Public Hearing to consider: a. Introducing, waiving reading, and setting September 10, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 7.02.060 of the Monterey County Code (MCC) and adding a new Chapter 7.120 to require a business license and a vacation rental operation license for any short-term vacation rental operations in the unincorporated Monterey County; b. Adopting a resolution of intent to adopt an ordinance that amends numerous definition and zoning district use sections of Title 20 (Coastal Zoning Ordinance) and adds Section 20.64.290 to the MCC to regulate the short-term vacation rental of residential property; c. Adopting an ordinance amending Title 21 (Non-coastal Zoning Ordinance) to amend numerous definition and zoning district use sections of Title 21, to repeal and replace Section 21.64.280 of the MCC, and adds Section 21.64.290 to regulate the short-term vacation rental of residential property; d. Amending Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 01-485 to add item 14 “to the list of compatible uses within Agricultural Preserves” and add item 15 “to the list of compatible uses within Farmland Security Zones,”; and e. Adopting a resolution amending the Monterey County Fee Resolution to Fee Article IX - Land Use to add a new “Each” fee for a Vacation Rental Operation License, which will be established at $965. Project Title: REF 100042 & REF 130043 - Vacation Rental Ordinances Proposed Location: Countywide Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) action: a. Finding the Vacation Rental Ordinances consistent with the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) and certify the Final EIR for the amendments to the MCC (SCH # 2022080643); and b. Finding the establishment of a license fee statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Ordinance Scheduled PM Introduced August 16, 2024

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