Ocean Beach Planning Board

Thursday Dec 3rd, the City Planning Commission will hear a proposal to legalize Short Term Vacation Rentals (STRs). This effort by Councilmember Jen Campbell would create a 4-Tier permitting system. Whole-home STR permits would be capped at 0.75% of the total number of housing units in San Diego. Except in Mission Beach, where they would be capped at 30% of housing units. The cap would not apply to whole-home STRs rented less than 20 nights per year, or to any home-share...s, or duplexes with host living on site. It also requires a sign posted outside the STR with contact information for reporting complaints, and describes a good neighbor policy and other code enforcement actions that can lead to a permit being revoked. The Planning Commission already reviewed this proposal in October but sent it back to staff with many questions. The staff memo linked below is in response to that. If it passes Planning Commission, it will likely go before one or more City Council subcommittee before it can be docketed at the full City Council for a vote, after which it could become law. You can make a public comment in writing or by phone: (do this today) Go to: https://www.sandiego.gov/planning-commi/agenda-comment-form Enter Meeting Date: 12/3/2020; Comment Type: Agenda Comment; Agenda Item Number: 1 You can type a written comment, but the best way to be heard is check the box I would like to speak You’ll receive a confirmation email with a call-in number. Call in the morning prior to the 9:00 am meeting time. You’ll be put on hold and can listen to the meeting by phone. The public comment period begins after the staff presentation, but before the commissioners deliberate. The moderator will call out the last 4-digits of your phone number and unmute you when it’s your turn to speak. This could take an hour or longer if there are lots of public comments. Watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUQjf-auekdzU_zpcfZa4Q *the YouTube feed is delayed by 20 seconds, so do not use this if you are waiting in the phone queue. Links: Planning Commission agenda: https://www.sandiego.gov///files/dsd_pcagenda_20201203.pdf Expedia/Unite Here Memorandum of Understanding (superceded by draft ordinance): https://www.sandiego.gov//memorandum-of-understanding-on-s Campbell Draft Ordinance: https://www.sandiego.gov//files/dsd_pc-20-064_ordinance.pdf Memo responding to previous Planning Commissioner comments: https://www.sandiego.gov//fil/dsd_pc-20-064_memorandum.pdf https://www.sandiego.gov/planning-commi/agenda-comment-form

Dec 1st 6pm: The Planning Board's STVR subcommittee will consider councilmember Campbell's draft ordinance to create a permitting and cap system to legalize vacation rentals. It would allow full-time STVRs at up to 30% of the housing inventory in Mission Beach, and 0.75% of housing inventory city-wide outside MB. Home shares, duplexes with host on site, and part-time STVRs (<20 days/yr) would be exempt from the % cap. The San Diego Planning Commission will see this propos...al on Dec 3rd. Access the OB Planning Board subcommittee meeting here on Webex: http://oceanbeachplanning.org//11/2020-dec1-STVR-Agenda.pdf or on Facebook live at our page. --------------------- Dec 2nd, 6pm: The OB Planning Board meets to consider the Bermuda Ave beach stair replacement, Mariner's Cove, and 4-way stop at Froude/Cape May, and improvements to the Nimitz/I-8 corridor. The Bermuda beach proposal replaces the concrete stairs that washed out in 2016. The Mariner's Cove proposal replaces the 500 apartments on site with 772 new units, 300 of which would be considered affordable housing units. The agenda with link to participate is here: http://oceanbeachplanning.org//11/OBPB_agenda-December-.pdf Or watch on Facebook live. Public comments can also be sent in advance to: [email protected]