Buellton council backs hotel registration rules, budget amendments and environmental permitting; directs support for state homeless‑funding bill

Buellton Mayor David Silva and the City Council approved several measures at their March 26 meeting that affect short‑term rentals, the city budget and local permitting procedures, and directed staff to back state legislation aimed at widening access to homeless‑service dollars for smaller cities.

The council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 2603 on its second reading, an amendment to Buellton’s municipal code that updates registration requirements for hotel operators and adds a new chapter governing operation of hotels converted or used for short‑term rental use. Council discussion on the ordinance included a public‑record update from staff that the Department of Housing and Community Development had emailed earlier that day saying it had no further comments on the ordinance changes; one council member recused from the ordinance item prior to the vote. The motion passed with council members recording Aye votes and the ordinance moving forward.

The council also…