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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7396 2023-04-24 RESOLUTION 7396 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH COST RECOVERY SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE SHORT- TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEES WHEREAS, user and regulatory fees are established by the City Council; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1701 which established a Short Term Rental Program for the City of Seal Beach; and, WHEREAS, Ordinance 1701 allows the City Council to set fees for Short Term Rental permits by Resolution; and, WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach Cost Recovery Fee Schedule, last amended pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 3330, approved September 12, 2022, does not include fees for Short-Term Rental permits, and the City Council desires to add Short-Term Rental Permit Fees to the Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City recently completed a study to identify the costs of providing Short- Term Rental permits, including an examination of the proposed fee-related services to be provided by the City, the costs reasonably borne by the City in providing those services, the beneficiaries of those services and the revenues produced by those paying fees and charges for special services; and WHEREAS, notice of the proposed fees was made available to the public for review prior to the public hearing on the proposed Short-Term Rental permit fees in the manner set forth in California Government Code Section 66016(a) and 66019(b); and WHEREAS, on April 24, 2023, the City Council conducted a duly-noticed public hearing and received testimony from City staff and all interested parties regarding the establishment and setting of the fees for Short-Term Rental permits; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds that providing these services is of special benefit to applicants both separate and apart from the general benefit to the public; and therefore, in the interests of fairness to the general public, the City desires to better recover the costs of providing these services from applicants who have sought or require the City's services; and WHEREAS, based upon the cost study and data made available for this hearing, and all oral and written evidence submitted at this hearing, the City Council hereby finds that the Short Term Rental Program fees do not exceed the cost to provide the services for which the fees are charged; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that annually the City Manager may update the fees based on the annual percentage change in the all- urban Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles- Long Beach- Anaheim, CA ( CPI). If the CPI does not change or goes down in a given year, no change shall be made to the fee schedule that year; and WHEREAS, the adopted fees shall be incorporated into the City's existing Citywide Master Fee Schedule. Incorporating these fees into the fee schedule will allow for the fees to be considered with future comprehensive user and regulatory fee updates. NOW, THEREFORE, THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1 . The City Council hereby finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals set forth above are true and correct. Section 2. The City Council finds that the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA"), and the State CEQA Guidelines because it approves fees for the purpose of meeting the operating expenses of City departments, as set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A). Section 3. The City Council hereby amends the Planning Fees of the City of Seal Beach Cost Recovery Schedule to add fees for Short Term Rental Permits, as set forth below. Short-Term Rental Permit a. Initial Application Submission (Year 1) $600 b. Annual Renewal (Years 2+) $400 SECTION 4: The City Manager may annually update the fees based on the annual percentage change in the all- urban Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles- Long Beach- Anaheim, CA ( CPI). If the CPI does not change or goes down in a given year, no change shall be made to the fee schedule that year. SECTION 5. Except as otherwise expressly amended by this Resolution, the fees set forth in the City of Seal Beach Cost Recovery Schedule shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 6. This Resolution shall be effective immediately. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of April, 2023 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Kalmick, Landau, Steele, Sustarsic, Moore NOES: Council Members ABSENT: Council Members ABSTAIN: Council Members tn Thomas Moore, Mayor ATTEST: c S 1" coaPnRAF�,c7 ♦ mkt,/ A 9%o i 4 loria B. .,rper, City Clerk #,;...10 2. ‘,),-kO 610110-1C' STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7396 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the ,4th day of April, 2023. Qioria D. Ha %er, City Clerk I I I