HomeMy WebLinkAbout0192 - Roumbos - UpheldRESOLUTION NO. 0192
A RESOLUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ON
THE APPEAL OF MELINA ROUMBOS FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 949 VISTA DUNES, PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
AB0299 ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 AND THE
PERMANAENT INELIGIBILIY TO OPERATE A VACATION
RENTAL IN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
Jurisdiction: This administrative hearing is conducted in accordance with Palm
Springs Municipal Code 2.50 which confers jurisdiction upon the Administrative Appeals
Board.
WHEREAS Melina Roumbos did not obtain a Short-Term Vacation Rental
Registration Certificate for the property located at 949 Vista Dunes, 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 op erate 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. AB0299 Operating a Vacation Rental
without a Vacation Rental Registration Certificate, was issued on November 30, 2020 to
Melina Roumbos for the property located at 949 Vista Dunes, Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, Melina Roumbos filed an administrative appeal of the Administrative
Citation No. AB0299 Operating a Vacation Rental without a Vacation Rental
Registration Certificate issued in the amount of $5,000 for the property located at 949
Vista Dunes, Palm Springs with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board opened and conducted a duly
noticed Administrative Appeal Hearing on April 28, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board was presented evidence that
Melina Roumbos violated Section 5.25.040 (a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
an advertisement for the property located at 949 Vista Dunes, Palm Springs from
Advertisement on airbnb.com/rooms45657387; and
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WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals was presented evidence Melina
Roumbos violated Section 5.25.040(a) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code by
responding to an inquiry to book the property located at 949 Vista Dunes, Palm Springs
for a period less than twenty-eight (28) days (January 7, 2021 to January 10, 2021 [3
nights)]; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Appeals Board has carefully reviewed and
considered all the evidence presented in connection with said appeal on April 28, 2021.
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
Melina Roumbos is permanently ineligible to operate a Vacation Rental in the City of
Palm Springs, including the property located at 949 Vista Dunes, Palm Springs and the
fine of $5,000.
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 28th DAY OF APRIL 2021.
Michael Paonessa
Chair
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, do hereby certify
that Resolution No. 0192 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 28th day of April 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Basile, Moses, Kane, Sinclair, and Paonessa
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RECUSE: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the of ficial seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this 28th day of April 2021.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC
City Clerk