Manhattan Beach About Town
Short term rentals The Manhattan Beach City Council will consider revisiting its ban on short-term rentals at its March 6 meeting. This will be the first time Council will discuss the issue after voting to prohibit short-term rentals in residential zones at its June 16, 2015 meeting. The City Council gave direction to revisit this policy at a strategic planning session in May 2017. As home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO have become popular in arranging short-term rentals (defined as rentals for under 30 days), many cities have debated their impacts upon their own communities and how to appropriately draft regulations. The Manhattan Beach Municipal Code currently prohibits rentals for periods under 30 days. City staff has researched options for possibly allowing limited short-term rentals while minimizing impacts to residential neighbors. This information will be presented at next Tuesday’s meeting, followed by a Council discussion about the regulatory challenges short-termrentals present, including permitting and enforcement. The staff report examines policies other cities have instituted in response to the widespread popularity of technology-enabled home-sharing. For…
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