached). Since that time, the number of complaints filed by residents regarding short term rentals has increased and the number and nature of identified short term rental listings has become more egregious.
Short term rentals are currently prohibited under San Leandro's Zoning Code. However, staff has become aware of a number of online listings being posted in a manner to evade enforcement, such as not identifying a specific address or using languages other than English. The City has also been made aware of short term rental listed properties offering nightly lodging for up to 40 persons in a ...
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