PUBLIC NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

 Notice is hereby given that the Murrieta City Council introduced the following Ordinance at a Special Meeting held on October 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.  The meeting was conducted as a teleconference meeting pursuant to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20: 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 5.27 TO THE MURRIETA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 16.08, 16.10, 16.11, 16.12, 16.14, 16.34, 16.38, 16.44 and 16.110 OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE REGULATING SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS

The City Council selected Option B-2 under the proposed Ordinance, with a modification to also prohibit Non-hosted rentals in the Estate-Residential 3 (ER-3) zone. 

To summarize, as introduced, the Ordinance permits Hosted short-term vacation rentals in all residential zones within the City.  Non-hosted rentals would be limited to the following zones within the City’s jurisdiction: Estate Residential 1 (ER-1), Estate Residential 2 (ER-2), and Rural Residential (RR), and would require a 300-foot “full radius” separation between Non-hosted units (as measured from all property lines) in the ER-1 and ER-2 zones. 

The above Ordinance is slated for adoption at a Regular Meeting to be held on October 20, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., which will also be conducted via teleconference.  Said Ordinance is on file in the office of the City Clerk, located at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA  92562, and may be viewed during regular business hours, and on the City’s website at www.MurrietaCA.gov.

Dated: October 13, 2020        

/s/ Stephanie D. Smith

MMC, City Clerk, City of Murrieta

Published: October 15, 2020