Coastal Zone ~VR License Program Proposal

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors met on 4/4/23 to consider adoption of the Local Coastal Program(LCP).

FUTURE MEETINGS: 4/24/2023 – The Board of Supervisors will meet to consider X-Zone BANS and CAPS on Vacation Rental (Short-term Rental) homes in the Unincorporated County area (not the Coastal Zone).

SONOMA COUNTY – 2023 VR REGULATION PROPOSAL:

VACATION RENTAL LICENSE PROGRAM: The county planning department (Permit Sonoma) will develop LCP Amendments to create a VR Program in the Coastal Zone. It will include land use standards for structures, occupancy, and parking. There will be a requirement for an annually renewable VR License for operation. Licenses will be limited to natural persons, one license per individual. This is to be developed later in 2023-24.

TBD: COASTAL COMMISSION meeting to certify Sonoma County’s LCP – estimated to be at their November 2023 meeting.

COMMENTS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: bos@sonoma-county.org

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