Planning commission approves transient rental license and coastal permit for 310 Catalina Avenue

The planning commission voted to approve a transient rental license and coastal development permit for 310 Catalina Avenue, adopting draft Resolution PC‑26‑12 for the project identified as PC‑2915. A commissioner moved to approve the project, the chair seconded, and the motion passed by a voice vote recorded as "all ayes."

Contract planner Caden Likens of Sage Crest presented the item by Zoom and described the site as a two‑story duplex in a high‑density residential district known as the Flats. "Item number 1 is a continued public hearing to consider a transient rental license and coastal development permit to allow renting or leasing of a room or rooms for a period of fewer than 30 consecutive days at 310 Catalina Avenue," Likens said. He told the commission the duplex totals approximately 1,928 square feet and that the first‑floor unit proposed for transient rental is about 936 square feet.

Likens said the first‑floor unit would have two exterior entrances and the second‑floor unit would remain owner‑occupied as a vacation home. He told commissioners the maximum occupancy for the proposed transient rental would be six individuals under the municipal code and that the applicant does not propose an autoette; "per condition number 5, properties located in the Flats are not permitted to provide an autoette to transient renters."

Staff advised the commission that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under sections 15303 and 15301 and that public hearing notices were mailed and posted on 05/08/2026. "Staff recommends approval of the transient rental license and coastal development permit subject to the conditions and findings outlined in draft Resolution 26‑12," Likens said. The record notes the applicant was present at the meeting and the commission adopted the resolution on the motion.