Sonoma County Coastal Zone Vacation Rental Regulations - California Coastal Commission

The public hearing for the proposed County Vacation Rental Regulations for the Coastal Zone (Permit & License requirements) is scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the 9AM meeting of the California Coastal Commission in Long Beach, CA.

Agenda and documents for the Thursday, April 11 meeting can be viewed here and it is item TH9b. You can find all documents on the CCC site under Agendas, and then click on April 11, and then scroll down to North Central Coast.

Sonoma County LCP Amendment Number LCP-2-SON-23-0042-1 (Vacation Rental Requirements). ,

Report , Exhibits , Correspondence

Agenda Description:

Public hearing and potential action on request by Sonoma County to amend the LCP Implementation Plan to establish new regulations regarding vacation rentals, and if the Commission does not take a final action, possible action to extend the deadline for final Commission action on the amendment. 

SCCH supports all coastal zone homeowners having the option to choose how they wish to use their home, and the County should not prohibit lower cost housing from being used as a vacation rental, as this will ultimately price out low to moderate income families from enjoying the coast. This will help ensure maximum public access because, without lower cost visitor serving facilities, members of the public with low or moderate incomes would be more limited in their ability to access and enjoy the coast. Creating an ordinance that only allows wealthy homes to be used as vacation rentals, only allows the wealthy to stay in Sonoma County. Neither Sonoma nor the Coastal Commission know the effect on public access of the County’s proposed restrictions on structures, ownership and occupancy, and so the Commission should insist on monitoring and review of the availability of vacation rentals on the Sonoma Coast.

You can view the public comment we have submitted to the California Coastal Commission here: Sonoma County Proposed Vacation Rental Regulation

There are 3 ways you can participate and make a Public Comment at the California Coastal Commission meeting.

ZOOM: Fill out a Speaker Request Form HERE, and the California Coastal Commission will email you a Zoom link for the April 11 meeting. It is highly recommended you fill out a speaker request form no later than 5PM, April 10.

EMAIL:

Public comments can be submitted to the California Coast Commission at: northcentralcoast@coastal.ca.gov

IN PERSON:

Long Beach City Hall
Council Chambers
411 W. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802