A 45-day moratorium on any new short-term vacation rental permits was approved unanimously by the Yucca Valley Town Council last night (November 2). Reporter Jef Harmatz was there and has a full report…
At last night’s regularly scheduled meeting, the council hit the “pause” button on any new vacation rental permits in town. The decisive action was requested by many residents at the council’s last meeting, and the council agreed that the moratorium would give them, the Planning Commission and town staff an appropriate amount of time to reconsider zoning codes and amend current regulations on vacation rentals. The moratorium prevents the town from accepting any new vacation rental permit requests, but all currently received requests will still be processed. Council members and town staff acknowledged that the moratorium would likely be extended but expressed confidence that effective regulations could be put into effect by April 1, 2022, and that the moratorium may not need to be extended for this entire duration.
