HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 0247 Saffarian - UpheldRESOLUTION NO. 0247
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ON
THE APPEAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION THAT
ELEHAH SAFFARIAN IS PERMANENTLY INELIGIBLE TO
OPERATE A VACATION RENTAL IN THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINE OF $5,000
AND $10,000 FOR OPERATING AN UNREGISTERED
VACATION RENTAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 748 MIRA
GRANDE, 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 Elehah Saffarian did not obtain a Short-Term Vacation Rental
Registration Certificate for the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm Springs,
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. AB0381 operating a Vacation Rental
without a Vacation Rental Registration Certificate, was issued on April 25, 2022, to
Elehah Saffarian for the property located at 748 Mira Grande, Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, Administrative Citation No. AB0445 operating a Vacation Rental
without a Vacation Rental Registration Certificate, was issued on December 19, 2022,
to Elehah Saffarian for the property located at 748 Mira Grande, Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, Elehah Saffarian, filed an administrative appeal of the Administrative
Citation No. AB0381 and AB0445 for operating a Vacation Rental without a Vacation
Rental Registration Certificate issued in the amount of $5,000 for the property located at
748 Mira Grande, Palm Springs with the City Clerk; and
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WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board opened and conducted a duly
noticed Administrative Appeal Hearing on February 22, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board was presented evidence that
Elehah Saffarian violated Section 5.25.040(a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
an advertisement on Airbnb.com/rooms/619683796872095800 for the property located
at 748 Mira Grande., Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board was presented evidence Elehah
Saffarian violated Section 5.25.040(a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
responding to an inquiry to book the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm
Springs and confirmed a period less than twenty-eight (28) days; May 20, 2022, to May
30, 2022 (10-nights); and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board was presented evidence Elehah
Saffarian violated Section 5.25.040(a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
responding to an inquiry to book the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm
Springs and confirmed a period less than twenty-eight (28) days; December 13, 2022,
to December 17, 2022 (4-nights); and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board has carefully reviewed and
considered all the evidence presented in connection with said appeal on February 22,
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
Elehah Saffarian is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the
City of Palm Springs, including the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm
Springs 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
Elehah Saffarian is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the
City of Palm Springs, including the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm
Springs and the fine of $5,000
The Appellant is in violation of Palm Springs Municipal Code 5.25.040(a).
The Administrative Appeals Board upholds the administrative decision that
Elehah Saffarian is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the
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City of Palm Springs, including the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm
Springs and the fine of $10,000.
The Appellant is not in violation of Palm Springs Municipal Code 5.25.040(a).
The Administrative Appeals Board overturns the administrative decision that
Elehah Saffarian is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the
City of Palm Springs, including the property located at 748 Mira Grande., Palm
Springs and the fine of $10,000
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 22 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023.
Michael Paonessa
Chair
ATTEST:
Brenda Pree
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. 0247 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 22nd day of February 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Boardmember Moses, Vice Chair Kane, Boardmember Sinclair,
Chair Paonessa
NOES: Boardmember Hedrick
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this 27th day of February 2023.
Brenda Pree
City Clerk