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Council’s STVR regulation faces ballot decision
SEA CAVE
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BY DAVE SCHWAB | LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS
Now that a residence-only requirement for short-term vacation rentals has been passed, the battle has shifted from City Hall to the ballot box. On Aug. 30, vacation rental coalition Share San Diego, along with Councilman Scott Sherman, HomeAway and Airbnb vacationrental platforms, as well as numerous other stakeholders, announced they’d collected more than 62,000 signatures. The county registrar now has until Sept. 29 to review those signatures to determine their validity. Some 36,000 valid signatures — 5 percent of registered voters — are needed to qualify the referendum for a future election ballot. The coalition said it’s advocating for reasonable regulations that respect private property, establish an enforcement structure, create an affordable housing fund and protect neighborhoods. The rental referendum seeks to overturn a 6-3 July City Council vote for an ordinance limiting short-term rental hosts to primary residences only, with one additional dwelling unit on the same parcel. That ordinance is sched-
SEE STVR PG. 6
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