ORD 608 STVR Chapter 3.25 Eligibility of ApartmentsORDINANCE NO. 608
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SUBSECTION
3.25.070(S) TO CHAPTER 3.25 OF THE LA QUINTA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO SHORT-TERM
VACATION RENTALS TO ESTABLISH THAT
APARTMENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY OR
OBTAIN A SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL PERMIT
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.25 of the La Quinta Municipal Code (LQMC) relates to
short-term vacation rentals, including permitted uses, short-term vacation rental (STVR)
process and permitting procedures, requirements, violations, fines, etc.; and
WHEREAS, the City has the authority to regulate residential uses, including STVR
uses, operating within the City; and
WHEREAS, the addition of the proposed Subsection (S) to Section 3.25.070 —
Operational requirements and standard conditions to the STVR Program establishes that
apartments, as defined in the LQMC, are not eligible to apply for or obtain an STVR
permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Subsection (S) is added to Section 3.25.070 — Operational
requirements and standard conditions to the La Quinta Municipal Code to read as follows:
"S. No "apartment," "apartment building, "or "apartment project, "as defined in Section
9.280.030 (or successor provision, as may be amended from time to time) of this code
shall be eligible to apply for or obtain a short-term vacation rental permit."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 3. POSTING: The City Clerk shall, within 15 days after passage of this
Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three public places designated by resolution
of the City Council, shall certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall
cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting to be entered into
the permanent record of Ordinances of the City of La Quinta.
SECTION 4. CORRECTIVE AMENDMENTS: the City Council does hereby grant
the City Clerk the ability to make minor amendments and corrections of typographical or
clerical errors to this ordinance to ensure consistency of all approved text amendments
prior to the publication in the La Quinta Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 608
Chapter 3.25 Short -Term Vacation Rentals — Adding Subsection 3.25.070(S) regarding Apartments
Adopted: December 5, 2023
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SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each and every section,
subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more section, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or portions thereof be declared unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City
Council held this December 5, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Pena, Sanchez, and Mayor
Evans
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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MONIKA RA VA, Ci y Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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WILLTAM H. IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
LI DA EVANS, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 608
Chapter 3.25 Short -Term Vacation Rentals — Adding Subsection 3.25.070(S) regarding Apartments
Adopted: December 5, 2023
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(STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify the
foregoing to be a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No. 608 which was introduced
at a regular meeting on the 21st day of November, 2023, and was adopted at a regular
meeting held on the 5th day of December, 2023, not being less than 5 days after the date
of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the City of
La Quinta as specified in the Rules of Procedure adopted by City Council Resolution No.
2022-027.
MONIKA RADEVA, Cjity'Clerk
City of La Quinta, Calif rnia
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing ordinance was posted on December 6, 2023, pursuant to Council
Resolution.
MONIKA RADEVA, CIfy Clerk
City of La Quinta, California