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Supervisors approve first reading of county short‑term rental ordinance; sets caps, tenant protections and platform reporting
Summary
After a multimonth public process, the board approved the ordinance concept on first reading, consolidating hosted and non‑hosted permits, adding a countywide cap, block limits inside designated zones, a short‑term rental hotline and tenant‑protection language.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 approved on first reading a rewrite of the county’s short‑term rental rules, consolidating hosted and non‑hosted permits, establishing a countywide cap on non‑hosted permits and creating a complaint hotline and new tenant protections.
Community Development and Infrastructure (CDI) staff presented the proposed ordinance, which merges the prior hosted‑rental and vacation‑rental rules into a single “short‑term rental” code. Fernanda Diaspini, CDI planner, told the board the rewrite was the product of an ad‑hoc committee that held community meetings beginning in September 2024.
Key provisions approved on first reading include:
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