Placentia won’t see any new short term rentals coming to local neighborhoods for up to one year.

The temporary ban comes as city council members and staff are forming new regulations to crack down on problematic short term rentals – commonly known as Airbnbs.

“We have to figure out the correct way to enforce them because more laws don’t mean anything unless they get enforced,” Mayor Kevin Kerwin said during the Sept. 2 meeting, when officials enacted the initial 45-day moratorium.

Last week, Placentia City Council members voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on new short term rentals for up to one year to buy officials time to come up with an ordinance regulating the homes.

The small North Orange County town joins a host of cities throughout the county that paused approving new s

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