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From: Debra Stockdill <stockdill.debra@gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 1120 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: Vacation Rental Requirements.
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to express my concerns regarding the changes regarding Municipal code 5.25. We have a vacation
rental property in a small gated community in Palm Springs. There are strict internal bylaws regarding noise
issues. There has not ever been to my knowledge any need to call the police for any noise issues for any rental
property in our community. To place the proposed requirements upon us appears to be unfairly punitive.
We are not a hotel with staff on site 24 hours a day. To comply with what is being proposed would simply not
be possible. We do, however, from our property alone submit over $2,000.00 per year to Palm Springs in the
form of the TOT. And I understand that vacation rentals in fact provide 17% of the tax collected for the city.
Bylaws are in place to deal with difficult properties that are repeat offenders. Would it not be advisable to deal
more effectively with these individuals rather than a knee jerk blanket approach, that essentially punishes as
well as dissuades compliant rental properties, properties from which Palm Springs overall derives great benefit?
Sincerely,
Dr. James D. Stockdill.
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DATE: March 19, 2014 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1848
AMENDING CHAPTER 5.25 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING VACATION RENTAL REGULATIONS AND
RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCEDURES
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Office of the City Clerk
SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 1848.
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive the reading of the full text of the ordinance and adopt Ordinance No. 1848,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND
RESTATING CHAPTER 5.25 OF, AND AMENDING SECTION 1.06.030 OF, THE
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VACATION RENTALS."
STAFF ANALYSIS:
On March 5, 2014, Ordinance No. 1848 was introduced for first reading, as noted
below:
3.A. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.25 OF THE PALM
SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING VACATION RENTAL
REGULATIONS AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
PROCEDURES:
ACTION: 1) Waive the reading of the ordinance text in its entirety and
introduce by title only Ordinance No. 1848, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING
CHAPTER 5.25 OF, AND AMENDING SECTION 1.06.030 OF, THE
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO VACATION
RENTALS."
• AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Mills, and Mayor
Pougnet.
Item No. 2 . D .
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1848
March 19, 2014
Page 2 of 2
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Lewin and Mayor Pro Tern Hutcheson.
This report provides for the City Council to waive further reading and adopt the
ordinance. The ordinance shall be effective 30-days from adoption.
es Thompson David H. Ready, Esq., P .
City Clerk City Manager
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Attachment: Ordinance No. 1848
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Ordinance No. 1848
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER
5.25 OF, AND AMENDING SECTION 1.06.030 OF, THE
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
VACATION RENTALS.
City Attomey's Summary
This Ordinance amends and restates in full the City's
adopted Vacation Rental Ordinance. This Ordinance
imposes additional restrictions on occupancy and use of
vacation rental properties in Palm Springs and provides
additional enforcement oversight.
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of Section 1.06.030 of the Palm Springs Municipal
Code is amended to read:
(a) Whenever an Enforcement Officer charged with the enforcement of any
provision of this Code determines that a violation of that provision has occurred, either
by receiving a complaint or being witness to the violation, the Enforcement Officer has
the authority to take the actions identified in this Section and issue an administrative
citation to a responsible party for the violation, as provided herein, unless the violation is
deemed to be an immediate threat to life and safety, at which time the matter shall be
referred to the Building Official, Police Department, Fire Department, or other applicable
agency, depending on the nature of the violation, for immediate action. A Public Safety
Officer shall not be required to issue a pre-citation or courtesy notice as provided in
Subsection (b) of this Section; however, a Public Safety Officer, in the discretion of such
officer, may issue such courtesy notice. The City Manager may by administrative rule or
regulation or by direction or order authorize an Enforcement Officer to issue an
administrative citation without first complying with the pre-citation or courtesy notice
requirements as otherwise required pursuant to Subsection (b) of this Section.
SECTION 2. Chapter 5.25 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to
read:
Chapter 5.25
VACATION RENTALS
5.25.010 Title.
This Chapter shall be referred to as the "Vacation Rental Ordinance."
5.25.020 Findings.
The City Council finds and determines as follows:
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(a) The use of single- and multiple-family dwelling units for Vacation Rental
lodging purposes provides alternate visitor serving lodging opportunities in the City;
however, such uses in certain single-family neighborhoods may have effects that can
best be addressed through an appropriate city regulatory program.
