Title:
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Ordinance Amending Various Sections of, and adding Article V to, Chapter 5.114 of the City Code, Relating to Short-Term Rentals [Two-Thirds Vote Required] (Passed for Publication 01/28/2020; Published 01/31/2020)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01839
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Pass a Motion by two-thirds vote temporarily suspending rule 7.K.3.a of the Council Rules of Procedure, which requires that the text of an ordinance approved by the Law and Legislation Committee be the text that is included in the published agenda as pass-for-publication; and 2) adopt an Ordinance amending various sections of, and adding article V to, chapter 5.114 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to short-term rentals.
Contact: Tessa St. John, Program Manager, (916) 808-4847; Susan Wren, Revenue Manager, (916) 808-5844, Department of Finance
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Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On April 16, 2019, Councilmember Harris asked staff to address the following concerns related to short-term rentals (STRs):
1. Increase the responsibility of internet hosting platforms to collect the City's transient occupancy tax (TOT) and ensure that STR operators comply with the Sacramento City Code, including holding the hosting platforms responsible for noncompliant operators.
2. Prohibit STR operators with revoked or denied permits from reapplying for two years if the revocation or denial is based on certain grounds.
Hosting Platforms
The proposed amendments will clarify that, while STR operators must comply with all aspects of the ordinance, internet companies that provide online hosting services and charge a fee for facilitating STR transactions will be responsible for collecting TOT and be subject to penalties for booking illegal rentals. The amended ordinance will not regulate internet companies that don't charge a fee for booking servic...
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