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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Item 21 - Short-Term Rentals OrdinancesShort-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 1 Short-Term Rentals Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 2 Actions Item:Short-Term Rentals Actions: 1.Adopt an urgency ordinance by two-thirds (2/3 vote)adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) prohibiting short-term rentals (STRs), and 2.Conduct f irst reading of an ordinance adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC)prohibiting STRs Location:Citywide Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 3 What are Short-Term Rentals? A portion of or entire dwelling unit that is used for short-term lodging accommodation to travelers or transients generally less than 30 days Popular through online rental platforms Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 4 Enforcement Short-Term Rentals (STRs) are not, and have never been, a permitted use under the City’s zoning code 112 confirmed active STR cases 36 involve owners residing at the same address 84 involve properties owned by an LLC, managed by a property management company, or owned by absentee owners Complaints include excessive noise, parking problems, trash, and degradation of a neighborhood’s residential character In response to recent legal developments and community impacts, this effort seeks to amend the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to expressly prohibit short-term rentals in alignment with the City’s current practice Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 5 Housing Supply There are 82,058 housing units in Santa Ana (as of January 1, 2023) Over 1,100 active STR units across Santa Ana HCD has determined that Santa Ana requires an additional 3,137 housing units to meeting local housing demands through 2029. The 1,100 STRs estimated to be operating in Santa Ana represent a large segment of housing that is being taken offline and not available to Santa Ana residents for traditional occupancy, thus compounding the housing shortage STR RHNA 2021-2029 (3,137 units) STRs (1,100 units) Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 6 CEQA The proposed ordinances are not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly and so is not a project Notice of Exemption will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 7 Recommended Actions 1.Adopt an urgency ordinance by two-thirds (2/3 vote)adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) prohibiting short-term rentals (STRs),and 2.Conduct f irst reading of an ordinance adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC)prohibiting STRs Short-Term Rentals Ordinance Item #21 Planning and Building Agency April 2, 2024 Slide 8 Thank You