Commission takes initial step to tap brakes on vacation rentals along Monterey coast

The California Coastal Commission has voted in favor of limiting the number of vacation rentals along the coast of Monterey County and banning commercial vacation rentals in Big Sur and the Carmel Highlands.

The Coastal Commission works to regulate the use of land and water in the coastal zone — the area covered under the state’s Coastal Act spanning the length of California’s coastline and extending generally 1,000 yards inland — and monitor public access to the coast, including access via vacation and other short-term rentals.