For those who didn’t see the coast Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting – here is the YouTube link to the session: https://youtu.be/hFJ5CwacrOk Thanks to Donna M. for the link.
LCP Update Here:
Permit Sonoma has several links to what is before the Board of Supervisors (BoS) at their May 25th meeting. Below are two important links: 1) the LCP Update text and 2) Power Point Summary: Go to the Blog post dated 5/13/2021 for the Permit Sonoma information and link about the BoS meeting on 5/25 about… Continue reading LCP Update Here:
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Local Coastal Plan Update Workshop 5/25
Notice was sent out today that the public can “attend and participate in the virtual May 25, 2021 Board of Supervisors Local Coastal Plan Workshop. The workshop will begin at or after 1:30pm…. and will be conducted online via Zoom. At this workshop, Permit Sonoma will provide the Board of Supervisors with a summary of… Continue reading Local Coastal Plan Update Workshop 5/25
County Permit Sonoma Here… What’s up now:
Friends, the county planning department is very busy. Not only with the Local Coastal Plan (LCP) but with the proposed Vacation Rental Ordinance for the coastal zone. The VR Ordinance will not be developed until the LCP has been certified. The term “VR” – vacation rental will be used interchangeably with “STVR” – short term… Continue reading County Permit Sonoma Here… What’s up now:
Court Tells Santa Barbara that VRs Cannot be Banned
A Ventura Court of Appeals decided May 4, 2021 that the City of Santa Barbara’s ban on short term vacation rentals (STVR) was illegal. FACTS: Prior to 2015 the City encouraged the operation of STVRs. They were treated as “permissible residential uses” and paid Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT). In June 2015 the City began regulating… Continue reading Court Tells Santa Barbara that VRs Cannot be Banned
Local Coastal Plan: HEARING DATES 2021
This Blog post is the first of many posts discussing Sonoma County’s update of their Vacation Rental rules for homes inland, and later in 2023 in the Coastal Zone. Dozens of public meetings were held these last few years to develop the updated county ordinances for VR regulation. —–PLANNING DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION & BoS MEETINGS— The… Continue reading Local Coastal Plan: HEARING DATES 2021
SoCo VR Rules – Enforcement
We have reviewed the Permit process and Performance Standards in earlier posts. Now we review the county’s Enforcement mechanism. This is the final of 6 posts on the county’s VR Ordinance applicable to short-term VR family homes inland (not on the coast). Section 26-88.120 – Vacation Rentals (g) Enforcement Process: Initial complaints on VRs shall… Continue reading SoCo VR Rules – Enforcement
SoCo 2021 VR Rules Inland – Performance Standards 2
This is the 5th of six blog posts on the county’s short-term VR Ordinance that applies to inland VR homes – not in the COASTAL ZONE. —–HISTORY OF COUNTY VR REGULATION – VRs INLAND—– This post continues listing the County’s VR Ordinance “Performance Standards” contained in Section 26-88-120 (f): 10. Posting and Neighborhood Notification of… Continue reading SoCo 2021 VR Rules Inland – Performance Standards 2
SoCo 2021 VR Rules Inland- Performance Standards 1
We continue reviewing Sec. 26-88-120 – the county (inland) Vacation Rental Ordinance in this post. Here is the 4th of six blog posts on the county VR Ordinance. This does not apply to the coastal zone. A new VR Ordinance & Business License will be considered for the Coastal Zone in late 2023. —-HISTORY OF… Continue reading SoCo 2021 VR Rules Inland- Performance Standards 1