Laguna Beach caps short term rentals at 300, bans new ones in neighborhoods

Laguna Beach officials have crafted rules allowing for new short-term rental lodgings in this seaside town, but only in its commercial and mixed-use areas.
The new law – which got initial support from the Laguna Beach City Council this week, but needs a second positive vote Dec. 1 to be finalized – caps the city’s total short-term lodging stock at 300 units.
Presently, there are 117 units already permitted, including 79 in residential zones and 38 in commercial zones.
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