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ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY ADDING SECTION 5.96.090 TO
CHAPTER 5.96 OF TITLE 5 OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT SENATE BILL
346 (THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL FACILITATOR ACT OF
2025) REGARDING SHORT-TERM RENTAL FACILITATOR
REPORTING
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City, California is a municipal corporation and charter city, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized by California Constitution, Article XI, Section 7 to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Constitution, Article XI, Section 5 and Cathedral City City Charter Section 100, the City, as a charter city, has plenary authority to make and enforce within its limits all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City regulates Short-Term Vacation Rentals (“STVRs”) under Chapter 5.96 of Title 5 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code (“CCMC”), including requirements that STVR operators obtain and maintain an STVR permit and include the City-issued STVR permit number in advertisements; and
WHEREAS, STVR occupancies are also subject to the City’s transient occupancy tax (“TOT”), administered under Chapter 3.24 of Title 3 of the CCMC; and WHEREAS, in 2025, the Legislature enacted Senate Bill 346, adding Government Code section 50990 et seq., known as the “Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025,” which authorizes a city to adopt an ordinance making the Act operative within its jurisdiction and, if adopted, authorizes the City to require short-term rental facilitators to provide specified identifying information for short-term rentals for TOT administration and enforcement and to include specified City-issued credentials in listings; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance implements the authorities provided by Senate Bill 346; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that adopting local implementing provisions will enhance the City’s ability to administer and enforce its TOT program, identify unpermitted STVR activity, and ensure compliance in the STVR marketplace; and
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WHEREAS, the City places a high value on protecting community character, land values, and the general public, health, safety and welfare, and has previously adopted numerous ordinances to help ensure such protection; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the adoption of this proposed ordinance is within the City’s power and authority to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the City’s residents; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council.
Section 2. CCMC Amendment. Section 5.96.090 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code is hereby added to read in its entirety follows:
“Section 5.96.090 Short-term rental facilitator responsibilities.
A. Pursuant to Government Code section 50990(b), the City hereby adopts and makes applicable within the City’s jurisdictional boundaries the Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 (Gov. Code, § 50990 et seq.). The definitions set forth in Government Code section 50991 are incorporated by this reference and apply to this section.
B. Upon request by the City, each short-term rental facilitator must report, in the form and manner prescribed by the City, the physical address, including nine- digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental during the reporting period.
C. If the information provided under Subsection A is not sufficient for the City to identify a specific short-term rental at the provided address, the City may request (1) the assessor parcel number of the short-term rental, (2) the URL associated with the specific short-term rental listing, and (3) the information exclusively related to the identification of an accessory dwelling unit, guest house, or single unit of a timeshare or multifamily housing project located at a single address, which is located at the address or assessor parcel number requested.
D. A short-term rental facilitator must include in the listing of a short-term rental the City permit number associated with the short-term rental.
E. A short-term rental facilitator’s failure to timely and properly report the information required by this section in the form and manner prescribed by the City may result in issuance of an administrative citation under Chapter 13.58 of this code.”
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Section 3. CEQA. Adoption of this ordinance is not subject to CEQA, as it is not a “Project” as defined by CEQA. (CEQA Guidelines, § 15060(c)(3).) This action is further exempt from CEQA under the “common sense” exemption as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines, § 15061(b)(3).) Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision may not affect the validity of the remaining portions. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, and word not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5. Posting. The City Clerk must, within 15 days after passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three designated public places, shall certify to the adoption and posting of this ordinance, and must cause this ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of this City.
Section 6. Certification.
The foregoing Ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of the City Council held on the ____ day of _____________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Raymond Gregory, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Christina Burton, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Eric S. Vail, City Attorney