Newport Beach puts coronavirus-driven six-week shutdown on vacation rentals
4 years, 9 months ago

Newport Beach puts coronavirus-driven six-week shutdown on vacation rentals

LA Times  

Short-term rentals are especially prevalent on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, with many facing the oceanside boardwalk shown here. Newport Beach is placing a six-week moratorium on vacation rentals in its latest measure to tamp down on visitors during the coronavirus pandemic, the City Council decided Friday night. “Why are people still coming to Newport Beach?” The council voted 6-0 at Friday’s special meeting, with Councilman Kevin Muldoon absent, to enact the prohibition until May 20 or the duration of the city’s local emergency. “There just simply isn’t.” More than 1,500 homes in Newport Beach hold short-term lodging permits, concentrated on the Balboa Peninsula and Balboa Island and in Corona del Mar neighborhoods. “Treat them like citizens, treat them like residents.” Mayor Will O’Neill said state and county directives don’t give guidance on short-term rentals, leaving it to cities.

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Newport Beach tightens restrictions on short-term rentals after Coastal Commission approvals
3 years, 1 month ago

Newport Beach tightens restrictions on short-term rentals after Coastal Commission approvals

LA Times  

A woman walks her dog past the waterfront duplex at 3801 38th St. on Newport Island, a short-term rental. New restrictions — recently approved with minor modifications from the California Coastal Commission — were formally OKd Tuesday by the majority of council members with Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon and Councilman Noah Blom dissenting. City Council members initially passed short-term …

Newport Beach approves reforms for short-term rentals, up for review by state Coastal Commission
4 years, 2 months ago

Newport Beach approves reforms for short-term rentals, up for review by state Coastal Commission

LA Times  

Newport Island resident Gary Cruz points out parking congestion in February that he says is exacerbated by short-term rentals on the densely populated island. In a 4-3 vote, the Newport Beach City Council passed another set of reforms aimed at restricting short-term rentals in the city, but at least two of the additional regulations will have to come before the …

Beach access unchanged in Newport Beach, but parking restrictions tightened
4 years, 8 months ago

Beach access unchanged in Newport Beach, but parking restrictions tightened

LA Times  

An aerial view of beachgoers enjoying a warm Saturday in Newport Beach amid state-mandated stay-at-home orders to stave off the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Will O’Neill said the city needs to seize more educational and enforcement opportunities, but “we truly can trust the vast majority of people to do the right thing.” “We clearly have to remind some people to do …

‘No time for tourism’: Newport Beach to close peninsula boardwalk this weekend as a coronavirus restriction
4 years, 9 months ago

‘No time for tourism’: Newport Beach to close peninsula boardwalk this weekend as a coronavirus restriction

LA Times  

Signs remind visitors near the Newport Pier to keep their distance to help prevent spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “It’s a gubernatorial order and people are still on our beaches and on our boardwalks, in our parking lots and in our neighborhood streets looking for places to park,” Dixon said. Mayor Will O’Neill suggested some creativity for the signs, with …

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