(b) The establishment of a regulatory program for Vacation Rental lodging will
provide an administrative procedure to presence existing visitor serving opportunities
and increase and enhance public access to areas of the City and other visitor
destinations.
(c) The purpose of this Chapter is to establish regulations for such use of
residential property thereby enabling the City to preserve the public health, safety, and
welfare.
(d) This Chapter is not intended to regulate hotels, motels, inns, time-share
units, or non-vacation type rental arrangements including, but not limited to, lodging
houses, rooming houses, convalescent homes, rest homes, halfway homes, or
rehabilitation homes.
5.25.030 Definitions.
For purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the
meaning respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
"Applicant" means the Owner or in the event the Vacation Rental unit is covered
by an exclusive listing arrangement, the agent or representative of the Owner.
"Bedroom" means an area of a Vacation Rental normally occupied and being
heated or cooled by any equipment for human habitation, which is 100 square feet and
greater in size, consists of four walls to the ceiling, at least one of which is located along
an exterior wall with a window, and contains a built-in closet.
"Exclusive listing arrangement" means a written agreement between an Owner
and an agent or representative where the agent or representative has the sole and
exclusive right to rent or lease a Vacation Rental unit to any person and the Owner is
prohibited from renting or leasing the Vacation Rental unit except through the Owner's
agent or representative.
"Good cause" for the purposes of denial, suspension, revocation, imposition of
conditions, placement on or removal from the Property Watch List, renewal, and
reinstatement of a Vacation Rental Registration Certificate, means (1) the Applicant,
Owner, the Owner's Agent, or the Local Contact Person has failed to comply with any of
the terms, conditions, or provisions of this Chapter or any relevant provision of this
Code, State law, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder; (2) the Applicant,
Owner, Owner's Agent, or Local Contact Person has failed to comply with any special
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conditions that were placed upon the Vacation Rental Registration Certificate by the
City Manager; or (3) the Vacation Rental has been operated in a manner that adversely
affects the public health or welfare or the safety of the immediate neighborhood in which
the Vacation Rental is located.
"Good Neighbor Brochure" means a document prepared by the City Manager in
consultation with the office of neighborhood involvement and representatives of Owners
that summarizes general rules of conduct, consideration, and respect, including without
limitation provisions of the Palm Springs Municipal Code applicable to or expected of
residents of the City.
"Hotline" means the telephonic service operated by or for the City for the purpose
of receiving complaints regarding the operation of any Vacation Rental and the
forwarding of such complaints to the appropriate Local Contact Person.
"Local contact person" means a local property manager, Owner or agent of the
Owner, who is available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week for the
purpose of responding in-person within forty-five minutes to complaints regarding the
condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of the Vacation Rental, or any agent of the
Owner authorized by the Owner to take remedial action and who responds to any
violation of this code.
"Owner" means the person(s) or entity(ies) that hold(s) legal and/or equitable title
to a Vacation Rental.
"Property" means a residential legal lot of record on which a Vacation Rental is
located.
"Property Watch List" means one or more Vacation Rentals the City Manager has
identified on the basis of good cause as properties that warrant a higher level of
oversight, scrutiny, review, or monitoring.
"Rental Term" means the period of time a Responsible Person rents or leases a
Vacation Rental.
"Responsible Person" means an occupant of a Vacation Rental who is at least
twenty-five (25) years of age and who shall be legally responsible for compliance of all
occupants of the unit and/or their guests with all provisions of this Chapter and/or this
code.
"Vacation Rental' means one or more residential dwellings, including either a
single-family detached or multiple-family attached unit, or any portion of such a dwelling,
rented for occupancy for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for a period of twenty-
eight consecutive days or less, other than ongoing month-to-month tenancy granted to
the same renter for the same unit, occupancy on a time-share basis, or a condominium
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hotel as defined in Ordinance No. 1521 as such ordinance may be amended from time
to time.
'Vacation Rental Registration Certificate" or "Registration Certificate" means an
annual registration submitted to the City pursuant to this Chapter.
