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Board adopts new renewal fees for county vacation rental operation licenses; one supervisor votes no
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to Article 9 of the county land‑use fee schedule to add two renewal fees for vacation rental operation licenses: $135 for renewals with no changes and $357.50 when an operational change requires review. The vote passed 4‑1.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 approved an amendment to Article 9 of the county fee resolution to add two renewal fees for vacation rental operation licenses: $135 for renewals that involve no change to the originally approved operations and $357.50 when the renewal requires a change to the operation.
Melanie Berretti, Housing and Community Development, told the board that the initial vacation rental operation license fee was previously established at $965 and that the proposed renewal fees are reduced, cost‑recovery amounts. She said inland regulations are already in effect, that coastal regulations are pending certification by the California Coastal Commission (item scheduled for Aug. 13), and that the county has approved multiple permits, with additional applications pending.
A board motion to approve the staff recommendations passed with four supervisors in favor and one opposed. The transcript records a single “no” vote but does not attribute the negative vote to a named supervisor in the roll call recorded aloud; the motion was recorded as carrying 4‑1.
Berretti said the county has created online tools and application automation to streamline submittals and reported current permit counts, including approved commercial vacation rentals and pending applications. The Coastal Commission was noted as the next step for coastal regulation certification; if certified, those regulations would return to the board for final adoption and a two‑month phase‑out period for unpermitted operations.
The decision establishes the renewal fee structure and directs staff to proceed with implementation. The board did not change the initial $965 fee or alter the Coastal Commission review schedule. The motion does not modify enforcement timelines already in effect inland where the phase‑out period ended in April.
Next steps: if the Coastal Commission certifies the county regulations on Aug. 13 as planned, the county will return to the board for final adoption and would apply the two‑month phase‑out for unpermitted coastal operations.
