The latest chapter in the ongoing effort in Saratoga Springs to regulate the city’s short-term rentals after a lot of back and forth in recent months. Tuesday night the city council meeting once again.

Escondido could be the next city in San Diego County to regulate short-term rentals (STRs), but it could also be the first to ban them near schools. The proposed ordinance would limit STRs to within 2% of the city's available housing stock and ban them from operating within 500 feet of schools.

The North County city staff "recommends approving an ordinance that will create a registration process and inspection fees for short-term rentals"

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