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San Bernardino council delays decision on short‑term rental ban, continues item to April 15
Summary
After hours of public comment and questions about enforcement capacity, the San Bernardino City Council voted unanimously to continue deliberation on two competing ordinances — MC1660 (regulation) and MC1661 (ban) — to April 15, 2026, while staff refines monitoring and cost details.
The San Bernardino City Council voted on March 18 to continue its public hearing on short‑term rentals to April 15, giving staff time to tighten technical details and answer council questions about enforcement and program costs. The council asked for clearer information about how monitoring technology would be used and how enforcement would be funded before choosing between ordinance MC1660 (a regulatory program) and MC1661 (a full ban).
Planning staff told the council that the item was continued from February 18 and that staff had compiled comparisons with other jurisdictions and tested monitoring vendors. “In order for us to either ban or regulate we first have to adopt the…
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