A LONG DISCUSSED VACATION RENTAL ORDINANCE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR MEETING ON THURSDAY. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VACATION RENTALS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD TO NO MORE THAN 15 PERCENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES, AND NO MORE THAN 20 PERCENT ON ANY ONE BLOCK. THE ORDINANCE WOULD ALSO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A VACATION RENTAL UNIT, AND REQUIRE HOMEOWNERS TO PROVIDE A LOCAL CONTACT FOR NEIGHBORS, IN CASE PROBLEMS ARISE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S MEETING IS SLATED FOR 9 A.M. THURSDAY ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL CENTER, AT 701 OCEAN STREET IN SANTA CRUZ.
