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Solvang council directs staff to draft short-term rental limits focused on village mixed-use area
Summary
Council gave staff direction to return with a draft ordinance that limits non-owner-occupied short-term rentals to the village mixed-use (VMU) zone, includes caps and distance rules, and to prepare an alternative homestay pathway for owner-occupied rentals outside the VMU.
The Solvang City Council on Aug. 11 directed staff to prepare a revised short-term rental (vacation rental) ordinance that, in the first instance, limits non-owner-occupied short-term rentals to the village mixed-use (VMU) area and tightens rules meant to protect neighborhood housing stock.
The discussion followed a staff presentation of options. Rafael (staff) explained the core question as whether the council wanted to continue permitting short-term rentals in the VMU only or allow them elsewhere in the city with additional controls. Council members and members…
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