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Conduct a noticed Public Hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance for Zone Text Amendment ZT-26-03 amending Chapter 28 of the Solano County Code to revise and update regulations pertaining to short-term rentals in unincorporated Solano County; the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3)
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Published Notice Required? Yes _ X_ No ___
Public Hearing Required? Yes _ X_ No ___
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
Read the proposed ordinance by title only and waive further reading by majority vote;
Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider Zone Text Amendment ZT-26-03; and
Adopt the proposed ordinance Zone Text Amendment ZT-26-03 amending Chapter 28 of the Solano County Code to revise and update regulations pertaining to short-term rentals in the unincorporated Solano County (Attachments A and B).
SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 2018-1798 was adopted October 2, 2018, amending Chapter 28 to define the short-term rental of a dwelling as either a hosted rental or vacation house rental for periods of 30 days or less. The ordinance authorized this commercial land use within several zoning districts, including Rural Residential.
On April 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 2021-1820U, which established a 2-year moratorium on new vacation house rental permits in the Rural Residential zoned districts. Staff were directed to take measures to improve the County’s operational standards, improve permit and complaint processes and reevaluate appropriate zoning districts for vacation house rental operations.
In response to concerns identified during the moratorium, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 2023-1845 on March 28, 2023, updating the County’s Short-Term Rental Ordinance.
The matter before the Board of Supervisors involves proposed amendments to Chapter 28 of the Solano County Code (Zonin...
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