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Residents and hosts clash over short‑term rentals; movable tiny homes proposal urged
Summary
Public comment at the April 6 council meeting featured divided testimony over short‑term rentals and a push to agendize movable tiny homes as ADUs; petitioners and neighborhood councils favor a ban while hosts and small‑business advocates warned of job and income losses.
At least two dozen residents addressed the City Council on April 6 about short‑term rentals (STRs) and a related idea to permit movable tiny homes as accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Ben Davis, president of Piccola Tiny Homes, asked the council to bring a formal agenda item to consider movable tiny homes as a regulated ADU option, providing sample ordinances and an application checklist he said could be modeled on other California cities. "My goal is simple: to show that this is not just an idea, but a practical path forward," Davis said.
On STRs, speakers were…
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