2020-03-03 CC Agenda - Public Communication related to Item #C9 - Short-Term RentalHarada, Patricia
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From: Mona Eisman <eismanmktg@gmail.com>
Date: 3/3/20 12:12 PM (GMT -08:00)
To: "Boyles,Drew (Mayor)" <dboyles@elsegundo.org>, "Pimentel, Chris (Council member)"
<cpimentel@elsegundo.org>, "Nicol, Scot (Council Member)" <snicol@elsegundo.org>, "Pimentel, Chris
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Subject: City Council Public Comments for Meeting March 3rd regarding Short Term Rental
Drew, Carol, Scot and Chris -
Thank you for reading and considering my public comments via email prior to the vote tonight,
City Council Meeting — March 311
I am writing to you again, this time I am including information from an email, meetings we were having in
2017, working with the Planning Commission and professional staff to write a responsible, limited Home
Sharing ordinance. More and more cities in the past three years, who welcome, or simply accept the business of
home vacation rentals have been adopting these common-sense rules, regulations that protect the community,
the neighbors while still allowing homeowners to still earn additional income on home sharing platforms.
That was the dialogue I thought we were having in El Segundo, and tonight the Council may vote in unlimited,
minimally regulated Short Term Rental that welcomes, opens up our residential R1/R2 neighborhoods to
investors and the growth of commercial hotel activity.
Short Term Rental news — another shooting at a House Party, this time in our LA County, at a Short Term
Rental, the owner had to be found, and the guest that signed up for the house was also no where to be
found. NO responsible parties were present to assist the police and the neighbors.
Airbnb news — there are no more parties allowed, only Gatherings, the newscaster on KTLAS corrected himself
that the shooting happened at a Gathering, not a party. This is in response to the ALL the House Party
Ordinances that have been passed across the country. This is not one house in El Segundo, it is a big,
nationwide concern.
Check -ins — reminder to the council that neighbors on Virginia have had guests try to check-in to the wrong
house, it felt like a break in at all hours of the day and night. Many cities limit the hours for check -ins and
require a person be there and check the ID of the guests to be sure it is who they believe they have rented to on
the platform.
Impact on Long Term rentals — real story, two doors from us on Concord, the property owner, our neighbor has
moved out of the city, he long term rents. A Microsoft Family with children, relocating to Silicon Beach, rented
the house and was very excited, chose El Segundo for all the family activities in our town, especially the
Halloween and July 4t" celebrations. After two or three months of noise, police, small fire, water flooding from
the pool, they moved, no longer feeling that the town was safe and family friendly. The house is now rented to
a older couple without children.
Again, I am sorry I cannot be there tonight, I will watch the footage, hoping we can return to Responsible,
Limited Homesharing, casting a vote for our family based community.
Thank you,
Mona Eisman
415 Concord Street El Segundo CA 90245
Public Comments, Information provided to Planning Commission, Professional Staff and City Council in
2017
Stop Short Term Rental — Preserve our Community — August 2017
El Segundo Party Houses on Richmond, Virginia and Maple, if we don't enforce strict regulations for short
rental, the next Party/Vacation House will be opening next door to you.
Stop the opening of hotels in our R1/R2 neighborhoods, Save our Community!
Problems: Noise, Garbage, Safety, Threats, Disorderly, Buses, cars, naked party people running on street,
peeing in front of neighbors, STR Guests checking in/trying to break into neighbors houses at all times of the
day and night
Timeline: Planning Commission Meeting — Aug 2017
Neighbors complaining to Police, City Council, Planning Commission for two years
Please don't let El Segundo be the only South Bay Beach city to allow Short Term Rentals. Banned in
Manhattan Beach; Redondo Beach; Very limited allowed in commercial areas only in HB; Days limited in City
of Los Angeles; Homesharing only, limited days in Santa Monica
What we Want, common sense Regulations happening in cities around the country
NO Investor, Non Owner Occupied Short Term Rentals — De -Facto Commercial Hotels!
Hosts/Property Owners RESPONSIBLE for all activity happening at their property!
Must be primary residence — not de facto Hotel
Owners/Hosts must be present, in town to check-in and responsible for any problems, disruption caused by
guests
• Owners/Hosts immediately evict Guests if second complaint occurs.
■ Guests must provide ID at Check-in, just as they would at a Hotel:
• Limit Check-in Times to reduce disruption of noisy guest and cars arriving.
Limit/Enforce Occupancy limits, parking — ticket and tow in hours, not three days after Party Guests have
left.
