REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
MARK WARDLAW, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
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Housing Element Program 4 - Short-Term Rental Study
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Receive Short-Term Rental Study report evaluating the impacts of short-term rentals on the housing supply in the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County, prepared in accordance with Program 4 of the County's Housing Element Technical Report.
2. Find, based on the results of the Short-Term Rental Study report, that short-term rentals have an impact on the long-term ownership and rental housing market in Joshua Tree.
3. Provide direction to the Land Use Services Department and Community Development and Housing Department to establish and implement the following proposed strategies to reduce the impacts of short-term rentals and return, as needed, to the Board of Supervisors for future action:
a. Augment existing affordable housing programs.
b. Consider new affordable housing programs.
(Presenter: Mark Wardlaw, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as receipt of the report is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On September 27, 2022 (Item No. 85), the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted an update to the County's Housing Element for the 2021-29 planning period (Housing Element). The Housing Element contains a number of programs to address State Housing Element Law (Government Code section 65580 et al.), including, but not limited to, Program 4 related t...
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