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The purposes of short-term rental unit regulations are to establish standards and requirements for the temporary rental of dwellings as accessory uses in order to: (1) ensure that the use of dwellings as short-term rental units does not adversely impact long-term housing opportunities in the City of Oxnard; (2) ensure that short-term rental units are compatible with surrounding land uses; and (3) protect the health, safety and welfare of the short-term rental units’ renters, occupants, neighboring residents, as well as the general public and environment.
(Ord. No. 2969)
When used in this article, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as set forth herein.
HOMESHARE - A dwelling which is the primary residence of an owner who possesses at least a 20% ownership interest in the subject parcel, with any portion of the dwelling rented for a period less than 30 consecutive days when said owner is physically present in the same dwelling, with no meals or food provided to the renter or renters. A HOMESHARE is not considered a home occupation. Use of a dwelling for occasional home exchange is not considered a HOMESHARE.
OWNER - A person with a full or partial fee title ownership interest in the subject property. For a property held in a trust, each trustee (but no trust beneficiary) is considered an OWNER.
PRIMARY RESIDENCE - A dwelling which is the owner’s main living location as evidenced by the owner’s address-of-record for official documents such as the property’s title, income tax returns, voter registration, or a current property tax bill.
RENT - The terms rent, rented and rental mean allowing use of a dwelling or property, or any portion thereof, in exchange for consideration in any form.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL - The rental of a residential unit for a period of less than 30 consecutive calendar days. SHORT-TERM RENTALS include both homeshares and vacation rentals.
VACATION RENTAL - A dwelling, any portion of which is rented for a period less than 30 consecutive days when the owner is not physically present, with no meals or food provided to the renter or renters. A VACATION RENTAL is not considered a home occupation under this article. Use of a dwelling for occasional home exchange is not considered a VACATION RENTAL.
(Ord. No. 2969)
(A) The number of vacation rental permits shall be limited by a 5% cap per general plan neighborhood as established in the City of Oxnard neighborhood map adopted as figure 3-4 in the 2030 general plan or its successor document.
(B) No vacation rental shall be issued a permit when a vacation rental permit has already been issued on another property within 200 feet of the proposed vacation rental. The 200 feet is to be measured horizontally from the lines of property ownership as established by the legal description for the property on record with the County of Ventura. Notwithstanding any language in this subsection (B) to the contrary, the 200-foot separation requirement shall not apply to a dwelling unit within a development:
(1) That is subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 (Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code, Sections 11210 et seq.); and
(2) That became subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 on or before January 1, 2019.
(C) Vacation rentals shall be limited to a maximum of 100-day annual cap per calendar year. Vacation rentals which are only used for a partial day (i.e., arrival and departure days) shall be rounded up and counted as a full day. Notwithstanding any language in this subsection (C) to the contrary, the 100-day annual cap per calendar year shall not apply to a dwelling unit within a development:
(1) That is subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004; and
(2) That became subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 on or before January 1, 2019.
(Ord. No. 2969)
(A) Except as expressly authorized by this article, no dwelling, property or any portion thereof shall be rented for a term of less than 30 consecutive days. Renting for less than 30 days pursuant to a purported longer-term lease or by other means intended to evade compliance with this article is prohibited.
(B) A valid permit issued by the city pursuant to this article is required in order for any person that seeks or receives any rent, payment, fee, commission or compensation in any form, to rent, offer for rent, advertise for rent, or facilitate the rental of a homeshare or vacation rental. For purposes of this article, the owner of a dwelling unit that is subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 must obtain a valid permit issued by the city pursuant to this article for the rental of the dwelling unit for non-timeshare purposes for a period of less than 30 days.
(C) A short-term rental permit authorizing a vacation rental or homestay shall be issued or renewed by the community development director, or designee if the following minimum findings are met.
(1) The property is compliant with all State and local codes.
(2) The property complies with the requirements in this article.
(3) There is no substantial evidence of nuisance behavior from the location.
(4) Issuance of the permit will not exceed the neighborhood cap pursuant to section 16-662.
(D) The community development director shall have the authority to impose additional standards and/or conditions to short-term rental permits as necessary to achieve the objectives of the article.
(Ord. No. 2969)
(A) Permits for short-term rentals shall be issued or renewed for a maximum term of one year. All permits shall contain the following provision: “This permit shall expire no later than one year after the date of issuance, and is subject to revocation for violation or noncompliance with the requirements or any other applicable provision of the Oxnard City Code.”
(B) Permit holders that remain in good standing and apply for a renewal permit prior to the expiration of their current permit will be granted a renewal permit. If a permit expires, the request for a permit would be treated as a new permit subject to any established waiting list.
(Ord. No. 2969)
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