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Council corrects STR ordinance language, clarifies homestays treated as short-term rentals
Summary
After public comment and staff review, the council directed staff to delete an errant sentence referencing homestays, clarified homestays will be treated the same as other short-term rentals (allowed in the VMU zone), and approved Ordinance No. 26-0390 as modified, 5–0.
Solvang’s City Council on Tuesday moved to correct a drafting error in the short-term rental ordinance and approved the ordinance as modified.
A public commenter, Susie Townson, urged the council to explicitly allow and regulate homestays so longtime residents could supplement income. Staff told the council that an isolated sentence referencing…
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