Code Amendment (AMEND) No. 4-2026 — Title 17 Zoning Code
El Monte
Description
A citywide zoning code update to satisfy state Housing Element requirements and clean up readability — including expressly banning short-term rentals, allowing painted business signage, and shortening the abandoned-sign removal window to 90 days.
Impact summary
Makes the housing rules state-compliant and easier to read; confirms Airbnbs are illegal citywide and lets businesses use painted signage like Raising Cane's does.
Applicant
- Name
- City of El Monte
- Address
- Citywide
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Short-Term Rentals (Airbnbs) Stay Prohibited — Now in Writing
The zoning code cleanup makes it explicit that short-term rentals under 30 days are banned in El Monte — they were already prohibited, but only because they weren't listed as allowed. Commissioners shared mixed views: some cited parking, noise, and safety problems from constant stranger turnover; others worried about limiting residents' ability to earn extra income during tight times, especially in the Latino community.
Housing Element Compliance Cleanup of the Zoning Code
State housing officials told El Monte its zoning code needs tweaks to match its Housing Element — like requiring mixed-use sites to dedicate at least 50% of floor area to housing and allowing 20 units per acre on lower-income sites. The commission is recommending the City Council adopt these fixes along with a batch of readability improvements.
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