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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 7
ORDER GOVERNING ALL SHORT TERM, VACATION, HOTEL, MOTEL,
TIME-SHARE, AND SIMILAR LODGING RENTALS
FOR 30 DAYS OR LESS IN THE CITY
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Date of Executive Order: March 26, 2020
Pursuant to Chapter 2.20 of the La Quinta Municipal Code and City Council
Resolution No. EM 2020-001, the City Manager for the City of La Quinta
hereby ORDERS the following:
1. This order applies to all “short-term rentals” in the City of La
Quinta, which are defined to include any and all of the
following: (A) “Hotels,” “group hotels,” and “time-share
occupancies,” as those terms are defined in Section 3.24.020
of the La Quinta Municipal Code; (B) “Short-term vacation
rental units” as defined in Section 3.25.030 of the La Quinta
Municipal Code; and (C) Any other lodging areas, structures,
improvements, mobile or immobile units, rooms, or enclosed
spaces located within the City of La Quinta available for
occupancy or occupied by a “transient” or “tenant” as defined
in Sections 3.24.020 and 3.25.030 of the La Quinta Municipal
Code.
2. Notwithstanding any provisions in Chapters 3.24, 3.25, or any
other provisions in the La Quinta Municipal Code to the
contrary, for as long as the Local Emergency relating to
COVID-19 remains in place, all short-term rentals are hereby
suspended, and shall not be available for use or occupancy,
nor used or occupied by, any person until subsequent order
from the City Manager.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
TEL (760) 777-7100
3. The following short-term rentals are exempt from this order:
(A) Short-term rentals providing COVID-19 mitigation and
containment measures, including:
(i) Temporary lodging to protect homeless persons;
(ii) Lodging for persons who have been displaced and
cannot return to their residence because there
exists any of the following:
(a) A person residing at the residence that must
isolate or quarantine,
(b) A higher risk of severe illness at the residence,
or
(c) There is no ability for a person(s) to return to
his/her/their primary or other usual place of
residence due to travel restrictions or other
circumstance beyond the control of the
displaced person(s);
(iii) Lodging is for persons who need to isolate or
quarantine themselves.
(B) Short-term rentals providing lodging for essential critical
infrastructure workers or essential service workers, as
described by the California Department of Public Health
or the Riverside County Public Health Office, and any of
the following workers: fire, police, code enforcement,
and other public safety workers; health care workers
who provide services relating to the COVID-19 public
health emergency; and state, county, regional
government, and city workers or their contract workers
who are necessary to continue the operations of state
and local government.
(C) Persons in a short-term rental who have an existing
contract to rent the short-term rental that extends
beyond the effective date of this order; provided,
however, that upon the end of the existing contracted-
for rental period, the persons vacate the short-term
rental and return to their primary or other usual place of
residence (unless prevented from returning for a reason
set forth in this order).
4. Notwithstanding any provisions in Chapters 3.24, 3.25, or any
other provisions in the La Quinta Municipal Code to the
contrary, and to the maximum extent allowable under state
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law, any person who violates this order shall be subject to a
fine of $5,000 per violation and an immediate suspension of
any and all City permits that authorize the use of the short-
term rental for one (1) year from the date of suspension.
5.Any and all advertising for a short-term rental shall not be
inconsistent with this order for as long as this order remains
in effect. This requirement shall be in addition to any
other requirements for advertising a short-term rental set
forth in Chapters 3.24, 3.25, or any other provisions in the
La Quinta Municipal Code.
6. This order is issued to best protect the public health and
welfare and follows the most recent orders and directives from
the California Department of Public Health as implemented by
Riverside County Public Health Office. Any subsequent order
from the City Manager to remove the suspension on, and allow
full use and occupancy of, short-term rentals subject to this
order shall be based on further direction, if and when issued,
from the California Department of Public Health or the
Riverside County Public Health Officer, including any further
direction on the Internet Web site for the California
Department of Public Health, at: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-
home-except-for-essential-needs/ and Riverside County Public
Health Office at: https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus, or
successor Web sites established by the state department or
county public health office.
7. The Assistant to the City Manager is hereby directed to
coordinate, deploy, and monitor the suspension of the use and
occupancy of short-term rentals, subject to this order, with
notices to the public and any other reasonable means
necessary or appropriate.
8. This order shall remain in effect until terminated or amended
by subsequent order from the City Manager.
This Executive Order is issued because a Local Emergency, as defined in
Section 2.20.020 of the La Quinta Municipal Code, has been proclaimed by
the City Council of the City of La Quinta to exist due to the threat of the
existence and spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in and
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throughout the city. All of the findings set forth in the recitals to Resolution
No. EM 2020-001 adopted by the City Council are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Executive Order.
This Executive Order is issued, pursuant to Sections 3, 5, and 8 of
Resolution No. EM 2020-001 and Section 2.20.100, Subsections (A) and (B),
of the La Quinta Municipal Code, under which the City Manager has the
authority and power to issue executive orders for any matters related to the
Local Emergency.
This Executive Order is issued in furtherance of the authority and power to
address the Local Emergency as provided in the California Emergency
Services Act, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Title 2 of the
Government Code, and implemented by Chapter 2.20 of the La Quinta
Municipal Code. Any violation of this Executive Order may be determined to
be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both,
pursuant to Section 8665 of the Government Code, Section 2.20.140 of the
La Quinta Municipal Code, the provisions in this order, and any other state or
city law as may be applicable.
EXECUTED BY:
_______________________________
Jon McMillen, City Manager
City of La Quinta, California
Digitally signed by Jon McMillen
DN: cn=Jon McMillen, o=City of La Quinta,
ou=City Manager,
email=jmcmillen@laquintaca.gov, c=US
Date: 2020.03.26 16:04:17 -07'00'
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