DANA POINT, Calif.—Residences and landlords who rent out their homes through Airbnb and other short-term rental websites face new regulations under a program the Dana Point Planning Commission approved earlier this month.
A topic residents and officials describe as “heated” during a May 9 public hearing, the Commission voted 4–1, limiting private local vacation rentals.
Planning Commission Chair John Gibbard dissented because the board would need the state’s Coastal Commission’s approval.
“For me, this comes down to one thing,” Gibbard said during the hearing. “I don’t like being told what to do by the [California Coastal Commission], and the fact that [it’s] driving our approval process is not something that I want to be a part of, and I’m going to push back.”…