TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Gerald A. Newton, AICP, Development Services Director
Michael L. Martin, Assistant Development Services Director
Bart Swanson, Housing and Code Enforcement Division Manager
DATE: November 5, 2018
RE:
Title
Proposed Ordinance Amendment for Nuisance Properties and Proposed Ordinance for Amortization of Legal Non-Conforming Extended Stay Hotels and Motels
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
ALL
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: High Quality Built Environment
Objective C: To revitalize neighborhoods with effective zoning, code enforcement, and violations abatement.
Executive Summary:
Development Services staff will facilitate the presentation of two (2) proposed ordinance amendments to include Section 14 Article VII - Nuisance Properties and Section 30-4.C.1 - Hotel and Motel Extended Stay Amortization.
Background:
Nuisance Properties:
There are currently no provisions within the City's Code of Ordinances that address recurring violations identified by code enforcement staff.
Hotel and Motel Extended Stay Amortization:
On June 27, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2016-007 which defines the requirements for extended stay occupancy of more than thirty (30) days in transient residential facilities such as hotels and motels. The requirements within S2016-007 include the minimum presence of a two-burner stove and a refrigerator measuring a minimum of five (5) cubic feet. Hotels and motels that did not comply with these requirements at the time the ordinance was adopted were subsequently classified as legal nonconforming uses.
Issues/Analysis:
Nuisance Properties:
The purpose of this article is to establish an accountability requirement for owners of whose property is found to be in repeated violation of the City's Code of Ordinances. The City desires a method to hold owners accountable for failing to use effective m...
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