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File #: 20-8067    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearings Status: Conducted First Reading
File created: 8/10/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/18/2020 Final action: 8/18/2020
Title: Subject: Municipal Code Amendments to regulate Short-Term Rental activity in the City. A new Chapter 5.08 (Short Term Rental Activity) is proposed and amendments are proposed to Chapter 3.12 (Transient Occupancy Tax), Chapter 19.08 (Definitions) and Chapter 19.120 (Home Occupations), of the Cupertino Municipal Code. Minor process related clarifications are also proposed in Chapter 19.12. (Application No(s).: MCA-2018-02; Applicant(s): City of Cupertino; Location: Citywide)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. A - Draft Ordinance No. 20-2200, 3. B - Redline Document Indicating Changes to Title 3 5 and 19, 4. C – July 7, 2020 City Council Agenda Item #8

Title

Subject: Municipal Code Amendments to regulate Short-Term Rental activity in the City. A new Chapter 5.08 (Short Term Rental Activity) is proposed and amendments are proposed to Chapter 3.12 (Transient Occupancy Tax), Chapter 19.08 (Definitions) and Chapter 19.120 (Home Occupations), of the Cupertino Municipal Code. Minor process related clarifications are also proposed in Chapter 19.12. (Application No(s).: MCA-2018-02; Applicant(s): City of Cupertino; Location: Citywide)

Recommended Action

That the City Council:
1. Conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 20-2200: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Title 3, Revenue and Finance: Chapter 3.12 (Transient Occupancy Tax),  Revenue and Finance, Amending Title 5, Business License and Regulations: Chapter 5.08 (Short-Term Rental Activity), Amending Specified Chapters of Title 19, Zoning, of the Cupertino Municipal Code Chapter 19.08 (Definitions), Chapter 19.12 (Administration), and Chapter 19.120 (Home Occupations), to Regulate Short-Term Rental Uses in Residential Zoning Districts (Attachment A) to:
a. Find the proposed actions exempt from CEQA; and,
b. Amend the Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.08 (Short Term Rental Activity) and amending Chapter 3.12 (Transient Occupancy Tax), Chapter 19.08 (Definitions), Chapter 19.12 (Administration) and Chapter 19.120 (Home Occupations).

2. Approve a budget appropriation (BMN 2021-088) of either $408,689, $283,889, or $159,089 depending on the selected level of enforcement; and

3. Provide direction on the registration fee in regards to setting the fee for full cost recovery or lower.