5.25.040 Registration Certificate Required.
(a) No Owner of a Vacation Rental shall rent that unit for a period of twenty-
eight consecutive days or less without a valid Vacation Rental Registration Certificate
for a Vacation Rental pursuant to this Chapter for that unit.
(b) The current Registration Certificate number issued by the City shall be
displayed in a clear and legible manner on all advertising related to each Vacation
Rental, including without limitation, web based advertising, print media, and television.
5.25.050 Agency.
(a) An Owner may retain an agent or a representative to comply with the
requirements of this Chapter, including, without limitation, the filing of a complete
Vacation Rental registration, the management of the Vacation Rental unit or units, and
the compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. Except as provided in Subsection.
(b) of this Section and notwithstanding any agency relationships between an
Owner and an agent or representative, the Owner of the Vacation Rental unit or units
shall remain responsible for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the
failure of an agent to comply with this Chapter shall not relieve the Owner of the
Owner's obligations under the provisions of this Chapter.
(c) In the event an Owner enters into an exclusive listing arrangement, the
Vacation Rental registration certificate may be secured, and the transient occupancy
registration certificate requirements provided in this Chapter may be performed, by the
agent or representative and not by the Owner. In addition, in the event an Owner enters
into an exclusive listing arrangement, the Owner will not be required to secure a
separate business license for the business of operating a Vacation Rental.
5.25.060 Vacation Rental Registration Requirements.
(a) Prior to use of a property as a Vacation Rental, the applicant shall register
the property as a Vacation Rental with the City annually on a registration form furnished
by or acceptable to the City Manager and signed by the applicant under penalty of
perjury. Each application shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the Owner of the unit
for which the Vacation Rental registration certificate is to be issued.
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(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the agent, if any, of
the Owner of the unit.
(3) The name, address, and twenty-four-hour telephone number of the
local contact person and verification that the Local Contact Person can respond in-
person to the site of the Vacation Rental within forty-five (45) minutes.
(4) The address of the residential property proposed to be used as a
Vacation Rental.
(5) The number of bedrooms and the applicable overnight and daytime
occupancy limit of the unit consistent with the provisions of Section 5.25.070 (b).
(6) Evidence of a valid business license issued by the City for the
separate business of operating Vacation Rentals or submission of a certificate that
Owner is exempt or otherwise not covered by the City's Business Tax Ordinance
(Division II, Title 3 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code) for such activity.
(7) Evidence of a valid transient occupancy registration certificate
issued by the City for the Vacation Rental unit.
(8) Acknowledgement of receipt and inspection of a copy of all
regulations pertaining to the operation of a Vacation Rental.
(9) Such other information as the City Manager deems reasonably
necessary to administer this Chapter.
(b) The registration of a Vacation Rental shall be accompanied by a fee
established by resolution of the City Council, provided, however, the fee shall be no
greater than necessary to defer the cost incurred by the City in administering the
provisions of this Section.
(c) A Vacation Rental registration certificate may be denied if a registration
certificate for the same unit and issued to the same Owner has previously been revoked
pursuant to Section 5.25.090. The denial of a registration certificate for any reason may
be appealed in accordance with to the provisions of Chapter 2.50 of the Municipal
Code.
(d) Upon change of property Ownership, agent, or other material facts set
forth in the annual registration, a new registration for a Vacation Rental shall be required
to continue operation of the Vacation Rental and within fourteen days of said change
the Owner or his or her agent shall submit the required registration and fee.
5.25.070 Operational requirements and standard conditions.
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(a) The Owner shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure that
the Vacation Rental unit complies with all applicable codes regarding fire, building and
safety, health and safety, and all other relevant laws.
