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Civic Center835 East 14th Street <br />San Leandro, California <br />City of San Leandro <br />Legislation Details (With Text) <br />File #: Version:117-616 Name:Short Term Rentals Work Session <br />Status:Type:Staff Report Filed <br />In control:City Council <br />On agenda:Final action:11/13/2017 11/13/2017 <br />Enactment date:Enactment #: <br />Title:Staff Report on Short-Term Rentals <br />Sponsors:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Indexes: <br />Code sections: <br />Attachments:1. Short Term Rentals Work Session 11-13-17 <br />Action ByDate Action ResultVer. <br />City Council11/13/2017 1 <br />Staff Report for a City Council Work Session on Short-Term Rentals <br />SUMMARY <br />The purpose of this staff report is to introduce the topic of short-term rentals so the City Council can <br />consider and hear public testimony concerning this land use and potential regulations related to it. <br />Because this meeting is a work session, no formal action of the City Council will be called for or <br />required. <br />Staff requests City Council direction on next steps and guidelines for future policy implementation. <br />BACKGROUND <br />A “short-term rental” is the rental of a residential dwelling unit (or portion thereof) to paying occupants <br />on a short-term basis. Short-term rentals can vary from the rental of a single bedroom or common <br />area to an entire home or apartment. The duration of occupancy may also vary, but short-term rentals <br />are generally defined as the rental of any property or portion thereof for less than 30 days. Short-term <br />rentals are typically advertised and booked online through a listing service. The property owner is <br />responsible for the operation, safety, and remittance of transit occupancy taxes (TOT). <br />There are two different types of short-term rentals. A “hosted” short-term rental is one where the host <br />or owner is present in the home while it is being rented, such as with the rental of an individual <br />bedroom or common area. A “non-hosted” short-term rental is one where the host or owner is not <br />present and the entire house or apartment unit is rented out, such as with a vacation home rental. <br />These differ from a “Bed and Breakfast” which is defined and regulated in the Zoning Code as a <br />single or multifamily dwelling converted into a lodging business having six or fewer rooms. In the City <br />of San Leandro, bed and breakfasts are not permitted in most residential zoning districts (including <br />RS, RO and RD) and otherwise require a Conditional Use Permit. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 of 6