Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance Amendments
Summary
SCH Number
2026050813
Public Agency
City of Goleta
Document Title
Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance Amendments
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/20/2026
Document Description
The proposed ordinance includes amendments to Chapter 5.08 (Short-Term Vacation Rentals) of the Goleta Municipal Code to implement the City’s Housing Element 2023-2031, specifically subprogram HE 1.7. The topics for these amendments include:
• Added definitions for “hosted and “non-hosted” STVRs,
• A waiting period for non-hosted STVR licenses for recently purchased properties and properties subject to no-fault eviction,
• A three-strike violation and STVR license suspension provision,
• A prohibition on STVR licenses for a property owned by a corporation, limited liability company, or any form of business trust, and
• A limitation on number of nights per year a non-hosted STVR may be rented.
Contact Information
Name
Molly Cunningham
Agency Name
City of Goleta
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines § 15060(c)(3), § 15378(a), § 15378(b)(5), § 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The amendments are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378(a) but it is an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5).
The amendments are also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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