CC Resolution 2021-004 STVR Permit Fees - SUPERSEDEDRESOLUTION NO. 2021 – 004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
THE CITY’S SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL
PROGRAM PERMIT FEES
WHEREAS, this action is exempt under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), Article 18, Statutory Exemptions, Section 15273(a)
Rates Tolls Fares and Charges; and
WHEREAS, this public hearing to set fees was duly noticed pursuant
to Government Code Section 6062(a) – Manner of Publication for new fees
and increases in The Desert Sun newspaper on February 12 and 19, 2021;
and
WHEREAS, user and regulatory fees are established by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the City recently completed a study to identify the cost of
providing various user and regulatory fee-related services; and
WHEREAS, the study examined fee-related services provided by the
City, the costs reasonably borne by the City in providing those services, the
beneficiaries of those services, and the revenues produced by those paying
fees and charges for special services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that providing these services is of
special benefit to applicants both separate and apart from the general
benefit to the public; and therefore, in the interests of fairness to the
general public, the City desires to better recover the costs of providing these
services from applicants who have sought or require the City's services by
revising its schedule of fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the study provides
adequate evidence to conclude that the revised Short-Term Vacation Rental
Program Permit fees do not exceed the cost to provide the services for which
the fees are charged; and
WHEREAS, the adopted fees shall be incorporated into the City’s
existing Master Fee Schedule. The existing Master Fee Schedule was
adopted on July 21, 2020, via Resolution No. 2020-027. Incorporating these
fees into the Master Fee Schedule will allow for the fees to be considered
Resolution No. 2021-004
Exhibit A
Adopted: March 2, 2021
Effective: May 1, 2021City of La Quinta
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ‐ SHORT‐TERM VACATION RENTAL PERMIT FEE
Fee Charge Basis Note
Short‐Term Vacation Rental Permit Fee
1 Homeshare Short‐Term Vacation Rental Permit
Homeshare STVR Permit ‐ Less than 5 Bedrooms $250 per year [a]
Homeshare STVR Permit ‐ 5 Bedrooms or More $500 per year
2 Primary Residence Short‐Term Vacation Rental Permit
Primary Residence STVR Permit ‐ Less than 5 Bedrooms $750 per year[a]
Primary Residence STVR Permit ‐ 5 Bedrooms or More $1,250 per year
3 General Short‐Term Vacation Rental Permit
General STVR Permit ‐ Less than 5 Bedrooms $1,000 per year [a]
General STVR Permit ‐ 5 Bedrooms or More $1,250 per year
4 Technology Enhancement Fee $5 per year
[a]
Activity Description
If special inspection is required, amount will be billed hourly in half‐hour increments using the billing rate of the department providing the
services.