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Manhattan Beach directs staff to craft temporary short-term rental rules for FIFA World Cup; council asks for pilot parameters
Summary
The council asked staff to return with draft code language for a time-limited World Cup pilot (narrow window around matches, enforcement and a possible cap), after staff presented two surveys showing mixed resident support; the direction passed 3-2.
The Manhattan Beach City Council directed staff on Dec. 16 to prepare a temporary ordinance to allow limited short-term rentals outside the coastal zone for the upcoming FIFA World Cup (and to return later with options for the 2028 Olympics). Staff presented two community surveys and recommended guardrails such as a finite time window, caps on licensed properties, host-on-site options, occupancy limits and enhanced enforcement and TOT collection.
Senior Planner Jae Yoon explained that the city's current municipal code prohibits short-term rentals outside the coastal zone (coastal-zone listings are allowed after an earlier legal opinion). The True North survey (scientific panel)…
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