HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 0256 - Schwartz - UpheldRESOLUTION NO. 0256
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
ON THE APPEAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION
THAT LAUREN SCHWARTZ IS PERMANENTLY
INELIGIBLE TO OPERATE A VACATION RENTAL IN THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE
FINE OF $5,000 FOR OPERATING AN UNREGISTERED
VACATION RENTAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 191 THE
RIV, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Jurisdiction: This administrative hearing is conducted in accordance with Palm
Springs Municipal Code 2.50 which confers jurisdiction upon the Administrative Appeals
Board.
WHEREAS Lauren Schwartz did not obtain a Short-Term Vacation Rental
Registration Certificate for the property located at 191 The Riv, pursuant to Palm
Springs Municipal Code Chapter 5.25; and
WHEREAS, any person who operates a Vacation Rental without a Vacation
Registration Certificate, shall be liable to the City an administrative fine in the amount of
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and permanent ineligibility to operate a Vacation
Rental in the City, Palm Springs Municipal Code 5.25.090 (c); and
WHEREAS, “Operation” of a Vacation Rental as used in Palm Springs Municipal
Code Section 5.25 includes “Advertisement” of the property on any web-based
advertising, hosting platform, print media, bulletin, signage, radio and television or any
other medium for the purposes of promoting interest in, testing the market for, or
soliciting the occupancy of a property for a period of twenty-eight (28) consecutive days
or less; and
WHEREAS, Administrative Citation No. AB0475, operating a Vacation Rental
without a Vacation Rental Registration Certificate, was issued on February 14, 2023, to
Lauren Schwartz for the property located at 191 The Riv; and
WHEREAS, Lauren Schwartz, filed an administrative appeal of the Administrative
Citation No. AB0475 operating a Vacation Rental without a Vacation Rental Registration
Certificate issued in the amount of $5,000 for the property located at 191 The Riv, Palm
Springs with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board opened and conducted a duly
noticed Administrative Appeal Hearing on May 24, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board was presented evidence that
Lauren Schwartz violated Section 5.25.040(a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
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an advertisement on Airbnb.com/rooms/54049195 for the property located at 191 The
Riv; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board was presented evidence Lauren
Schwartz violated Section 5.25.040(a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
responding to an inquiry to book the property located at 191 The Riv and confirmed a
period less than twenty-eight (28) days; March 30, 2023, to April 1. 2023 (2-Nights); and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board has carefully reviewed and
considered all the evidence presented in connection with said appeal on May 24, 2023;
and
THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD HEREBY FINDS, after due
consideration given to the relevancy, weight and credibility of testimony and evidence,
and based upon a preponderance of the evidence in accordance with the Board’s
procedures, as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Appellant is in violation of Palm Springs Municipal Code 5.25.040(a).
The Administrative Appeals Board upholds the administrative decision that
Lauren Schwartz is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the
City of Palm Springs, including the property located at 191 The Riv and the fine
of $5,000.
The Appellant is not in violation of Palm Springs Municipal Code 5.25.040(a).
The Administrative Appeals Board overturns the administrative decision that
Lauren Schwartz is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the
City of Palm Springs, including the property located at 191 The Riv and the fine
of $5,000.
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SECTION 2. The Administrative Appeals Board directs the City Clerk to deliver a
copy of this Resolution to each party and to file a disposition report with the Palm
Springs City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD THIS 24th DAY OF MAY 2023.
Michael Paonessa
Chair
ATTEST:
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 0256 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a meeting
of the Administrative Appeals Board of the City of Palm Springs
on the 24TH day of May 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Board Member Sinclair, Vice Chair Kane, Board Member Basile,
and Chair Paonessa
NOES: None
ABSENT: Board Member Moses
ABSTAIN: None
RECUSE: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this 30th day of May 2023.
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk