Short Term Rental Study Session
Community Development
October 4, 2022
Background
September 3, 2019 – City Council Study Session on short-term rentals (STRs) Four coastal cities were studied (Carlsbad, Carpinteria, Newport Beach, and Pismo Beach), as well as the range of approaches in regulating short-term rentals in the coastal zone Staff conducted community outreach and additional research; returned to Council one year later Council expressed a desire for a high threshold type of regulation
Background (cont.)
February 19, 2021 – Short Term Rental (STR) Ordinance became effective; Sunset Beach operators were given 6 months from fee resolution adoption (through July 2021) to retain “Un-hosted” rights Summer 2021 – Ad Hoc Committee was created to receive additional input from interested parties November 2, 2021 – City Council approved an amendment to the STR Ordinance to allow owners in Sunset Beach to obtain an Un-hosted STR Permit by March 1, 2022 After this date, all new STR Permits must be hosted
Permits Issued & Transacted
Permits Issued
City Revenue Data
Unhosted Revenue
Hosted Revenue
Total Revenue
TBID Assessment (4%):
$42,723
$67,475
$110,198
TOT Tax (10%):
$106,805
$169,545
$276,350
Total Revenue:
$149,528
$236,160
$385,688
Total Revenue Received (through August 2022)
For Q1 and Q2 of 2022
City TOT Revenue by Quarter
Revenue Collection Schedule
Q4 = Oct-Nov 2021 (due Jan 2022)
Q1 = Jan-Mar 2022 (due April 2022)
Q2 = Apr – June 2022 (due July 2022)
City TOT Revenue Data
STR “Average Daily Rate”
Revenue Data
Top Ten Revenue Generating STR Properties
Unpermitted STRs
Complaint Data
Complaint Categories
Citywide Complaints
Hosted
(Confirmed Violations)
Unhosted (Confirmed Violations)
Total
Confirmed Violations
% of Total Permits
No Owner On-Site
66 19
N/A
19 11%
Noise
26 10
1 11
7%
Maintenance
6 4
1 5
3%
Occupancy
5 4
0 4
2%
Construction
16 3
1 4
2%
Parking
16 3
1 4
2%
Trash
5 2
0 2
1%
Other
1 0
1 1
<1%
STR Code Enforcement Data 1/1/2022 - 9/12/2022
Complaint Data
Confirmed Violations
Hosted: 4 STR properties cited for no owner on-site (out of 25 properties) Unhosted: no citations issued
2 Hosted STRs have elected to cancel their STR Permits based on Code Enforcement investigations efforts 1 Hosted STR decided to voluntarily cancel their STR Permit Violations of permitted STRs can be reported 24/7 at 714-375-5155, option “3” Complaint Data
Program is still stabilizing
Both hosted and unhosted STRs are generating revenue
Nuisance complaints are minimal
No correlation between unhosted STRs and confirmed violations Summary
Questions?