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Planning staff: short‑term rental applications surge; fees underrecover staff time
Summary
Planning staff reported 270 short‑term rental applications under the new ordinance, with 184 approvals and continuing challenges in the coastal tsunami run‑up zone and with staff time needed to process applications.
Planning staff told the Humboldt County Planning Commission that the department has received 270 applications under the county’s short‑term rental ordinance and is managing a higher volume of submittals than anticipated.
Summary of staff update: A planning staff member reported that 184 applications have been approved, 24 were categorized as farm stays, and 37 remain under review. The department has collected $32,900 in application…
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