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ORDINANCE ADOPTION - SECOND READING (PART 2 OF 2) -
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA
ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 20 OF
THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE, CHAPTER 20-48, SHORT-TERM
RENTALS, TO REVISE AND ADD NEW DEFINITIONS AND POLICIES,
AND TO INCORPORATE TECHNICAL CHANGES TO IMPROVE
FUNCTIONALITY AND AID IN IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT; FILE NUMBER REZ23-001
RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the June 6, 2023,
Regular Meeting by a 6-1-0 vote (Fleming no), amends Title 20 of the
Santa Rosa City Code, Chapter 20-48, Short-Term Rentals, to revise
and add new definitions and policies, and to incorporate technical
changes to improve functionality and aid in implementation and
enforcement.
It is recommended by the Planning Commission and the Planning and
Economic Development Department that the Council hold a second
reading and adopt an ordinance amending the text of Title 20 of the
Santa Rosa City Code, Chapter 20-48, Short-Term Rentals (STRs), to
revise the Ordinance to: (a) provide a permanent 30-day grace period
for submitting renewal applications, (b) clarify that allowed outdoor
burning at non-hosted STRs only includes natural gas and propane
appliances, (c) clarify that outdoor burning regulations do not apply to
hosted STRs, (d) provide for transfer of STRs to family members under
certain circumstances, (e) allow Owners with multiple STR Permits to
retain those permits, (f) require hosted STR Permit applicants to file an
affidavit that they will live on site, (g) provide a tiered violation penalty
schedule, (h) require a fine for first violations of TOT/BIA and operating
without a Permit, (i) clarify that after a third violation a Permit is revoked
permanently, (j) provide that the cap on non-hosted STR Permits will be
reduced through natural attrition, prohibit new non-hosted STR Permit
applications, and provide for reconsideration by Council in two years,
and (k) require the City to send renewal reminder notifications to Permit
holders.