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Council gives first reading to short-term rental ordinance amendments, adds inheritance clause and 90‑day grandfathering window
Summary
Council held first reading of Ordinance 2025-1 to amend Chapter 120 (short-term rentals). Amendments clarify inspection standards, add a transfer-by-inheritance provision and create a 90-day window for limited applications under prior rules; council approved a reading by title only and added a definition of inheritance.
Seaside City Council conducted the first reading by title of an ordinance updating short-term rental (STR) rules (Ordinance 2025-1) and approved an amendment clarifying transferability for family inheritance and a temporary application window for properties that qualified under previous standards.
City staff (Community Development) summarized three substantive amendments: 1) codify the specific building- and life-safety inspection items used during STR reviews (fire/egress/NOAA weather radio/CO/smoke alarms and other items already used by staff), 2) make explicit a policy that had been applied in practice…
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