Brentwood Planning Commission to Talk Gas Station and Carwash Ban, Short-Term Rentals

On Tuesday, the Brentwood Planning Commission is set to talk gas stations, carwashes and short-term rental’s.

The planning commission is being tasked with amending the municipal code to prohibit new automobile service stations/gas stations and carwashes and replace with Alternative Fuel Stations and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in all zones throughout the city; add new land use classifications for Alternative Fuel Station and Electric Vehicle Charging Station; and to more clearly define short-term rentals.

AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS/GAS STATIONS AND CARWASHES

There are currently 18 automobile service stations and 14 (2 full service, 9 express, and 3 flex-service) car washes operating in the city,

LUD recommended that future fossil-fuel service stations and carwashes be prohibited throughout the city (The LUD committee consists of Councilmember Jovita Mendoza and Pa’Tanisha Pierson).

In order to provide a clear distinction between fossil-fuel stations and alternative energy charging or fueling stations, LUD also recommended changes to continue to allow for alternative fuel stations.

• “Alternative fuel station” means any establishment that dispenses alternative fuel as defined by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, including methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; mixtures containing 85% or more by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols with gasoline or other fuels; natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; hydrogen; coal-derived liquid fuels; non-alcohol fuels (such as biodiesel) derived from biological material; and electricity.
• “Electric vehicle charging station” or “charging station” means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with the California Electrical Code, Article 625, as may be amended from time to time, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle

Short-Term Rentals

If approved, Short-term rental units prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to offer or make available to rent or to rent (by way of a rental agreement, lease, license, or any other means, whether written or oral), for compensation or any consideration, a short-term rental unit.

Staff has thus drafted amendments to the BMC that would prohibit all residential short-term rentals, including the rental of swimming pools, courts, and backyards, throughout the City.

Definition. “Short-term rental unit” means the rental or occupancy of any residential dwelling unit or a portion thereof for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less. Short-term rental units include uninhabitable portions of the property such as swimming pools, courts, backyards, and other amenities available for rent for less than 30 consecutive calendar days.

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Staff Report – click here

If you Go:

PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Zoom Webinar ID: 87350296630
October 15, 2024 at 7:00 P.m.
City Council Chambers, 150 City Park Way Brentwood, CA 94513
Full Agenda – click here

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