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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 6, 2019 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-218 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.A. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director, <br />Rich Pio Roda <br />City Attorney and <br />Andrew Mogensen <br />Planning Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for the First Readings of Ordinances to Add Chapter 4-40 and <br />Chapter 4-41 to the San Leandro Municipal Code to Regulate Hosted Short <br />Term Rentals of Residential Dwelling Units <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading ordinances to add Chapter 4-40 <br />and Chapter 4-41 to the Municipal Code to prohibit the rental of non-hosted residential dwelling <br />units and regulate hosted short term rentals. <br />BACKGROUND <br />To provide time to further examine and address issues related to short term rentals, the City <br />Council unanimously approved an urgency ordinance on July 23, 2018, placing a temporary <br />moratorium on non-hosted short term rental land uses. The measure reinforced the City’s <br />prohibitions and provided a more effective enforcement tool until permanent regulations could be <br />established and implemented related to short term rentals of residential dwelling units land uses. <br />Staff utilized the period to conduct public outreach and develop a new draft hosted short term <br />rental ordinance and a new draft ordinance to prohibit non-hosted short term rentals of residential <br />dwelling units for the City Council’s consideration. <br /> <br />Relevant Definitions <br />A “short term rental” is the rental of a residential dwelling unit (or portion thereof) to paying <br />occupants on a short-term basis. Short term rentals can vary from the rental of a single bedroom <br />or common area to an entire home or apartment. The duration of occupancy may also vary, but <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/30/2019