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Amendment to Vacation Rental Regulations

Approve Staff recommendation with amendments: 1) add new Section 5.44.045 (B)(1) to read: "A hosting platform shall not accept or publish a listing that does not include a valid current city-issued permit…

Item number
7
Staff report
SR-23-247
Department
—
Meeting
October 17, 2023
Consent calendar
No

Recommendation

Introduce for First Reading and read by title only: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs amending Chapter 5.44 of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code regarding Vacation Rentals."

Action taken

Approve Staff recommendation with amendments: 1) add new Section 5.44.045 (B)(1) to read: "A hosting platform shall not accept or publish a listing that does not include a valid current city-issued permit registration number within the listing, show in a format designated by the City," 2) restrict new applications for an STVR license from being within a 500 foot radius, and 3) corrections to typographical errors. Further direction was given (not part of ordinance) with respect to Homeowner's Associations, "Good Neighbor Brochure," and that the Subcommittee reach out to residents located in the hotspot areas.

Recorded votes

Votes recorded for this agenda item
MemberVoteMethod
Gardnerayeindividual roll call
Pyeayeindividual roll call
Nuñezayeindividual roll call
Matasayeindividual roll call
Bettsnoindividual roll call

Source records

  1. City Council - October 17, 2023 - Agenda — page 4 (City of Desert Hot Springs) Source date: October 17, 2023. Validated import citation. Import/review method: authenticated agent import.
    Supporting excerpt
    Amendment to Vacation Rental Regulations
  2. City Council - October 17, 2023 - Draft minutes printed in a later agenda packet — page 693 (City of Desert Hot Springs) Source date: October 17, 2023. Validated import citation. Import/review method: authenticated additive enrichment.
    Supporting excerpt
    Approve Staff recommendation with amendments: 1) add new Section 5.44.045 (B)(1) to read: "A hosting platform shall not accept or publish a listing that does not include a valid current city-issued permit registration number within the listing, show in a format designated by the City," 2) restrict new applications for an STVR license from being within a 500 foot radius, and 3) corrections to typographical errors. Further direction was given (not part of ordinance) with respect to Homeowner's Associations, "Good Neighbor Brochure," and that the Subcommittee reach out to residents located in the hotspot areas.