§ 16.52.230. Vacation rentals.

A.

Purpose and Intent. The purpose of these regulations is to ensure that vacation rentals located in the city conform to the existing character of the neighborhood in which they are located and do not create an adverse impact on adjacent properties.

B.

Applicability. Vacation rentals may be permitted only with approval of a minor use permit. Vacation rentals shall comply with the property development standards of the underlying district and the performance standards and special conditions listed in subsection (C).

C.

Performance Standards and Conditions for Vacation Rentals.

1.

Operators of vacation rentals are required to obtain a minor use permit-plot plan review (Section 16.16.080) and a business license.

2.

Any proposed vacation rental shall be compatible with the neighborhood in which it is located in terms of landscaping, scale and architectural character. The use shall be harmonious and compatible with the existing uses with the neighborhood.

3.

All Building Code and Fire Code requirements for the level of occupancy of the vacation rental shall be met.

4.

All environmental health regulations shall be met.

5.

The operator of the vacation rental shall, at all times while the property is being used as a vacation rental, maintain a contact person/entity within a fifteen-minute drive of the property. The contact person or entity must be available via telephone twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to complaints regarding the use of the vacation rental. The contact person or entity shall respond, either in person or by return telephone call, with a proposed resolution to the complaint within three hours between seven a.m. and nine p.m., and within thirty (30) minutes between nine p.m. and seven a.m.

6.

The operator of the vacation rental shall annually, at the time of renewal of the business license, notify the community development department of the name, address and telephone number of the contact person required in subsection (C)(6).

7.

A written notice shall be conspicuously posted inside each vacation rental unit setting forth the name, address and telephone number of the contact person required in subsection (C)(6). The notice shall also set forth the address of the vacation rental, the maximum number of occupants permitted to stay overnight in the unit, the maximum number of vehicles allowed to be parked on-site, and the day(s) established for garbage collection. The notice shall also provide the non-emergency number of the Arroyo Grande Police Department.

8.

On-site advertising of the vacation rental is prohibited.

9.

The number of overnight occupants shall be limited to two persons per bedroom and two additional persons. A bedroom shall meet the minimum size requirements as defined in the Building Code.

10.

All refuse shall be stored in appropriate containers and placed at the curb for collection every week.

11.

The operator of the vacation rental shall pay transient occupancy tax as required by Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 3.24.030.

12.

Establishment of a vacation rental within three hundred (300) feet of an existing vacation rental on the same street shall not be permitted.

13.

Violations. Violation of these requirements shall constitute grounds for revocation of the minor use permit pursuant to Section 16.16.220.

(Ord. No. 663, § 2, 6-10-2014)