CC Resolution 2022-018 Initiative Ord-Measure Calling Election 2022 Final
RESOLUTION NO. 2022 – 018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE
SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE
AND BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSING THE “PHASE-
OUT AND PERMANENT BAN OF NON-HOSTED
SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS IN NON-EXEMPT
AREAS OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA” AT THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, AS CALLED BY
RESOLUTION NO. 2022 – 009
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the State of
California and the City of La Quinta, a General Municipal Election has been
called to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, pursuant to Resolution No.
2022-009, adopted on May 3, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to California Elections Code
sections 9215 and 1405 hereby authorizes to submit to the voters of the City
of La Quinta at that General Municipal Election an initiative ordinance and
ballot measure proposing the “phase-out and permanent ban of non-hosted
short-term vacation rentals in non-exempt areas of the City of La Quinta” by
December 31, 2024.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council, pursuant to California Elections Code sections
9215 and 1405, hereby orders to be submitted to the voters of the City of La
Quinta at the General Municipal Election the following ballot question for the
initiative ordinance and ballot measure, known as the “Phase-Out and
Permanent Ban of Non-Hosted Short-Term Vacation Rentals in Non-Exempt
Areas of the City of La Quinta” by December 31, 2024:
Shall the measure, proposing to phase-out
and permanently ban “non-hosted short-
term vacation rentals,” as defined, in non-
exempt areas of the City of La Quinta by
December 31, 2024, be adopted?
YES
NO
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Adopted: June 7, 2022
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INITIATIVE ORDINANCE
TEXT OF INITIATIVE BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA FIND AND
DECLARE AS FOLLOWS: SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA
MUNICIPAL CODE SHALL BE AMENDED TO PHASE-OUT NON-HOSTED
SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS IN NON-EXEMPT AREAS BY
DECEMBER 31, 2024
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.25 of the La Quinta Municipal Code relates to
short-term vacation rentals (STVRs); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted to the City of La Quinta
(“City”) by Article XI, Sections 5 and 7 of the California Constitution and the
City Charter, the City has the police power to regulate the use of land, property
and businesses within the City in a manner designed to promote public
convenience and general prosperity, as well as public health, welfare, and
safety; and
WHEREAS, the people of La Quinta have repeatedly expressed
objections to their City Council regarding the proliferation and density of non-
hosted STVRs in residential neighborhoods due to the negative impact on their
quality of life, and the character and livability of their neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the detrimental impacts of non-hosted STVRs on residential
neighborhoods has not been adequately mitigated by the City Council resulting
in ongoing interruption to residents’ peaceful enjoyment of their homes and
forcing residents to police continuous STVR issues such as excessive noise,
disorderly conduct, overcrowding, traffic, parking, and trash; and
WHEREAS, STVRs are a commercial use of residential dwellings,
generating income based on the short-term rental of residential dwellings akin
to other commercial uses banned in residential neighborhoods, and the people
of La Quinta have determined that the public nuisances created by non-hosted
STVR commercial activities in residential neighborhoods is incompatible with
surrounding residential uses; and
WHEREAS, the proliferation of non-hosted STVRs in residential
neighborhoods has depleted the availability of housing for new homeowners
and long-term tenants who contribute to the fabric of the community, spend
their earnings locally, populate the school district, and operate local
businesses or provide labor to local businesses; and
EXHIBIT A
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Adopted: June 7, 2022
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WHEREAS, this initiative phases out all types of non-hosted STVRs
including general STVRs and primary residence STVRs, in all residential
dwelling units in the City not exempted by the provisions of Section
3.25.055(A) below, by December 31, 2024, including residential dwelling units
governed by homeowners’ associations (HOAs) and covenants, conditions &
restrictions (CC&Rs), but shall have no effect on hosted homeshare STVRs,
vacation rentals exempted by the provisions of Section 3.25.055(A) below, or
bed and breakfast operations; and
WHEREAS, the people of La Quinta acknowledge the importance of
tourism to the La Quinta economy and call for the expansion of STVR units in
exempt areas that meet the provisions of Section 3.25.055(A) below; and
WHEREAS, the people of La Quinta shall provide a phase-out period to
minimize the economic impacts to existing non-hosted STVR permit holders
but shall prohibit the issuance of any new non-hosted STVR permits in
residential neighborhoods (not exempted by the provisions of Section
3.25.055(A) below) as of the effective date of this Initiative.
NOW THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ITEM 1: Section 3.25.030 of the La Quinta Municipal Code shall be amended
to add the following definition:
“Non-hosted short-term vacation rental” is a type of short-term vacation
rental whereby the owner rents a short-term vacation rental unit (as defined
herein), for compensation, for periods of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days
or less, while the owner does not live on-site or in the dwelling unit,
throughout the occupant's stay.
ITEM 2: Section 3.25.055 of the La Quinta Municipal Code shall be deleted
in its entirety and the following shall be added in its place:
3.25.055 - non-issuance of new non-hosted short-term vacation
rental permits and phase-out of existing non-hosted short-term
vacation permits.
