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Residents urge Simi Valley to ban or strictly regulate short-term rentals; council schedules further work
Summary
Multiple residents presented petitions and detailed testimony urging either a total ban or tight restrictions on unhosted short-term rentals (STRs), citing neighborhood disruption, liability, and tourism impacts. Council signaled continued work and a draft STR ordinance is expected at the next meeting.
Several Simi Valley residents used the public-comment period to press the City Council to act on unhosted short-term rentals (STRs).
Heather Moss, a Simi resident and business member, said the city memorandum on STRs omitted liability and neighborhood impacts and recommended requiring a city-issued STR permit, limiting STRs to primary residences with an on-site host, mandating commercial-grade safety inspections and ADA compliance, and holding…
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