ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: Finance Item No: D3
Prepared by:
Lisa Hand, Management Analyst
Sara Taylor, Finance Manager Meeting Date: October 14, 2025 Approved by:
Mike Sylvia, Director/Treasurer
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion
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UBJECT: SHORT-TERM RENTAL & TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX STATUS UPDATE RE
COMMENDATION: Receive a report on the implementation of the Short-Term Rental regulations and the status of Transient Occupancy Tax Status collection.
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RRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development.
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RIOR ACTION: On May 28, 2024, closed the Public Hearing, and adopted City Council Ordinance No. 2024-5, adding Chapter 8.34 of the Vista Municipal Code and amending Chapter 18.02 of the Vista Development Code relating to Short-Term Rentals, with the adjustment of quiet hours from 9:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m., and adopted City Council Resolution No. 2024 -73, approving a filing and processing fee for applications to permit Short-Term Rentals (Vote: 5-0).
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n March 14, 2023, discussed establishing short-term rental rules and provided direction to staff (Vote: No Vote).
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RIOR PLANNING COMM ISSION ACTION : On May 7, 2024, adopted Resolution No. 2024- 11, recommending City Council approval of an ordinance adding Vista Municipal Code Chapter 8.34, Short - Term Rental Permit, and amend Vista Development Code Chapter 18.02 relating to Short-Term Rentals (Vote: 6-0-1, Savage absent).
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ATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: City Council approved a Code Amendment on May 28, 2024, to permit and regulate short -term rentals. The amendment created a permitting process for short -term rental operations to ensure compatibility with, and to safeguard the peace, safety and general welfare of, existing residential neighborhoods, which was effective as of July 1, 2024.
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taff interviewed four short-term rental (STR) compliance vendor s. Our selected vendor, Deckard Technologies, provides identification and monitoring of STRs, a 3-letter outreach campaign, a public portal to view licensed STRs, a registration portal that offers a streamlined process, an online Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) reporting and collection portal, and a 24/7 complaint hotline and online complaint portal for the public.
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ur compliance outreach letter campaign began on March 10, 2025. Between March and September 2025, letters have been mailed to 110 different STR property owners in Vista.
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Received report on implementation of the Short-Term Rental regulations and the status of Transient Occupancy Tax Status collection. No vote taken.