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Placentia council adopts 45‑day moratorium on new short‑term rental permits after heated study session
Summary
After hours of public comment and staff testimony, Placentia adopted a 45‑day urgency moratorium on new short‑term rental permits and instructed staff to return with proposed ordinance changes addressing caps, inspections, fines and minimum stays.
The Placentia City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 2 to adopt a 45‑day urgency moratorium on new short‑term residential rental permits, citing enforcement gaps and widespread public concern about noise, parties and neighborhood impacts.
Director of Development Services Joe Lambert presented a study session summarizing the city’s existing STR framework (adopted in 2019), eligibility rules (local contact, liability insurance, no ADU rentals), and current administrative tools including a director’s discretion to deny new permits within 300 feet of another STR. Lambert said the city currently tracks 71 permitted STRs…
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