CF 14-1635-S7 City Council 11/10/2020 Adopted, (14); Absent: Wesson (1)
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and RESOLUTION relative to the establishment of the per-night fee for Home-Sharing.
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION
Recommendations for Council action:
RECEIVE and FILE the administrative fee study report from NBS, dated August 5, 2020, attached to the Council file.
ADOPT the corrected Resolution to authorize setting the per-night fee, as described in Section 12.03 A.32.(e)(5) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), at $2.93 per night, effective December 1, 2020, attached to the Council file.
INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to report back with an updated fee study after two full years of implementation of short-term rental activity.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAO and RESOLUTION
Recommendations for Council action:
RECEIVE and FILE the administrative fee study report from NBS, dated August 5, 2020, attached to the Council file.
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, Attachment 1 of the CAO report dated November 5, 2020, attached to the Council file, to set the amount of a per-night fee, as described in LAMC Section 12.22 A. 32.(e)(5) at $3.10 per night, effective on or after December 1, 2020.
REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to amend LAMC Section 19.01 T. to set Home-Sharing Ordinance (HSO) registration and renewal fees at full cost recovery as shown below:
Type of Application Fee
Home-Sharing Application or Renewal $183
Extended Home-Sharing Administrative $982
Extended Home-Sharing Discretionary Review Application $14,458
Extended Home-Sharing Renewal $982
INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to report back with an updated fee study after two full years of implementation of short-term rental activity.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations of this report would have a positive impact on the General Fund as the revenue from the proposed per-night fee and recommendation to increase registration and renewal fees would eliminate the current estimated $2.9 million in General Fund subsidized costs associated with the HSO comprised of an estimated $601,227 subsidy for registration and renewal activities and $2.3 million for HSO program administration, monitoring and code enforcement not currently recovered by any existing fee.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations of this report comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that fees are recommended at levels to achieve full cost recovery for regulatory activities related to the enforcement of the HSO.
(Continued from Council meeting of November 4, 2020
Refer to CF 14-1635-S7
