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San Bernardino council weighs ban, regulation and enforcement costs for short‑term rentals; hearing continued to March
Summary
After hours of public testimony and staff presentation on enforcement options, the council directed staff to pursue a regulatory ordinance and continued the short‑term rental public hearing and ordinance work to the council's second meeting in March to refine enforcement language and costs.
San Bernardino — The City Council advanced a regulatory approach to short‑term rentals while giving staff more time to refine enforcement language and cost estimates, after a lengthy hearing Tuesday that laid out the practical trade‑offs between an outright ban, strict regulation, or taking no action.
Staff told the council that the city faces three options: "adopt an ordinance banning short term rentals, adopt an ordinance regulating short term rentals, or take no action at all," and that either choice will require amending the development code (sections 19.02050 and chapter 19.04) and a 30‑day effective period after adoption.
The presentation identified…
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