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File #: 16-174    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Multi-Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/12/2017 Departments: PLANNING AND BUILDING
On agenda: 6/6/2017 Final action: 6/6/2017
Title: Recommendation to: A) Adopt an ordinance amending Chapters 6, 8, and 22 of Division VI, Part One (Zoning Regulations) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, by making the required findings in Attachment A, and waiving the reading of the Ordinance, in its entirety; and B) Adopt a resolution directing staff to submit the amended Chapters to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification.
Attachments: 1. 20170606_att_Attachment A, 2. 06062017_o_short-term rentals (Chapter 6 Amend, Attachmrnt B) REPLACEMENT VERSION, 3. 06062017_r_short term rentals (Attach C - reso transmitting to ccc) REPLACES ATTACHMENT D, 4. 06062017_att_short term rentals (Attachment D, E, F)
Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Consideration of amendments to the San Mateo County Zoning Regulations (Chapter 6 - Single-Family Residential District, Chapter 8 - Multi-Family Residential District, and Chapter 22 - General Provisions and Exceptions) and certification of a Mitigated Negative Declaration to add "Short-Term Rentals" as an accessory use in specified locations of the Coastal Zone, subject to a short-term rental permit, in the unincorporated Coastal Zone of San Mateo County.

County File Number: PLN 2016-00453
(San Mateo County Planning and Building Department)

RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:

A) Adopt an ordinance amending Chapters 6, 8, and 22 of Division VI, Part One (Zoning Regulations) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, by making the required findings in Attachment A, and waiving the reading of the Ordinance, in its entirety; and

B) Adopt a resolution directing staff to submit the amended Chapters to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification.
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal: The Planning and Building Department is proposing an ordinance amending Chapters 6 and 8 of the San Mateo County Zoning Regulations (Division VI, Part One of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code) to add "Short-Term Rentals" (STRs) as an accessory use in Single- and Multi-Family Zoning Districts within the Coastal Zone, subject to the issuance of a Short-Term Rental permit. Additionally, staff is proposing to amend Chapter 22 of the Zoning Regulations (General Provisions and Exceptions) to establish a process for issuance of said permits and performance criteria for same. At the present time, short-term rentals (less than 30 consecutive days) are not a permitted use within the County's residential zoning districts.

Planning Commission Action: The Planning Commission held two public hearings...

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