CC Resolution 2021-011 STVR Permit Fees 2nd Update - SUPERSEDEDRESOLUTION NO. 2021 – 011
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 March 26 and April 2, 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 (STVR) fees do not exceed the cost to provide the services
for which the fees are charged; and
WHEREAS, a separate STVR permit type and fee should be added for
residential dwellings located within certain residential projects in the City
designed specifically to operate as STVRs and as such are subject to related
mitigation fees pursuant to a development agreement with the City or a
Resolution No. 2021 – 011
Update of User and Regulatory Fees – Short-Term Vacation Rental Program Permit Fees
Adopted: April 6, 2021
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condition of approval(s) attached to the project’s entitlement approval.
These mitigation fees are in addition to the applicable transient occupancy
tax assessed based on each property’s STVR activity; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution shall supersede Resolution No. 2021-004
adopted on March 2, 2021 establishing revised STVR permit fees; 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
with future comprehensive user and regulatory fee updates. Resolution No.
2020-027 is amended as expressly provided by this resolution, but shall
otherwise remain in effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts each recital set forth above
as a specific finding.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the Short-Term Vacation
Rental Program permit fees and charges as set forth in attached Exhibit "A,"
incorporated herewith by this reference, adding a separate STVR permit type
and fee for residential dwellings located within residential projects subject to
mitigation fees as noted in detail in Exhibit “A.”
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective on April 6, 2021.
The fees imposed by this Resolution shall go into effect on May 1, 2021.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 6th day of April, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Fitzpatrick, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, and
Mayor Evans
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Update of User and Regulatory Fees - Short -Term Vacation Rental Program Permit Fees
Adopted: April 6, 2021
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LINDA EVANS, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
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MONIKA REDEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WILLIAM—H—I—HRkff, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
City 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 General Short‐Term Vacation Rental Permit (subject to mitigation fees)[b]
General STVR Permit ‐ Less than 5 Bedrooms (subject to mitigation fees)$250 per year [a];[b]
$500 per year [b]General STVR Permit ‐ 5 Bedrooms or More (subject to mitigation fees)
5 Technology Enhancement Fee $5 per year
[a]
[b]
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.
A residential dwelling within a residential project subject to a “mitigation fee,” paid to the city to offset revenue losses caused by the
development of the residential project, pursuant to a development agreement with the city, or pursuant 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 short‐term vacation rentals are a permitted use.
[As of the adoption of this resolution, the following residential projects qualify under these requirements: Codorniz, La Quinta Desert
Villas (Homewood Suites), Legacy Villas, Puerta Azul, and Signature at PGA West]
Resolution No. 2021-011
Exhibit A
Adopted: April 6, 2021
Effective: May 1, 2021