Newport Beach to take another look at changes to short-term rental regulations
The Newport Beach City Council will again be considering additional reforms of short-term rental regulations to reduce neighborhood impacts at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Up for consideration is the possibility of adding a three-night-stay minimum requirement and limiting the total number of short-term rental permits in the city to 1,550.
The City Council will also consider changing the age limit to rent to 25 and holding property owners responsible for any parking violations by guests near the property. It will also decide whether short-term rental lodging permits will be transferable to immediate family upon the death of an owner in addition to new owners.
All items were discussed during a Sept. 8 study session and have been brought back before the City Council for review.
In July, the council approved changes to regulations on short-term rentals in the city, which now stipulate that owners must disclose the number of parking spots available; occupancy is limited to the maximum stated by the building and fire code; owners must have a nuisance response plan; and advertisements must include their permit numbers. They are also required to have an on-site contact that the city can call for complaints.
The city launched its 24-hour hotline for complaints and nonemergency issues related to short-term rental units on Oct. 2.
The Newport Beach City Council adopted tighter restrictions on short-term rentals that now requires operators to have a local contact person to respond to complaints in July.
A staff report prepared for Tuesday’s meeting said the city has 1,500 active short-term lodging permits in Newport Beach, including 1,436 on coastal zone properties and 64 on non-coastal zone properties.
City staff previously said new regulations are in light of the proliferation of short-term rental units in recent years through Airbnb, though the city has a history of short-term rentals that predates such websites, and the community impacts.
The majority of short-term rental properties are concentrated at the Balboa Peninsula, Balboa Island and Corona del Mar.
Tuesday’s meeting begins at 4:30 p.m. and can be livestreamed at newportbeachca.gov/government/departments/public-information-office/nbtv/nbtv-live. Members of the public are encouraged to email questions to cityclerk@newportbeachca.gov or can attend in-person from the community room.
Phone numbers will be listed on-screen during the meeting for residents to call in and comment on specific agenda items. Only 20 people can be on hold at one time.
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