City Council

10B. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1148 AMENDING TITLE 20 (ZONING) TO\nPROHIBIT SHORT-TERM RENTALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND BED AND\nBREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE OVERLAY\nZONES\nThe City of Stanton (“City”) has continuously sought to deter nuisance activities\nthroughout the community. Since the emergence of short-term rentals, the City has\nreceived complaints about residents leasing their properties to travelers for short-term or\nvacation rentals. Residents report that the rentals degrade the quality of their\nneighborhoods by generating excessive noise, parking problems, and trash. Because\nshort-term rentals are not expressly permitted in any zone under the Stanton Municipal\nCode (“SMC”), such uses are prohibited throughout the City. The proposed Ordinance\nseeks to expressly memorialize this prohibition making it clear to all members of the\npublic. Similar to short-term rentals, bed and breakfast inns can cause noise, parking,\nand other nuisances in residential neighborhoods. For this reason, the proposed\nordinance would also prohibit bed and breakfast inns within residential and mixed-use\noverlay zones. The proposed changes are intended to safeguard the quality of life in the\nCity’s residential areas.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council conduct the public hearing and first reading of Ordinance No. 1148,\nentitled:\nOctober 22, 2024\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 20 (ZONING) OF THE STANTON\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT SHORT-TERM\nRENTALS IN ALL ZONES WITHIN THE CITY AND TO PROHIBIT BED\nAND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND\nMIXED-USE OVERLAY ZONES”; and\n2. Declare that the project is exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) under section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) and alternatively categorically\nexempt pursuant to Section 15301 which apply to projects that will not have a\nsignificant impact on the environment; and\n3. Set November 12, 2024, as the date for second reading for adoption of Ordinance No.\n1148.