The California Coastal Commission approved San Diego's cap on short-term rentals Wednesday after commissioners added a key provision requiring the city to revisit the new regulations in seven years to assess their effects.
"For a city that gets 35 million tourists, I really feel like you guys got it right, trying to balance all the interests and understanding that it's going to be an iterative process, it's going to be a work in progress," said Coastal Commission chair Donne Brownsey just before the commission OK'd the changes in a 12-0 vote.
Prior to the meeting, the commission's staff recommended the review because the overhaul of short-term rental rules posed a "risk of substantial adverse impacts on coastal access" so it would be prudent to re-evaluate the changes after seven years.
