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Council and mayoral hopefuls cite housing crisis, point to short-term rental cap and workforce housing needs
Summary
Candidates across council and mayoral forums said Avalon’s housing supply is strained by short-term rentals and high property values; several referenced the recently enacted cap (cited figure: 410) and proposed incentives, remodel stipulations, and increased workforce housing.
Housing and short-term rentals featured repeatedly in both the council and mayoral forums. During council candidate questioning about short-term rentals, candidates described an acute local housing shortage and pointed to recent local policy actions intended to slow conversions to vacation rentals. Michael Ponce cited a current cap: “with with 410, c u, short term rentals available,” and other candidates said the council and planning commission have recently enacted a cap and lottery for new applications.
Candidates proposed a range of responses: lowering the cap over time, using transient occupancy tax (TOT) revenue to incentivize long-term and workforce housing, placing conditions on remodels or ADUs to favor long-term rentals, and targeting high-impact streets rather than island-wide bans. Several candidates emphasized that building additional workforce housing is the only sustainable long-term solution, while also flagging constraints such as water allocations and funding availability.
