Short-Term Rental Registration Enforcement

At a glance

What: Resolution AR 2026-213 asks the Administration and the Code Enforcement Division to enforce the new short-term rental registration requirement with a focus on getting owners into compliance within a reasonable time, not on fines and deterrence. Sponsors: Chair Brawley and Goecker, Handeland, Silvers, Martinez, Perez-Verdia, Baldwin Day, McCormick, Park and Johnson.
Outcome: approved as amended, 12-0, on July 21, 2026.
Deadline: Johnson's amendment replaced "for the remainder of 2026 at least" with "until 9/30/26" and struck "such as", so the compliance-first approach was requested through September 30, 2026.

Added by addendum. A motion by McCormick (seconded by Baldwin Day) to lay the item on the table passed 9-3 as recorded (nay: Martinez, Volland, Scout).
Handeland and Park declared a potential conflict of interest; after review by the body the Chair ruled that neither had one.
Municipal Clerk Heinz, Assembly Counsel Gates and Community and Economic Development Director Doehl spoke.
McCormick moved approval, seconded by Baldwin Day. Johnson's amendment passed 12-0, then the resolution passed 12-0 as amended.

AR 2026-213 approved 12-0 as amended; compliance-first enforcement requested until September 30, 2026.