“Grover Beach eyeing vacation rentals” plus 1 more |
| Grover Beach eyeing vacation rentals Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:05 PM PST In November 2009, a group of Grover Beach residents told the City Council about some homes they thought were being used as vacation rentals in their neighborhoods, which they said were causing noise and traffic problems. Now, after direction from the council, the city's planning commissioners will consider rules to regulate vacation rentals. "(People) just come here for a weekend and have a party and tear the place up and leave," Councilman Bill Nicolls said. "That's the sort of thing we want to eliminate." While Nicolls acknowledged this doesn't appear to be widespread, he said having rules in place would give the city authority to regulate the rentals. The Planning Commission on Tuesday will consider an ordinance that would allow vacation rentals — defined as residences rented for 30 days or less — in all of the city's residential areas. If subsequently approved by the council, those renting out their homes would be required to apply for a vacation rental permit and could be subject to fines of up to $500 for multiple violations. However, commissioners have several other alternatives. They could forbid vacation rentals in certain areas zoned residential, such as areas with single-family homes, or try to ban them entirely. In January, the council received a petition said to have about 200 signatures from people requesting that rentals be regulated and banned from residential areas. Only 14 vacation rentals pay the city bed tax of 10 percent of the rent they charge. The transient occupancy tax, which is also reported by hotels and other lodging facilities, makes up a small portion of the city's revenue. In the 2007-08 fiscal year, the tax brought in $232,893; the following year, that dropped to $230,768. This year's budget estimates an even bigger drop to $225,000. City Manager Bob Perrault said that while extra revenue would be nice, the main point of the ordinance is to regulate the rentals so they can co-exist in the community. San Luis Obispo County and communities including Morro Bay have vacation rental regulations. Pismo Beach has approved an ordinance restricting the rentals to any residential areas except downtown but is waiting on certification from the California Coastal Commission. Reach Cynthia Lambert at 781-7929. Stay updated by following @SouthCountyBeat on Twitter. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2011 06:05 AM PST (PRWeb UK) February 18, 2011 Vacation rentals can now be managed both affordably and easily with Seaview Rental Solutions' launch of its online rental property management system. Seaview Rental Solutions, a subsidiary of Seaview Worldwide, prides itself on quality, affordability, service and most of all safety. The company strives to raise the bar in the vacation rental property industry by creating a range of cost-effective online tools that offer a professional way to promote vacation rentals online and thrive in today's internet-driven marketplace. Having a website is essential for vacation rental owners to ensure their properties stand out and make guests feel secure in the knowing that they are dealing with a professional business. Consumers have come to expect more from their online experiences, and so it is imperative that rental owners step up to ensure their properties are noticed for all the right reasons. With the new range of tools from Seaview Rental Solutions, rental owners can now have a professionally designed, dynamic website that offers current, up to date property information, the peace of mind and convenience of secure online booking and payment and the ability to design and update their own website content without the cost of developers or advanced technical skills. The Seaview Booking Suite, the 'engine' that drives the solution is tightly integrated allowing a seamless platform for rental owners to promote and manage their rentals online, from anywhere in the world. By simply keeping availability calendars up to date with external or offline rental bookings, the Seaview Booking Suite completely manages the process from the initial booking through to processing payments and responding to guests through automated personalized emails whilst, always keeping the owner up to date every step of the way, with any new bookings, changes or cancellations. The dynamic pricing tool allows owners to completely manage their rental rates, adjusting them accordingly, depending on the time of year or length of stay, while providing them with the ability to add premiums for more popular dates or create special offers for those quieter times. The system recognizes these pricing adjustments automatically and updates the price when a guest searches for specific set of dates on any Seaview related website. Tasks that normally take rental owners hours each week to complete can now be accomplished within a few minutes, at the click of a button. Owners currently based in three locations, the Riviera Maya Mexico, Coastal Spain and the South Coast of England can benefit from this new range of solutions, designed to suit different business needs and allow owners to have the exact online presence they want at the price they want. The solutions are affordable, less or the equivalent to a simple ad on one of the top rental listing websites and all properties are automatically added to Seaview's own resort websites delivering double the exposure online at no additional cost. Owners interested in learning more can visit SeaviewRentalSolutions.com for more information on available packages, including current promotional special offers or contact the team through the 'contact us' form on the website. About Seaview Worldwide Travel Services # # # This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Vacation Rentals - Yahoo! News Search Results To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
0 comments:
Post a Comment