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Board approves tighter short‑term rental rules, caps and platform accountability to protect housing supply
Summary
Supervisors voted unanimously to consolidate hosted and unhosted short‑term rental rules, cap unhosted permits outside designated coastal zones at 270, tighten block‑density limits, require a unified complaints hotline and hold hosting platforms accountable for listings without permits.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a package of changes to short‑term rental (STR) regulations intended to limit commercial conversions of housing, strengthen local enforcement and support hotel industry resiliency.
Supervisors Justin Koenig and John Cummings led a six‑month ad‑hoc effort and presented a consolidated ordinance that merges hosted and unhosted rules into a single short‑term rental code, adds permit‑level inspections and ownership verification, and tightens density controls in neighborhoods stressed by rentals.
Key provisions approved by the board include: a countywide cap of 270 unhosted…
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