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: February 25, 2019
RE:
Title
Amortization of Existing Nonconforming Extended Stay Hotels and Motels
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: Quality Built Environment
Objective C: To revitalize neighborhoods with effective zoning, code enforcement, and violations abatement.
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
Objective E: To provide high quality affordable housing that revitalizes neighborhoods.
Executive Summary:
The proposed ordinance consists of a text amendment to Section 30-4.C.4.1, adding a new subsection (c) that requires any existing nonconforming extended stay hotel or motel use to be conforming by March 2024. The intent of this proposed ordinance amendment is to facilitate a safe environment for occupants with limited affordable housing options.
Background:
On June 27, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. S2016-007 defining the requirements for the extended occupancy of a resident(s) for more than thirty (30) days in transient residential facilities such as hotels and motels. The requirements for the newly defined extended stay occupancies include the minimum presence of a built-in two burner stove and a refrigerator measuring a minimum of five (5) cubic feet. Hotels and motels not in compliance with these requirements at the time the ordinance was adopted were subsequently classified as existing nonconforming uses.
The proposed ordinance amendment was presented to City Council during the November 5, 2018 Work Session. Council consensus supported moving forward with the presented ordinance amendment.
The proposed ordinance amendment was presented to the Planning Commission duri...
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