Ordinance Approved by Coastal Commission with the Following Amendments:
The City of Del Mar proposes to amend the Implementation Plan (IP) component of its
Local Coastal Program (LCP) to add language defining and regulating short-term
vacation rentals (STRs), homesharing, and similar short-term, visitor accommodations in
legal dwelling units for less than 30 consecutive days. Currently, the certified LCP does
not explicitly define, regulate or prohibit STRs, and while they have historically existed,
the City asserts that they are not an allowed use in the residential zones.
Generally, the proposed amendment would allow STRs in most of the City’s commercial
zones without limits. In single and multiple dwelling unit zones, STRs would be allowed
as an accessory use subject to a minimum length of stay requirement (increased from 3 days to 7 days) and a
maximum number of rental days per year per unit (reduced from 180 days to 28 days). STRs would also be subject
to registry requirements and additional operational standards. Homesharing, or owneroccupied
room rentals, would be regulated in the same way as traditional STRs (nonowner
occupied).City of Del Mar LCP Amendment No. LCP-6-DMR-17-0083-3 (Short Term Rentals)
Reports:
6/07/2018: Del Mar Legal Summary, Short-Term Rental Agenda Item (City of Del Mar)
11/16/2015: City of Del Mar Staff Report – Status Report on Draft Code Amendments Related to Short-Term Rentals (City of Del Mar)
11/10/2015: City of Del Mar Planning Commission Staff Report – Short-Term Rentals (City of Del Mar)
09/08/2015: City of Del Mar Staff Report – Direct Staff to Draft Short-Term Rental Ordinance (City of Del Mar)
07/20/2015: City of Del Mar Staff Report – Short-Term Rental Timeframe (City of Del Mar)
News:
10/20/2016: Del Mar council approves another moratorium on new short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
09/19/2016: Del Mar extends moratorium on short-term rentals (CBS 8)
08/09/2016: Short-term rental plan too soft, say some council members (The Coast News Group)
08/04/2016: Short-term rentals in Del Mar discussed (Del Mar Times)
06/22/2016: Del Mar council to draft regulations for short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
05/17/2016: Del Mar extends moratorium on new vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
04/06/2016: Del Mar puts short-term rentals on hold (Del Mar Times)
04/06/2016: Del Mar places moratorium on new short-term rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
11/19/2015: Del Mar council discusses short-term rental regulations (Del Mar Times)
11/12/2015: Del Mar to consider vacation rental rules (San Diego Union Tribune)
11/04/2015: Some Del Mar residents want to ban Airbnb (ABC 10 News)
09/16/2015: Del Mar Council debates requirements to keep short-term rentals neighborly (Del Mar Times)
08/11/2015: Del Mar Council ready to regulate short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)