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Whittier council sends short‑term rental ordinance back to staff for rewrite, flags buffer and enforcement issues
Summary
After multiple public comments from hosts and neighbors, the council directed staff to return the STR ordinance as a new first reading to address the 500‑foot buffer, parking and high‑fire‑zone exceptions and to clarify enforcement and fines.
The Whittier City Council voted Jan. 27 to send the proposed short-term rental (STR) ordinance back to staff for further revision, responding to concerns from hosts, neighborhood residents and council members about buffer distances, parking requirements and enforcement.
Council member Mary Anne Pacheco moved that staff be directed to return with a new first reading addressing the issues raised at the meeting; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously among the four members present. Staff said the revised item could be noticed quickly and returned at the council's first…
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