A. Commencing on the effective date of this Initiative, there shall be no
processing of, or issuance for, any applications for a new non-hosted short-
term vacation rental permit, required by this chapter to use or operate a non-
hosted short-term vacation rental unit in the city, except applications for a
new non-hosted short-term vacation rental permit covering a non-hosted
short-term vacation rental unit that meets one (1) or more of the following:
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1. A residential dwelling within a residential project located in the CT
Tourist Commercial District zone, as defined in Section 9.70.070 (or successor
section) of this code and depicted in the city's official zoning map.
2. A residential dwelling within a residential project located in the VC
Village Commercial District zone, as defined in Section 9.70.100 (or successor
section) of this code and depicted in the city's official zoning map.
3. A residential dwelling within a residential project subject to a
development agreement with the city, or subject to a condition of approval(s)
attached to any entitlement approved by the city (including but not limited to
a specific plan, subdivision map, or site development permit), pursuant to
which non-hosted short-term vacation rentals are a permitted use, and the
residential dwelling's use as a non-hosted short-term vacation rental is
authorized under a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions
(CC&Rs), for the residential project.
4. A residential dwelling within the area covered by the SilverRock
Resort Specific Plan.
5. A residential dwelling is located adjacent to the CT Tourist
Commercial District zone, as defined in Section 9.70.070 and depicted in the
city's official zoning map, and within the following boundaries; west of Avenida
Obregon, south of the Avenida Fernando, east of Calle Mazatlan, and north of
the driveway access between Calle Mazatlan and Avenida Obregon that serves
as a southern boundary for the La Quinta Tennis Villas/Tennis Condos area
identified on page 25 of the La Quinta Resort Specific Plan, 121 E—
Amendment 5 (as may be subsequently amended from time to time). For
purposes of this subsection, "adjacent to" means across the street from or
accessible by a driveway or service road designed to provide access to area(s)
within the CT Tourist Commercial District zone.
B. The city manager or authorized designee shall have the authority to
implement policies or procedures to review and verify whether an application
for a new short-term vacation rental permit meets the criteria set forth in this
section.
C. Until the expiration date of all non-hosted short-term vacation rental
permits (not exempted by Section 3.25.055(A) above) in 2024 as defined
below, this section shall not apply to applications for a renewal of an existing
non-hosted short-term vacation rental permit and business license, submitted
in compliance with this chapter, including when the short-term vacation rental
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permit is under suspension during the time for processing the renewal
application. Applications for renewals must be submitted as prescribed by this
chapter, and will be issued or denied based on the criteria pursuant to this
chapter. Any short-term vacation rental unit, covered by a permit that is
subject to an application for renewal, which is under temporary suspension in
violation of this chapter or any other provisions of this code, shall not become
permitted to use the dwelling as a short-term vacation rental unit until all
violations that led to the temporary suspension have been remedied and the
suspension has expired. Any revoked short-term vacation rental permit shall
not be eligible for renewal or new short-term vacation rental permit.
D. Commencing with the effective date of this Initiative, holders of non-
hosted, valid short-term vacation rental permits shall continue to be eligible
for renewal of their non-hosted short-term vacation rental permit however, all
non-hosted short-term vacation rental permits, not exempted by Section
3.25.055(A) above, shall have an expiration date of December 31, 2024 or
earlier. Beginning January 1, 2025, all permits for non-hosted short-term
vacation rental units, not exempted by Section 3.25.055(A) above, shall be
invalid.
Commencing January 1, 2025, there shall be no non-hosted short-term
vacation rental permits issued or renewed to use or operate any privately
owned residential dwelling (as defined in Section 3.25.030) as a non-hosted
short-term vacation rental unit unless the unit meets one or more of the
provisions of Section 3.25.055(A) above, or the unit holds a valid homeshare
short-term vacation rental permit.
ITEM 3: EFFECTIVE DATE. This initiate shall be adopted on the date the La
Quinta City Council certifies the passage of this Initiative’s ballot measure
based on the election results and the effective date shall be ten (10) calendar
days following that certification.
ITEM 4: CONFORMING CODE PROVISIONS. Any provision of the La Quinta
Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Initiative, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby
repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this
Initiative.
ITEM 5: SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this Initiative or resulting ballot measure is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, then such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Initiative or ballot measure. The People of the City
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of La Quinta hereby declare they would have voted for this ballot measure,
and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2022-018
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution containing eight (8) pages is a full, true and
correct copy of Resolution No. 2022-018 of the City of La Quinta entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA AN INITIATIVE
ORDINANCE AND BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSING THE “PHASE-
OUT AND PERMANENT BAN OF NON-HOSTED SHORT-TERM
VACATION RENTALS IN NON-EXEMPT AREAS OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA” AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION NO.
2022 – 009
Resolution 2022-018 was adopted by the La Quinta City Council on the 7th day of
June 2022.
Dated: June 8, 2022
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MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California