Residential Rental Registration
Community Development Department
April 4, 2022
Executive Summary
Rental registration programs are tool for jurisdictions to:
Promote community health and safety
Collect vital information about rental stock
Develop & implement Housing Elements
Boost Fair Housing services and resources for landlords and tenants Call to enact from both the Salinas Plan and AVP
22 stakeholder meetings since 2018
Housing Policy Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Initial deferment of an inspection component
Support of cost-neutral, self-sustaining program with dedicated staffing
Background
Ordinance Overview
Units Requiring Registration:
Exceptions:
All residential rental properties
single family and multi-family residences
non-owner occupied Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
Vacant, on-market, units will require registration in anticipation of imminent occupancy Subsidized Units
Affordable Deed Restricted Units
Owner-occupied ADUs
Mobile Homes
Information to be collected
Required:
Optional:
Landlord name, address, phone number and email
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) and Street Address
Number of bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage
If applicable:
Business License Number
Property Manager name, address, phone number and email
Occupancy status
Rental subsidy, if applicable
Monthly rent and specific utilities included, if applicable
Fees
Number of Units on a Parcel
Registration Fee
1 $20.00
2-4
$35.00
5-9
$60.00
10-24
$75.00
25-49
$120.00
50-99
$225.00
100+
$350.00
A Late Fee of 10% per month may be applied for failure to register applicable units within established application and renewal periods
Program Budget
Description
Proposed Budget
Planning Manager – Housing (0.05 FTE)
$11,497.33
Community Development Analyst – Housing (1.0 FTE)*
$ 158,720.21
Administrative Analyst – Housing (1.0 FTE)
$119,488.51
Software & software admin
$10,000.00
Landlord-Tenant Services and Resources
$100,000.00
Total
$399,706.05
In consideration of a potentially low collection of initial revenue, City CDBG funds may be leveraged in support of initial operations.
Benefits
Centralized repository for emergency contact information Tenant and landlord resources
Mediation services
Dedicated staffing
Supports the assessment and development of current and future affordable housing Closed-loop linkages to other available City services and programs
Implementation Timeline
Year 1 Implementation
FY 2023-24
Year 2 Operations
FY 2024-25
Registration
July 1 – September 30, 2023
July 1 – July 31, 2024
Late Notice Issuance
October 1 – November 14, 2023
August 1, 2024
Late Fee Assessment
November 15, 2023
September 14, 2024
Outreach
Past outreach effort:
2 meetings with Monterey Association of Realtors
1 meeting with housing advocates
2 pop-ups with community members
On Going Awareness Campaign
Pop-ups
Surveys
Community meetings
Soft launch with stakeholders
CEQA Consideration
Strategic Plan Goals & Strategies
The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines Section 15378.
Economic Development
Housing/Affordable Housing
Effective and Culturally Responsive Government
Departmental Coordination
Fiscal and Sustainability Impact
Internal CDD coordination:
Code Enforcement
IT staff
Inter-departmental coordination:
Fire
Finance
Legal
new Residential Rental Registration enterprise fund
Cost-neutral, self-funded program from collected registration fees Leverage of other available Fair Housing supports and CDD programs/initiatives The collection of annual fees will make the Residential Rental Registration cost-neutral/self-funded program
Recommendation
A motion to:
adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 17 (Housing) of the Salinas Municipal Code to amend Section 1 to incorporate the regulation of Residential Rental Units; and approve a Resolution amending the City of Salinas Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services to incorporate applicable Residential Rental Registration fees, authorizing the establishment of a Residential Rental Registration enterprise fund with corresponding revenue and expense budget in the amount of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for a Residential Rental Registration Program, and authorizing the appropriation of all Residential Rental Registration fees collected to the Residential Rental Registration enterprise fund.
Questions & Comments