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An Interim ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of San Leandro Adopted as an Urgency Measure, Making Findings and Extending a Temporary City-Wide Moratorium on Non-Hosted Short-Term Rentals of Residential Dwelling Units for a Period of Ten Months and Fifteen Days, to Become Effective Immediately.
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WHEREAS, on July 23, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2018-015 imposing a temporary moratorium on non-hosted short-term rentals for a period of 45 days, which moratorium will expire on September 6, 2018 unless extended; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 65858 authorizes an extension of the moratorium ordinance, after a noticed public hearing, to prohibit uses of land which may conflict with a contemplated general plan, specific plan or zoning proposal which the legislative body, planning commission or the planning department is considering or studying or intends to study within a reasonable period of time; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro ("City") has an overriding interest in planning and regulating the use of property within the City because without stable, well-planned neighborhoods, the quality of life and the character of the City can quickly deteriorate and suffer adverse social, environmental, and economic conditions;
WHEREAS, the City Council has heard public comment at its meetings indicating that the proliferation of non-hosted short-term rentals of residential dwelling units within the City adversely affects the quality of life and the character of the City's residential communities;
WHEREAS, City of San Leandro Ordinance 2018-015 provides that a "short-term rental" is the rental of a residential dwelling unit (or portion thereof) to paying occupants on a short-term basis that is generally less than 30 days. A "non-hosted" short term rental is one where the host or owner is not domiciled at the dwelling unit and the dwelling unit is rented out to another party;
WHEREAS, as reflected in the findings of Ordinance 20...
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