ACCEPTED  the  report on options for regulation of short-term rental of dwellings within unincorporated areas of the County.  PROVIDED initial, general direction to staff from the DCD  on the preparation of an ordinance regulating the short-term rental of private dwellings within the unincorporated areas of the County, with the following concerns and preferences:

a)     the great diversity in the unincorporated areas, that “one size fits all” may present problems in implementation in issues such as parking, and limiting the number of guests allowed.

b)      Permitting should reasonably protect neighbors without creating an undue beauracratic burden

c)     That enforcement not become a major difficulty, creating a scenario in which all fees and taxes created are spent on processing permits and enforcement

d)     Prohibit short term rental of any Accessory Dwelling Unit under a ministerial permit

e)     Prohibit rental of any unit that is subject to an Affordable Housing Agreement

f)       Restrict the number of days a rental unit can be rented within a calendar year (90)

g)      Notification to neighbors prior to granting permits and provision of the contact information of the property owner for nuisance complaints

h)      Require the owner to be nearby during all rentals

i)        Set occupancy parameters by the number of beds available in the unit

j)       Require payment of transient occupancy tax, business license tax and/or business license or permit fee

DIRECTED staff get input from the municipal advisory councils, presenting them with outline of today’s conclusions for consideration; and RETURN to the Board by the end of February with an ordinance representative of the least restrictive way to have a balance between community protection and utilizing the income opportunity of short-term rental for the Board's consideration.

CLOSED the public hearing;
FOUND that the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration (the "Revised MND") prepared for the Laurel Place II Project adequately analyzes the project’s environmental impacts, that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment, and that the Revised MND reflects the County’s independent judgment and analysis;  
ADOPTED the Revised MND with Mitigation Measures for the Laurel Place II Project and ADOPTED  the Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Project;  
ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2017-15 to rezone the subject property from R-20, Single Family Residential (20,000 square feet minimum lot size) to R-15, Single Family Residential (15,000 square feet minimum lot size); 
ACKNOWLEDGED the County Planning Commission's approval of the vesting tentative map for the Laurel Place II Project;

CLOSED the public hearing; FOUND for the purposes of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State and County CEQA Guidelines, that the negative declaration prepared for the zoning ordinance text amendment adequately analyzes its potential environmental impacts, that there is no substantial evidence that the ordinance text amendment will have a significant effect on the environment, and that the negative declaration reflects the County’s independent judgment and analysis; ADOPTED the negative declaration for the zoning text amendment;
ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2017-14 identifying zoning districts and establishing regulations for farmworker housing, transitional housing and supportive housing;  and DIRECTED the Department of Conservation and Development Director, or his designee, to file the Notice of Determination with the County Clerk-Recorder.