Responsibility of Airbnb to City, Police and Community
• Provide Audited reports of listings and rentals on monthly basis
• Provide names and contact information of hosts and guests
• Take down Hosts listings who have not registered or have had their registration revoked
Limited allowed days for rental to reduce disruption, chaos, garbage, threats to the neighborhood
Responsibility of City Police and Professional Staff
• Police respond to complaints, keep log and issue citations for unruly, dangerous, disruptive party guests.
• Provide additional police attention to Short Term Rental properties, address of properties will be available
through the city as properties sign up.
• City Attorney and Staff — enforce, take action pursue Property Owners that violate city regulations, party
house ordinances and code violations and all that operate illegal short term rental.
We want to know our neighbors! We don't want unknown party vacationers, school teams, bachelor parties,
business retreats whose motto is "What happens in El Segundo, stays in El Segundo"
Eisman Marketing Group
EismanMarketing.com
Eismanmktg@gmail.com
Mobile: 310 629 6431
Harada, Patricia
From: Mitnick, Scott
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2020 8:28 AM
To: *ALL CITY CLERKS
Cc: Lee, Sam; McClain, Gregg; Voss, Barbara; King, David; Hensley, Mark (City Attorney)
Subject: Short -Term Rentals Follow-up Info (Agenda Item #9)
City Council —
By way of follow-up, yesterday afternoon, Sam Lee and I met with Manhattan Beach City Manager Bruce Moe and
Community Development Director Carrie Tai to learn more about the Manhattan Beach experience with short-term
rentals. As described in the following link
hfts://www.citvmb.infoldet)artmentslcommunity-develoDmentIDIanning-zoninLylshort-term-vacation-rentals
our neighbor to the south had been wrestling with the short-term rentals top since 2015. Initially, this city
allowed short-term rentals on a limited basis via a trial basis through the end of 2015. After considering a
variety of options, Manhattan Beach City Council ultimately banned short-term rentals in residential zones,
without exceptions, in April 2019. There appears to a handful of exceptions in the commercial/industrial zone
area via a CUP. This community continues to ban all short-term rentals in residential areas and it uses a fairly
aggressive monitoring and code compliance approach to limit this practice.
I am still waiting to hear from Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole to learn from this city's experience.
Scott Mitnick
City Manager
Short -Term Rentals I City of Manhattan Beach Page 1 of 2
Short -Term Rentals
On Anril 16, 201Q, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 19-0007, amending the Manhattan Beach
Municipal Code to strengthen the ban of short-term rentals (STR), without exception. The City Council
also adopted Resolution No. 10-6otl amending the administrative remedies for violations of the
Ordinance.
Ordinance No. 10-0007 accomplishes the following:
• Leaves intact the prohibition of renting property in residential zones for less than 3o days;
• Extends the prohibition to renters and lessees; and
• Prohibits the maintenance of advertisements of short-term rentals.
In addition, the ordinance imposes hosting platform responsibilities, and authorizes the City to issue
administrative subpoenas to obtain information about listings in Manhattan Beach.
For short-term rental enforcement related inquiries, please contact Code Enforcement at (310) 802-
5518.
Background Information:
Transient uses, including short-term rentals (less than 3o days), in residential zones are not allowed
under the City Zoning Code and are incompatible with the goals and objectives of the City's General
Plan. The General Plan aims to preserve and maintain residential neighborhoods and to protect
residential neighborhoods from the intrusion of incompatible and character -changing uses. Short-term
rentals and other transient uses in residential zones can have a severe negative impact on the character
and stability of the residential zones and its residents.
The Planning Commission and City Council considered allowing transient uses on a limited basis.
Numerous residents emailed the City and testified at the public hearing about the negative impacts on
residential neighborhoods, such as increased traffic congestion, overuse of public parking, noise, and
crime. Based upon such public input, the City Council maintained the status quo of prohibiting
transient uses on June 16. 2011;, per Ordinance No. 1.,-000c) and Ordinance No. 1-r;-oo10. Property
owners that were registered as of April 30, 2015 with the City for tax purposes, were permitted to
continue operating renting their property on a short-term basis until December 31, 2015.
