(a) Upon written notice, an operator required to annually register a property pursuant to section 1470.02 who offers or uses such property without being registered in the short-term residential rental registry is subject to a penalty in the amount of $500 per violation up to a total of $5,000. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a property is offered or used as a short-term residential rental without registration after written notice of violation. Such operator may not offer or use, or continue to offer or use such property for short-term residential rental, unless and until the penalty is paid and the property is properly registered. The Director of Building and Development or his or her designee may, at his or her own discretion, waive such penalty if the failure to register was due to no fault of the operator.
(b) Upon written notice, of two or more violations of the registration requirement as it relates to a specific property, the operator of such property may be prohibited from registering said property and from offering or using such property as a short-term residential rental for one calendar year from the date of last notification of violation. Such prohibition may be rescinded for good cause by the Director of Building and Development or his or her designee.
(c) Upon written notice of more than three violations of applicable state and local laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to a property offered or used as short-term residential rental, an operator required to register such property may be prohibited from offering such specific property as a short-term residential rental within the County for one year from the date of last notification of violation. Such prohibition may be rescinded for good cause by the Director of Building and Development or his or her designee.
(Ord. 18-09. Passed 5-1-18.)