Laserfiche WebLink
City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 23, 2018 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:18-322 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.A. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />Acting City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for City Council Discussion of Short Term Rental Regulations and <br />Consideration of 1) an Urgency Ordinance to Establish a Temporary Moratorium <br />on Non-Hosted Short Term Rentals Land Uses; and 2) First Reading of a <br />Regular Ordinance to Address Unruly Gatherings <br />SUMMARY <br />Staff recommends that the City Council consider and adopt two items: 1) An urgency ordinance <br />to establish a temporary moratorium that prohibits non-hosted short term rentals land uses; and 2) <br />a regular ordinance to address unruly gatherings. Staff also seeks direction from the City Council <br />on parameters of a future policy to regulate short term rentals. <br />BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION <br />San Leandro’s Zoning Code does not define, enable or permit short term rentals of any kind and <br />there are no enforcement provisions specific to short term rentals in the Municipal Code. This lack <br />of specificity currently limits the City’s enforcement efforts on short term rentals as a land use, and <br />focuses instead on the related symptomatic or incidental problems, such as responding to noise <br />complaints or the conduct of other unpermitted activities. It is also difficult to determine if and <br />when a given private residence is being used as a short term rental. <br />The issue of short term rentals as a land use has evolved since the prior City Council work <br />session held on November 13, 2017 (staff report attached). Since that time, the number of <br />complaints filed by residents regarding short term rentals has increased and the number and <br />nature of identified short term rental listings has become more egregious. <br />Short term rentals are currently prohibited under San Leandro’s Zoning Code. However, staff has <br />become aware of a number of online listings being posted in a manner to evade enforcement, <br />such as not identifying a specific address or using languages other than English. The City has <br />also been made aware of short term rental listed properties offering nightly lodging for up to 40 <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/17/2018