(b) The Owner shall limit overnight occupancy of the Vacation Rental unit to a
specific number of occupants, with the maximum number of overnight occupants as two
persons within each Vacation Rental unit plus an amount that will not exceed two
persons per bedroom within each Vacation Rental unit. The number of bedrooms in a
Vacation Rental shall be verified by staff using County Assessor and/or City Building
records, prior to the issuance of a certificate. The Owner shall also limit the total
daytime occupancy of the Vacation Rental unit to a specific number of occupants not to
exceed an amount determined by adding the total overnight occupants to a number
equal to fifty percent of the overnight occupants; except that two daytime occupants
shall be permitted in a studio unit or such other unit that does not contain a separate
bedroom. The following chart is provided as an example of how this Section would be
applied to specific situations:
Number of Total of Additional Daytime Total Daytime
Bedrooms Overnight Occupants Occupants
Occupants
0 2 2 4
1 4 2 6
2 6 3 9
3 8 4 12
4 10 5 15
5 12 6 18
6 14 7 21
7 16 8 24
(c) During the Rental Term each Vacation Rental unit is rented, the Owner,
his or her agent, and/or the local contact person designated by the Owner, shall be
available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week for the purpose of (1)
responding by telephone within fifteen (15) minutes of complaints from or through the
Hotline and (2) responding in-person within forty-five (45) minutes to any additional or
successive complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of
the Vacation Rental.
(d) The Owner shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure that
the occupants and/or guests of the Vacation Rental unit do not create unreasonable
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noise or disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or violate provisions of the
Municipal Code or any state law.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.74.043, any radio receiver,
musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, or any machine or
device for the producing or reproducing of any sound shall be conducted within a fully
enclosed Vacation Rental unit and shall not be audible at the property line of the
Vacation Rental
(f) Prior to occupancy pursuant to each separate occasion of rental of a
Vacation Rental, the Owner or the Owner's agent or representative shall enter into a
written rental agreement with a Responsible Person where (1) the Responsible Person
will provide the Responsible Person's name, age, address, and a copy of a government
issued identification; (2) establishes and sets out the terms and conditions of the rental
agreement, including without limitation occupancy limits, noise prohibitions, and vehicle
parking requirements; (3) requires the Responsible Person to acknowledge and agree
that he or she is legally responsible for compliance of all occupants of the Vacation
Rental or their guests with all provisions of this Chapter and/or the Municipal Code; (4)
the Owner or the Owner's Agent provides a copy of the "Good Neighbor Brochure" to
the Responsible Person; and (5) the Responsible Person provides a list of all guests by
name; and (6) the Responsible Person provides a list of all guests' vehicles, including
license plate numbers. Each rental agreement shall be maintained by the Owner or the
Owner's Agent for a minimum of four (4) years and shall be readily available for
inspection upon request of the City Manager.
(g) The Owner, or his or her agent, shall, upon notification that the
responsible person, including any occupant and/or guest of the Vacation Rental unit,
has created unreasonable noise or disturbances, engaged in disorderly conduct, or
committed violations of provisions of the Municipal Code or any state law, shall promptly
respond in a timely and appropriate manner to prevent a recurrence of such conduct by
those occupants or guests. For the purpose of this Subsection and Subsection (h)
below, the phrase "in a timely and appropriate manner" shall mean each of the following
three components:
i. the use of reasonably prudent business practices to contact the
Responsible Person within fifteen (15) minutes by telephone for a first incident reported
from the Hotline;
ii. in-person contact within forty-five (45) minutes for a first call from the
Hotline if contact with the Responsible Person is not made by telephone and for each
subsequent or successive incident during a Rental Term;
iii. report back to the Hotline of the disposition and handling of the reported
incident within forty-five minutes of each call from the Hotline.
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(h) Failure of the Owner or his or her agent to respond to calls or complaints
regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of the Vacation Rental in a
timely and appropriate manner shall be grounds for imposition of penalties as set forth
in this Chapter. It is not intended that an Owner, agent, or local contact person act as a
peace officer or place himself or herself in an at-risk situation.
(i) Trash and refuse shall not be left stored within public view, except in
proper containers for the purpose of collection by the collectors and between the hours
of five a.m. and eight p.m. on scheduled trash collection days. The Owner of the
Vacation Rental unit shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure
compliance with all the provisions of Chapter 6.04 of the Municipal Code (Waste
Disposal and Diversion), and shall provide "walk-in service" or as may otherwise be
approved by the City Manager.
0) The Owner of the Vacation Rental unit shall post a copy of the
Registration Certificate and a copy of the conditions set forth in this Section in a
conspicuous place within the unit.
