Hermosa Beach News
by Kevin Cody In 2016, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach city councils banned short term vacation rentals (STVRs) in residential neighborhoods. Both cities subsequently were sued by residential property owners with short term rentals in the coastal zone, where most of the cities’ hundreds of STVRs are located. The coastal zone extends 1,000 feet inland from the mean high tide. In Manhattan Beach, the coastal zone includes El Porto and most of the town west of Ardmore Avenue. Hermosa’s coastal…
