ORD 254ORDINANCE NO. 254
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
3.24.020(A) OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta recognizes short-term
space rental at recreation vehicle resorts to meet the Transient Occupancy Tax payment
requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta desires to add recreation
vehicle resorts to the current Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That Title 3, Chapter 3.24, Section 3.24.020(a) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"DEFINITIONS: Except where the contest otherwise requires, the definitions
given in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter:
"A. "Hotel" means any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is
occupied or intended or designed for use or occupancy by transients,
including but not limited to dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and
includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor
hotel, lodginghouse, roominghouse, apartment house, time-share project or
facility, dormitory, public or private club, rental space for recreation
vehicles, mobile homes or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar
structure or portion thereof, duplex, triplex, single-family dwelling units
except any private dwelling house or other individually owned single-
family dwelling house unit rented only occasionally (infrequently) and
incidentally to the normal occupancy by the owner or his family; provided
that the burden of establishing that the housing or facility is a hotel as
defined in this subsection shall be upon the owner or operator thereof who
shall file with the tax administrator such information as the tax
administrator may require, to establish and maintain such status."
SECTION 2: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Ordinance No. 254
SECTION 3: POSTING: The City Clerk shall within 15 days after
passage of this Ordinance, cause it to be posed 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 book of Ordinances of the City of La Quinta.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of September, 1994
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bangerter, McCartney,
Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
JOM J. ENA Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
AUNDRA L. JUH A, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAWN HONEYWELL, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, 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. 254 which was introduced
on the 2nd day of August, 1994 and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of
September, 1994 not being less than 5 days after date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the City of
La 1 to as specified in a resolution of the City Council.
NDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify
that foregoing ordinance was posted on October 4, 1994 pursuant to City Council Resolution.
AUNDRA L. JUH A, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California