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Page 3 of 16 are posing is when they want the effective date should be. He stated this is important so that they may give vendors time to adapt. Commissioner Schmidt asked where they came up with the proposed limit of 120 days. Ms. O’Dell stated that it was based on Staff discussion. She stated that people often leave for the summer and want their house available during that time. Commissioner Safdari asked for clarification about the inclusion of accessory dwelling units. Ms. O’Dell explained that they view accessory dwelling units as one of the strategies for addressing the affordable housing crisis. She stated that they want to ensure people understand they can use those for short-term rentals. Commissioner Safdari asked if they have a breakdown of the percentage of vacant versus occupied ADUs. Ms. O’Dell stated they do not. Mr. Aknin added that the state of CA issued a lot of new laws that encouraged making it easier for accessory dwelling units to be built to help curb the housing crisis. Commissioner Safdari asked if they have any sense of how big of a problem events are in current AirBNBs and VRBOs such as weddings. Mr. Aknin stated he has not heard this issue reported in Redwood City, however, this is an issue that they are trying to curb through the ordinance. Commissioner Safdari asked about how enforcement of that would work. Mr. Aknin stated that restriction would be given to AirBNB and other hosting platforms. Commissioner Safdari asked for clarification about the parking requirement. Ms. O’Dell stated that the idea was to encourage neighborliness to ensure people are being considerate about parking and preserve parking impacts in the neighborhood. Commissioner Safdari asked if they have any context for how this is working in other cities. Ms. O’Dell stated they are the first city in the area to begin looking into this and implementing new rules. 7.B. - Page 25