CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH 

NOTICE OF ADOPTION AND SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. ORD-24-1473

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 23-05, TO AMEND PORTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CLARIFYING THE CITY’S REGULATION OF ADVERTISEMENT OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS IN ALL ZONES AND DETERMINE THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONEMNTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 23, 2024 the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach (“City”) adopted Ordinance No. ORD-24-1473 adding section 17.39.050 to Title 17 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code.

Ordinance No. ORD-24-1473 amends certain sections of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to further clarify the City’s regulations and prohibitions on short term vacation rentals and finds the same exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Specifically, the ordinance expands the definition of advertisement to reflect new features on various online platforms and clarify that if there is competing information on an advertisement, the lesser amount of time shall govern.

Ordinance No. ORD-24-1473 was introduced for first reading by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at its regular meeting held on December 12, 2023, and adopted on January 23, 2024 by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Saemann, Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Francois, and Mayor Massey; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None

The Ordinance will take effect thirty days after its adoption. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance, it should be read in its entirety. A certified copy of the full text of the Ordinance is posted in the City Clerk’s office at Hermosa Beach City Hall, 1315 Valley Drive, 2nd floor, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, and on the City’s website at http://www.hermosabeach.gov.

Myra Maravilla
City Clerk

View full text Ordinance HERE