A. The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations for the use of privately owned single-family residential dwellings and condominiums as short-term vacation rentals to provide the framework for a permit system regulating these facilities; impose operational requirements to minimize the potential adverse secondary effects of such uses on surrounding neighborhoods, including, but not limited to, traffic, noise and density; prevent the increase and over concentration of transient uses in residential neighborhoods and zoning districts; impose reasonable limitations to ensure the long-term availability of housing stock in compliance with the housing element of the city’s general plan; ensure neighborhood compatibility and maintain harmony with surrounding uses; ensure the collection and payment of Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT); to protect the health, safety and welfare of transient occupants and guests patronizing the short-term vacation rentals; and to continue protecting the health, safety and welfare of the city’s residents.
B. This chapter is not intended to regulate hotel(s) or motel(s), as those terms are defined in Section 16.44.090 (Hotels and Motels) and Section 16.110.020 (Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases) of this municipal code.
C. This chapter is not intended to regulate a bed and breakfast inn, as that term is defined in Section 16.110.020 (Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases) of this Municipal Code.
D. This chapter is not intended to regulate a rooming and boarding house(s), as that term is defined in Section 16.110.020 (Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases) of this municipal code.
E. This chapter is not intended to provide any owner of a single-family residential dwelling or condominium with the right or privilege to violate any Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (CC&Rs) applicable to the owner’s single-family residential dwelling or condominium.
F. This Chapter is not intended to provide the owner of a single-family residential dwelling or a condominium with a vested right or privilege to use any such dwelling or the parcel upon which it is situated for short-term vacation rental purposes on an ongoing, permanent basis. (Ord. 561-20 Exhibit A, 2020)