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PUBLIC HEARING to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 of the Solano County Code to define the short-term rental of a dwelling as a "vacation house rental" and to authorize such land use, subject to an administrative or minor use permit, within the Agricultural, Rural Residential and Watershed Zoning Districts. (Project Planner: Michael Yankovich)
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning Division of the Department of Resource Management recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing to consider two ordinances addressing Vacation House Rentals in the unincorporated area of the county.
BACKGROUND
At the May 17th meeting of the Planning Commission, staff presented information on the subject of vacation house rentals that included six different options for the Commission's consideration. The information covered subjects such as Airbnb/VRBO in Solano County, Transit Occupancy Tax, public service calls resulting from the land use, standards currently being used by other jurisdictions, and similar land uses. Nine individuals testified with six supportive of allowing vacation house rentals and three opposed. Following a discussion period, the commission directed staff to prepare an ordinance that would fall in the middle, Options 3 (Administrative permit) and 4 (Minor Use permit), of the regulatory options scheme.
DISCUSSION
Staff has prepared two ordinances for the Commission's consideration. The first follows a suggestion that was made at the last commission meeting where vacation house rentals could be grouped into hosted and unhosted rentals. A hosted rental is a vacation house rental where the property owner remains on the property during the vacation house rental period. An unhosted rental is where the property owner does not reside on the property during the vacation house rental period. The assumption is that since the property owner is on site during the vacation house rental period, any issues with tenants and neighbors could ...
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