Ordinance No. 26-1502: Short-Term Rental Regulation Update

Ordinance No. 26-1502, issued by the City of Hermosa Beach, California, establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for short-term rentals. The ordinance introduces Chapter 5.84 to mandate specific registration, business license, safety, nuisance, and hosting-platform requirements. It further amends Chapter 3.32 concerning transient occupancy tax and repeals two existing sections of HBMC Title 17. A critical component of this regulation is the prohibition of short-term rentals outside the Coastal Zone, while formalizing the status of such rentals within the Coastal Zone following legal judgments. The City Clerk, Martha Alvarez, signed the ordinance on September 15, 2026, and it was officially posted on September 17, 2026. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines, the city filed a Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Clerk, asserting that the regulatory updates fall under the Common Sense Exemption as they will not have a significant impact on the environment.