A fight is brewing over the rules pertaining to short-term vacation rentals in Oceanside with strong feelings on both sides of the issue. “They tear down single-family houses, and they build 8 to 12-bedroom mini hotels,” said Jeff McDermott at an Oceanside Planning Commission meeting on February 26. “If this was Marriott or Hilton, the City Council would stop them in their tracks.” McDermott and six other homeowners gave an earful to the Commission about STVRs where they live on South Pacific Street during non-agenda public comment. “It’s been completely transformed, it’s not a residential zone any longer,” McDermott said. He and his wife, Ashley, bought their 5-bedroom, 4-bath, 3,553 square-foot, beachfront compound for $7.45 million in 2020, though the home has technically been in their family since 1957. After living next door to a short-term rental for about 4 years, they started an advocacy group, Neighborhoods for Neighbors, and a number of their yard signs are posted in front of homes on their street. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/short-term-vacation-rentals-oceanside-considers-changes-rules/509-cc7fb179-96f0-4222-8fcf-b20570a05d10