(k) The Owner shall provide each occupant of a Vacation Rental with the
following information prior to occupancy of the unit and/or post such information in a
conspicuous place within the unit:
(1) The name of the managing agency, agent, rental manager, local
contact person, or Owner of the unit, and a telephone number at which that party may
be reached on a twenty-four-hour basis;
(2) The maximum number of overnight occupants and the maximum
number of daytime occupants permitted to stay in the unit;
(3) The trash pick-up day and applicable rules and regulations
pertaining to leaving or storing trash or refuse on the exterior of the property;
(4) Notification that the amplification of music outside of the dwelling
unit or otherwise audible at the property line is a violation of this Chapter;
(5) Notification that the occupant may be cited or fined by the City
and/or immediately evicted by the Owner pursuant to state law, in addition to any other
remedies available at law, for creating a disturbance or for violating other provisions of
this Chapter;
(6) Notification that failure to conform to the occupancy requirements of
the Vacation Rental unit is a violation of this Chapter;
(7) A copy of this Chapter of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, as may
be amended from time to time.
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(1) The use of a Vacation Rental unit shall not violate any applicable
conditions, covenants, or other restrictions on real property.
(m) The Owner shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 3.24 of the
Municipal Code concerning transient occupancy taxes, including, but not limited to,
submission of a monthly return in accordance with Section 3.24.080. The monthly return
shall be filed each month regardless of whether the Vacation Rental unit was rented or
not during each such month.
(n) The City Manager shall have the authority to impose additional standard
conditions, applicable to all Vacation Rental units, as necessary, to achieve the
objectives of this Chapter. A list of all such additional standard conditions shall be
maintained and on file in the office of the City Clerk and such offices as the City
Manager designates.
(o) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (n) above, upon a determination
of good cause, the City Manager may impose additional or special standards or
requirements for (1) the determination or placement of properties on the Property Watch
List; (2) placement or imposition of special conditions or performance standards for
Owners, Owner's Agents, Local Contact Persons, and their affected Vacation Rentals
on the Property Watch List; and (3) and removal of a Vacation Rental from the Property
Watch List.
(p) The standard conditions may be modified by the City Manager upon
request of the Owner or his or her agent based on site-specific circumstances for the
purpose of allowing reasonable accommodation of a Vacation Rental. All requests must
be in writing and shall identify how the strict application of the standard conditions
creates an unreasonable hardship to a property such that, if the requirement is not
modified, reasonable use of the property for a Vacation Rental would not be allowed.
Any hardships identified must relate to physical constraints to the subject site and shall
not be self-induced or economic. Any modifications of to the standard conditions shall
not further exacerbate an already existing problem.
(q) The City Manager shall have the authority to establish administrative rules
and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Chapter for the purpose of
interpreting, clarifying, carrying out, furthering, and enforcing the requirements and the
provisions of this Chapter. A copy of such administrative rules and regulations shall be
on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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5.25.080 Audit.
Each Owner and agent or representative of any Owner shall provide access to
each Vacation Rental and any records related to the use and occupancy of the Vacation
Rental to the City Manager at any time during normal business hours, for the purpose of
inspection or audit to determine that the objectives and conditions of this Chapter are
being fulfilled.
5.25.090 Violations.
(a) Any person who uses, or allows the use of, residential property in violation
of the provisions in this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor for each day in which such
residential property is used, or allowed to be used, in violation of this Chapter. Violations
are punishable pursuant to Sections 1.01.140 and 1.01.150 and the administrative
citation provisions of Chapter 1.06 of the Municipal Code, except that the fine for a first
violation shall be two hundred fifty dollars and each subsequent violation shall be five
hundred dollars.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1.06, any citation or pre-citation
or courtesy notice issued for violations specified in this Section may provide for a
reasonable compliance date or time of less than fifteen calendar days but at least thirty
minutes from the date or the time the citation or pre-citation notice is given if, due to the
nature of the violation, a shorter compliance period is necessary or appropriate, as
determined in the reasonable judgment of the city official issuing the citation or notice.
(c) Upon the fourth or subsequent violation in any twenty-four month period,
the City Manager may suspend or revoke the Vacation Rental registration certificate for
a Vacation Rental unit. The appeal and hearing provisions of Chapter 1.06 shall apply to
any revocation or suspension of a permit.
