Bill Text: CA SB1049 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Cities and counties: ordinances: short-term rentals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-09-01 - Ordered to inactive file. [SB1049 Detail]
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1049
| Introduced by Senator Glazer (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Boerner Horvath) |
February 18, 2020 |
An act to amend Sections 25132 and 36900 of the Government Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1049, as amended, Glazer.
Cities and counties: ordinances: short-term rentals.
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to make, by ordinance, any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty and limits the maximum fine or penalty amounts for infractions, to $100 for the first violation, $200 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation, and $500 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. Existing law also sets specific monetary limits on the fines that may be imposed by city or county authorities for any violation of local building and safety codes that is an infraction, as prescribed. Existing law requires a city or county levying fines pursuant to these provisions to establish a process for granting a hardship waiver in certain cases.
This bill would authorize the legislative body of
a city or county, for the violation of a short term rental ordinance that is an infraction, to impose a fine not exceeding $1,500 for a first violation, $3,000 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year, and $5,000 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. The bill would define “short term rental” for purposes of these provisions to mean a residential dwelling, or any portion of a residential dwelling, that is rented to a visitor for 30 consecutive days or less, and would not include a commercially operated hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or timeshare property. The bill would also make these violations subject to the process for granting a hardship waiver.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 25132 of the Government Code is amended to read:25132.
(a) Violation of a county ordinance is a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. The violation of a county ordinance may be prosecuted by county authorities in the name of the people of the State of California, or redressed by civil action.(b) Every violation that is an infraction is punishable by the following:
(1) A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation.
(2) A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(3) A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of local building and safety codes that is an infraction is punishable by the following:
(1) A fine not exceeding one hundred thirty dollars ($130) for a first violation.
(2) A fine not exceeding seven hundred dollars ($700) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(3) (A) A fine not exceeding one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) for each
additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(B) A fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within two years of the first violation if the property is a commercial property that has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is due to failure by the owner to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of the property.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, including subdivisions (b), (c), and (e), a violation of an event permit requirement that is an infraction is punishable by the following:
(A) A fine not exceeding one hundred
fifty dollars ($150) for the first violation of an event permit requirement.
(B) A fine not exceeding seven hundred dollars ($700) for a second occurrence of the same violation of an event permit requirement by the same owner or operator within three years of the first violation.
(C) A fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each additional occurrence of the same violation of an event permit requirement by the same owner or operator within three years of the first violation.
(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “violation of an event permit requirement” means failure to obtain a permit required for a
professionally organized special event on private property that is commercial in nature, or from which the owner or operator derives a commercial benefit.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:
(i) “Commercial in nature” means that a primary purpose of the special event is to derive an economic benefit resulting from the holding of the event through admission charges or sales of merchandise that occur as part of the event.
(ii) “Commercial benefit” means any remuneration received in exchange for allowing the property on which the event occurs to be used for the event, including any remuneration that results from
the rental of the property for a term of less than 31 consecutive days.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, including subdivisions
(b), (c), and (d), a the violation of a short term rental ordinance that is an infraction is punishable by the following:
(A) A fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a first violation.
(B) A fine not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(C) A fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(2) For purposes of this section, “short term rental” means a residential dwelling, or any portion of a residential dwelling, that is rented to a person or persons for 30 consecutive days or less.
(3) For purposes of this section, “residential dwelling” means a private structure designed and available, pursuant to applicable law, for use and occupancy as a residence by one or more individuals. “Residential dwelling” does not include a commercially operated hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or time share property as defined by subdivision (aa) of Section 11212 of the Business and Professions Code.
(4) The penalty limits set by this subdivision apply only to infractions that pose a threat to public health and
safety. The penalty described in this subdivision shall not apply to a first time offense of failure to register or pay a business license fee. Nothing in this subdivision limits the authority of a county, or city and county, to establish lower penalties for specific violations by ordinance.
(f) A county levying a fine pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivisions (b) and (c), and paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), shall establish a process for granting a hardship waiver to reduce the amount of the fine upon a showing by a responsible party that the responsible party has made a bona fide effort to comply after the first violation, and that payment of the full amount of the fine would impose an undue financial burden on the responsible party.
SEC. 2.
Section 36900 of the Government Code is amended to read:36900.
(a) Violation of a city ordinance is a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. The violation of a city ordinance may be prosecuted by city authorities in the name of the people of the State of California, or redressed by civil action.(b) Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by the following:
(1) A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation.
(2) A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(3) A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of local building and safety codes determined to be an infraction is punishable by the following:
(1) A fine not exceeding one hundred thirty dollars ($130) for a first violation.
(2) A fine not exceeding seven hundred dollars ($700) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(3) (A) A fine not exceeding one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(B) A fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within two years of the first violation if the property is a commercial property that has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is due to failure by the owner to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of the property.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, including subdivisions (b) and (c), a the violation of a short term rental ordinance that is an infraction is punishable by the following:
(A) A fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a first violation.
(B) A fine not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(C) A fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.
(2) For purposes of this section, “short term rental” means a residential dwelling, or any portion of a residential dwelling, that is rented to a person or persons for 30 consecutive days or less.
(3) For purposes
of this section, “residential dwelling” means a private structure that is designed and available, pursuant to applicable law, for use and occupancy by one or more individuals. “Residential dwelling” does not include a commercially operated hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or a time share property as defined by subdivision (aa) of Section 11212 of the Business and Professions Code.
(4) The penalty limits set by this subdivision apply only to infractions that pose a threat to public health and safety. The penalty described in this subdivision shall not apply to a first time offense of failure to register or pay a business license fee. Nothing in this subdivision limits the authority of a city, or city and county, to establish lower penalties for specific violations by ordinance.
(e) A city levying a fine pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivisions (b) and (c), and paragraph (1) of subdivision (d), shall establish a process for granting a hardship waiver to reduce the amount of the fine upon a showing by the responsible party that the responsible party has made a bona fide effort to comply after the first violation and that payment of the full amount of the fine would impose an undue financial burden on the responsible party.
