SUPPLEMENT TO AGENDA ITEM #21
RESOLUTION 22-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFAX ADOPTING A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING FEES FOR THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROGRAM FOR INCLUSION
IN THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 50076 permits municipalities to charge fees for services or regulatory activities which do not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those services or activities; and
WHEREAS, Town staff has analyzed the Town’s Short-term Rental (STR) Program (“Fee Estimate Worksheet for Short-term Rental (STR) Program, dated
9.1.22”), and determined a reasonable initial registration fee for the STR Program to be $150 per unit; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 22-44, the Town Council waived the initial registration fee for STR rental hosts that register in the first six (6) month period after the activation of the online registration program by the 3rd-party contractor and the Town; and
WHEREAS, the STR registration and related fee is required on an annual basis to the Town; and
WHEREAS, registrants of the STR Program also will be required to obtain and maintain a Town business license and pay the Hotel User Tax (HUT) to the Town on a monthly basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax does hereby adopt and authorize the $150 STR Program Registration Fee to be included in the Town’s Master Fee Schedule.
The foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted at a Regular Meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax held in said Town on the 7th day of September 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Stephanie Hellman, Mayor
Attest:
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Michele Gardner, Town Clerk