On March 6. 2018. the City Council discussed short-term rentals and requested that staff perform
additional research and provide more comprehensive information related to insurance requirements,
parking, enforcement, revenue (TOT), licensing, inspection, numeric caps, platform agreements, and
short-term rental policies and/or programs from other cities.
https ://www. citymb. info/departments/community-development/planning-zoning/short-term-... 3/3/2020
Short -Term Rentals I City of Manhattan Beach
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On Julv 1Q. 2018. the City Council held a study session to discuss goals, concerns and various policy
options for a short-term rental policy for the City. Staff returned to City Council with a proposal for a
pilot program with varying options on November 6. 2018. At that meeting, the City Council directed
staff to return with additional information including program options to allow short-term rentals in
certain commercial zones and residential zones citywide, which was presented on January 1S, 2o1A,
March 6. 201A, March W, 201A, April 2. 201A. and AAril 16. 201n.
https://www.citymb. info/departments/community-development/planning-zoning/short-tenn-... 3/3/2020
Harada, Patricia
From: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk)
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 11:20 AM
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Subject: FW: Short-term rentals, meeting 2/18/20
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From: Kristin Van Heuven <vanheuven@earthlink.net>
Date: 2/20/20 11:26 PM (GMT -08:00)
To: ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS <ALLELECTEDOFFICIALS@elsegundo.org>
Subject: Short-term rentals, meeting 2/18/20
February 20, 2020
RE: Short Term Rentals
Council Meeting 2/18/20, limiting nights of home shares
Dear Council members:
I just finished watching the City Council meeting of February 18, 2020.
As I've stated in my other letters to council over the past couple of years, we are Airbnb Super Hosts and have
been home sharing for four years. I want to address specifically your consideration of limiting the number of
nights per year we can home share.
Early on in the meeting, you had a discussion regarding the 182 -day definition. 182 days is a definition that
already exists that defines an owner -occupied property. Somehow this 182 -day owner -occupied definition got
captured into a discussion potentially limiting how many days one can rent out rooms in their owner occupied
home, and the number 182 was suggested. That then seemed to carry the narrative through the meeting.
You all seem to unanimously agree that the problems the city has had with short-term rentals have not involved
owner -occupied home shares. Why you would then have a discussion limiting the number of nights we can rent
rooms escapes me. This a classic example of government overreach, and to quote Drew, "penalizing many to
address a few", "overcomplicating" the matter, and becoming "far too bureaucratic". Thank you, Drew.
Near the end of the meeting, Scot's concerns seemed to go into the direction of now owner -occupied multiple
room rentals into becoming "hotels", thus again revisiting limiting the number of nights. He used as an
example, a 5 -bedroom home could have 4 bedrooms rented (as the 5th would be owner), thus in turn turning it
into a "hotel".
I can tell you that there are ZERO owner -occupied Airbnb's that accommodate more than five people currently
operating in El Segundo, and I'm pretty sure in years past there haven't been any either. I just did a search of El
Segundo, filtering in number of guests (I chose 6) and choosing 'private room' (versus entire place). Two listing
showed up, and they were BOTH the party house on Virginia, and we all know that this house is NOT owner
occupied. (Further you probably have not done this, but if you pick a date on this listing, choose'price details',
you will see that they are charging a TOT. Might be something for the city attorney to look into.) So Scot's
"four room hotel" example is completely fictitious. You are potentially legislating out of fear and not reality,
and that is never a good place to be.
If you do not want multiple room home shares to function as hotels, don't limit the dans. limn the number of
monis. This was actually discussed in one of your earlier meetings months ago, and you seem to have landed
on no more that two rooms in a home share. That is very reasonable, but I guess that was forgotten at this
meeting.
The reality in all of this is .... if there was a valid concern for multiple rooms in a home share to be rented out
separately and act like "hotels", don't you think this problem would have revealed itself by now? There are
currently zero regulations regarding home shares as it stands now, and there have been zero problems with
them. How is creating an over -regulated pilot program going to 'solve' problems that aren't there to begin
with? Some of you are over thinking this and creating made-up scenarios where there are none. Home shares
have never been the problem.
Our rooms are for lodging and not gathering. Yes people come and go, but no more than our two daughters
would be coming and going if they still lived in those two rooms. And our two daughters would have two
cars. Our guests only have a car about 20% of the time.
Please, trust us homeowners to snake the right decisions and self regulate. We know what is best for our
neighbors, ourselves, our guests, and our biggest asset, our home. We are not bad actors and should not be
penalized.
I know the Airbnb website like the back of my hand and can answer any questions you may have. Please do not
hesitate to reach out to me.
Thank you in advance for those of you who consistently acknowledge this communication, and thank you all for
your thoughtful work in this regard.
Sincerely,
Kristin and Chris Van Heuven
310 528-9267