Rental units: hosting platforms: coastal resources.

Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. The act requires the commission, within 90 days after January 1, 1977, to adopt, after public hearing, procedures for the preparation, submission, approval, appeal, certification, and amendment of a local coastal program, as provided. Existing law places specified requirements on a hosting platform, including providing an offeror listing a residence for short-term rental on the hosting platform with a specific notice relating to certain liability considerations and risks of listing the residence. Existing law defines "hosting platform" as a marketplace that is created for the primary purpose of facilitating the rental of a residential unit, as specified. This bill would provide that an ordinance, policy, or program enacted by a city or county, including a charter city or county, that regulates or licenses the rental of residential units for tourist or transient-use occupancy within the coastal zone through a hosting platform is not considered development subject to the California Coastal Act. The bill would specify that a city or county, including a charter city or county, is not required to comply with the California Coastal Act when enacting or enforcing an ordinance, policy, or program that regulates or licenses the rental of residential units through a hosting platform. The bill would additionally provide that a local coastal program is not required to include an ordinance, policy, or program that regulates or licenses the rental of residential units through a hosting platform. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.