(d) Any person who fails to timely register a Vacation Rental or pay any fee or
charge provided in this Chapter within the time required, shall pay a penalty in the
amounts established by the City Council by resolution. Such penalty may also include
interest from the date on which the fee or charge became due and payable to the City
until the date of payment.
(e) The remedies provided for in this Section are in addition to, and not in lieu
of, all other legal remedies, criminal or civil, which may be pursued by the City to
address any violation of this code or other public nuisance.
5.25.100 Requirements not exclusive.
The requirements of this Chapter shall be in addition to any license, permit, or
fee required under any other provision of this Code. The issuance of any permit
pursuant to this Chapter shall not relieve any person of the obligation to comply with all
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other provisions of this Code pertaining to the use and occupancy of Vacation Rental or
the property on which it is located.
SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be
published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take
effect thirty (30) days after passage. The provisions of this Ordinance that require a
person entering into a vacation rental agreement to be 25 years of age or older shall not
apply to any occupancy of a vacation rental for which a vacation rental agreement was
fully executed and enforceable on or before March 5, 2014.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL ON THE 19T" DAY OF MARCH, 2014.
STEPHEN P. POUGNET, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1848 is a full, true and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular
meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on the 5th day of March, 2014, and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of March, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California
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Cindy Berardi
From: PamMBall@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:29 AM
To: CityClerk
Cc: stockdill.debra@gmaii.com
Subject: Vacation rental compliance
I wish to file a formal complaint regarding the requirements in a document dated March 6, 2014 regarding Municipal Code
Chapter 5.25. This requirement of the owner or their designated representative to be available 24/7 and being capable of
responding in person with 45 minutes to complaints is completely undoable. The only entity capable of the above
requirement is a hotel/motel with 2417 staff of 3 shifts.
I am an owner of a vacation rental and live in Orange County, 1.5 hours away. I have a local "caretaker", but I cannot
possibly assume that he will be available in the required window. I am not going to sign my name to a paper that
acknowledges acceptance of this code. The local representative could be on vacation, out of the area, etc. Again, this
code is highly prejudicial to the hotel industry.
Please advise me how to proceed with this complaint.
Pamela Ball
Permit number45790000 20012667
(949) 533-8525
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Cindy Berardi
From:
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:29 AM
To: CityClerk
Cc: stockdill.debra@gmail.com
Subject: Vacation rental compliance
I wish to file a formal complaint regarding the requirements in a document dated March 6, 2014 regarding Municipal Code
Chapter 5.25. This requirement of the owner or their designated representative to be available 2417 and being capable of
responding in person with 45 minutes to complaints is completely undoable. The only entity capable of the above
requirement is a hotel/motel with 24/7 staff of 3 shifts.
I am an owner of a vacation rental and live in Orange County, 1.5 hours away. I have a local 'caretaker", but I cannot
possibly assume that he will be available in the required window. I am not going to sign my name to a paper that
acknowledges acceptance of this code. The local representative could be on vacation, out of the area, etc. Again, this
code is highly prejudicial to the hotel industry.
Please advise me how to proceed with this complaint.
Pamela Ball
Permitnumber45790000 20012667
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Cindy Berardi
From:
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:29 AM
To: CityClerk
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Subject: Vacation rental compliance
I wish to file a formal complaint regarding the requirements in a document dated March 6, 2014 regarding Municipal Code
Chapter 5.25. This requirement of the owner or their designated representative to be available 24/7 and being capable of
responding in person with 45 minutes to complaints is completely undoable. The only entity capable of the above
requirement is a hotel/motel with 24/7 staff of 3 shifts.
I am an owner of a vacation rental and live in Orange County, 1.5 hours away. I have a local 'caretaker", but I cannot
possibly assume that he will be available in the required window. I am not going to sign my name to a paper that
acknowledges acceptance of this code. The local representative could be on vacation, out of the area, etc. Again, this
code is highly prejudicial to the hotel industry.
Please advise me how to proceed with this complaint.
Pamela Ball
Permitnumber45790000 20012667
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