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Tustin council introduces code amendments package, clarifies short-term rental ban and housing-element changes
Summary
Council introduced and approved the first reading of ordinance No. 1574, a Streamlined Tustin code amendment package that clarifies housing-element compliance (including a 5% three-bedroom unit target) and explicitly defines and prohibits short-term rentals; the planning commission recommended approval and the second reading is scheduled for March 17.
The Tustin City Council voted unanimously to introduce ordinance No. 1574, a package of code amendments under the "Streamlined Tustin" initiative that staff said will clarify technical code language, ensure housing-element compliance and explicitly prohibit short-term rentals.
Jay Eastman, assistant director of community development, told the council the amendments are grouped into three categories: housing-element compliance (including a provision to ensure about 5% of multifamily units are three-bedroom units to serve larger households and a farmworker/employee housing clarification), miscellaneous code cleanup and a short-term rental section that clarifies the definition and makes short-term rentals (rentals of 30 days or less) explicitly prohibited in the zoning code. "What we have before you today are 3 categories of code amendments," Eastman said. "...we are proposing today is to clarify the definition of short term rentals in the zoning code and also to explicitly prohibit it."
Eastman said the planning commission recommended approval and that the project is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section 15061. He recommended introducing the ordinance with a second reading set for March 17 and an effective date of April 16 should the ordinance be adopted on second reading.
The council closed the public hearing, a motion to introduce the ordinance was made and seconded, and the clerk recorded a unanimous roll call; the motion passed 5–0.
Councilmembers thanked staff for the Streamlined Tustin work and noted the changes are intended to improve clarity and enforcement consistency across zoning and finance codes.
