Del Mar candidates differ on a few important points
Candidates Terry Gaasterland, incumbent Dwight Worden , Dan Quirk and Brian Fletcher seem to agree on many of the central issues facing Del Mar. However,...
short-term rentals
Candidates talk big issues, bluff-top resort discussion noticeably absent
Affordable housing, short-term rentals and roundabouts were a few of the big issues faced at a Sept. 20 City Council candidate forum. But noticeably missing...
Short-term rentals prompt questions over land-use authority
While awaiting the outcome of a writ of mandate, Del Mar City Council at a Sept. 4 meeting extended the forbearance period on short-term rentals...
Del Mar takes legal action against Calif. Coastal Commission
The city took the first step in legal action opposing the California Coastal Commission’s recommended modifications to its vacation rental policy, filing a writ Aug....
Del Mar rejects Coastal Commission ideas, orders writ to let courts decide
In a rare split decision, council members at the July 16 meeting rejected California Coastal Commission modifications to a short-term rental ordinance and decided to...
Coastal Commission rejects Del Mar’s STR ordinance
The California Coastal Commission rejected Del Mar’s proposal to limit short-term rentals to minimum seven-day stays for a maximum of 28 days per year in...
No decision yet on short-term rentals
RANCHO SANTA FE — Due to more than 60 Covenant member responses regarding the proposed draft regulations that would essentially prohibit short-term rentals in the...
Association drafts rules to ban short-term rentals
RANCHO SANTA FE — During a Nov. 2 board meeting, the Rancho Santa Fe Association addressed the short-term rental phenomenon by unveiling draft vacation rental...
Council approves curbs on short-term rentals
DEL MAR — Despite pleas from almost 30 people during another marathon, 90-minute public hearing to rethink the adoption of an ordinance that will limit...
Vacation rental rules move forward in Del Mar
DEL MAR — Short-term rental regulations deemed too restrictive by many cleared another hurdle Oct. 16, when council members introduced an ordinance with a 4-1...
Planning Commission wants data before ruling on STRs
The Planning Commission has concluded more information is needed before it can weigh in....
Another lawsuit filed relating to vacation rentals
A second lawsuit filed July 17 claims the city illegally failed to fulfill in a timely manner a public records request....
Round 2 of short-term rental policy discussion complete
Council members agreed some sort of easy permit should be required for people who want to rent their property for less than 30 days....
Property owners sue city over vacation rentals
A group of property owners calling themselves the Del Mar Alliance for the Preservation of Beach Access and Village is suing the city over the...
Council: vacation rentals not allowed in residential zones
Based on their interpretation of the municipal code and community plan, four council members determined short-term rentals are not an allowed use in residential zones...
