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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-25-1489
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 25-02, TO
AMEND SECTION 17.42.180.D OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE EXTENDING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE FOR
AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS UNTIL OCTOBER 25, 2027, AND
DETERMINE THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. On December 14, 2021, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 21-
1440, extending the Short-Term Vacation Rental Pilot Program an additional two
years from the program’s adoption in 2019, and implemented revisions to clarify
existing requirements.
SECTION 2. On September 12, 2023, City Council adopted Ordinance No.
23-1468, extending the Short-Term Vacation Rental Pilot Program an additional
two years extending the Ordinance effective date through October 24, 2025
SECTION 3. The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on
September 9, 2025 to consider a text amendment of Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code Title 17.
SECTION 4. Under Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the ordinance qualifies for a “common sense exemption”
from environmental review as CEQA only applies to projects which have the
potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Because it can be
seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may
have a significant effect on the environment, the ordinance is not subject to
CEQA.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds the proposed amendments are consistent
with the City’s General Plan. The ordinance will also comply with State requirements.
The amendments will not impede the City’s ability to meet its General Plan goals, and
the amendments are necessary to carry out the purposes of the Zoning Ordinance,
including the orderly planned use of land resources.
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SECTION 6. Section 17.42.180.D of Chapter 17.42 (General Provisions,
Conditions and Exceptional Uses) of Title 17 (Zoning) is amended to read as
follows:
D.Sunset Clause. The provisions in this section shall become inoperative
on October 24, 2027, and shall be considered repealed on that date, unless the
City Council of Hermosa Beach enacts a new ordinance that becomes effective
on or before October 24, 2027, and which deletes or extends that date. No new
or renewals of administrative permits and/or business licenses for short-term
vacation rentals shall be issued after October 24, 2027, and no permitted short-
term vacation rental shall have a right to operate beyond the term of the permit.
SECTION 7. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person
or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity has no effect on the other
provisions or applications of the ordinance that can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this extent, the provisions of this resolution
are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this
resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any portion thereof.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code section
36937.
SECTION 9. Certification. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage
and adoption of this ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of
original ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the
records of this meeting; and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and
adoption of this ordinance, cause it to be published or posted in accordance
with California law.
Mayor Rob Saeman
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Myra Maravilla
City Clerk
Jason Baltimore
Interim City Attorney
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INTRODUCED: 09/09/2025
ADOPTED: 09/30/2025
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
) City of Hermosa Beach
October 6, 2025
Certification of Council Action
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-25-1489
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 25-02, TO
AMEND SECTION 17.42.180.D OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE EXTENDING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE FOR AN
ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS UNTIL OCTOBER 25, 2027 AND DETERMINE THE
AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
I, Myra Maravilla, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. ORD-25-1489 was
duly approved and adopted by the City Council of said City at its regular
meeting thereof held on the 30th day of September 2025, and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: MAYOR SAEMANN, MAYOR PRO TEM DETOY, COUNCILMEMBER
JACKSON, COUNCILMEMBER KEEGAN, AND COUNCILMEMBER
FRANCOIS
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
_____________________________
Myra Maravilla
City Clerk
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