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File #: 18-01122    Version: Name:
Type: Minute Order Status: Action Item
File created: 4/11/2018 In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 4/23/2018 Final action:
Title: CC - Receipt and Discussion of Report and Policy Recommendations from the City Council Short Term Rentals Subcommittee Related to Short Term Rentals.
Attachments: 1. 2018-04-23 - ATT Short Term Rentals Policy Recommendation.pdf
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CC - Receipt and Discussion of Report and Policy Recommendations from the City Council Short Term Rentals Subcommittee Related to Short Term Rentals.

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Meeting Date: April 23, 2018

Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays, City Manager's Office

Phone Number: (310) 253-6000

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]

Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]

Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/18/18), Short-Term Residential Rentals (04/12/18)

Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (04/16/18)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the City Council receive, file and discuss a report and policy recommendations from the City Council Short Term Rentals Subcommittee related to short term rentals.


BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Task Force and Subcommittee Meetings

Currently short term rentals are prohibited in the residential zones within the City. Title 17, Zoning (Zoning Code), of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) classifies rentals of less than 30 consecutive days as a hotel/motel use and they are not listed as a permitted use in residential zones. The Zoning Code is a permissive Code, in that if a land-use is not specifically identified as permitted, then it is considered to be prohibited.

Despite this prohibition, short term rentals have arisen in Culver City due in part to promotion on short term rental websites, sometimes referred to as hosting platforms, such as Airbnb and Home Away.

On April 11, 2017, the City Council created the Short Term Rentals Task Force ("Task Force") in order to gather community input and formulate policy recommendations related to the issue of short term rentals. Council Members Jim Clarke and G?ran Eriksson, as the City Council Short Term Rentals Subcommittee (Subcommittee), were also appointed b...

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