Ordinance:
The ban on short-term rentals of 29 days or less in residential areas effectively ends hosts’ ability to rent out homes in Manhattan Beach for days at a time through popular home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO.
Councilmembers, who voted 4-1 for the ban, said they recognized that short-term rentals were an important source of income for some Airbnb hosts.
The city is granting a temporary reprieve to about 60 short-term rental operators who registered with the city prior to the ban. They will be allowed to honor contracts with guests through the end of the year. Powell said even though commercial uses have always been banned from residential areas, the city had granted these rental operators business licenses and had been collecting a ‘hotel’ tax from them.
Rentals in commercial zones will continue to be permitted.
Reports:
06/16/2015: Manhattan Beach Short-Term Rental Ordinance (City of Manhattan Beach)
06/16/2015: Manhattan Beach Short-Term Rental Ordinance Public Comments (City of Manhattan Beach)
05/13/2015: Manhattan Beach Planning Commission Meeting Minutes (City of Manhattan Beach)
05/13/2015: Manhattan Beach Planning Commission Staff Report on Short-Term Rentals (City of Manhattan Beach)
News:
04/29/2016: Manhattan Beach warns short term rental websites (Easy Reader News)
06/25/2015: Manhattan Beach bans short-term home rentals to preserve community character (The Daily Breeze)
06/17/2015: Manhattan Beach, targeting AirBnB, officially bans short term rentals (Easy Reader News)
06/16/2015: Manhattan Beach council cracks down on short-term rentals (Southern California Public Radio)