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Encinitas council delays adoption of Coastal Commission‑modified short‑term rental rules after heated public hearing
Summary
After hours of public testimony on short‑term rental impacts, the council voted 3–2 to deny introduction of the ordinance that would incorporate Coastal Commission changes (including a two‑night minimum) and directed staff to return with a plan that preserves local caps and seeks a three‑night minimum.
Encinitas — After a contentious public hearing that drew residents from across the city, the Encinitas City Council voted 3–2 to deny introduction of an ordinance staff said was needed to fold California Coastal Commission modifications into the city’s short‑term rental regulations.
Associate Planner Charlotte Brener told the council the Coastal Commission had required two narrow changes to the city’s 2022 short‑term rental rules: (1) move minimum‑night stay provisions into the city’s Local Coastal Program so the commission may review future changes and (2) reduce the non‑hosted whole‑home minimum stay from three nights to two nights. Brener said staff’s recommendation to introduce ordinance 2026‑08…
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