City of Bakersfield to begin planning ordinance to manage short-term rentals -

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- City staff are expected to create a draft of an ordinance to manage potential issues related to short-term rentals that exist throughout Bakersfield, such as noise, trash, parking and more.

The Bakersfield Housing and Community Development Committee received a presentation of an update regarding short-term rentals on Wednesday.

During the meeting, city staff asked the committee to decide whether or not they should draft a short-term rental ordinance to manage those units.

Short-term rentals are rental of residential dwelling units for less than one month. It is an alternative from the traditional hotel or motel room lodgings for travelers and a "growing staple of the tourism economy," the meeting agenda said.

Short-term rental platforms include Airbnb, VRB