Agenda Item Wording:
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Ordinance Adoption - Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-12 approving Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-04, a request to amend Visalia Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance), Chapter 17.32.166 Short-Term Rentals to add language requiring applicants to reapply annually and to include fines for non-compliance, Citywide.
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Deadline for Action: 12/16/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Josh Dan, Senior Planner, josh.dan@visalia.city, (559)713-4003
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, paul.bernal@visalia.city, (559)713-4025
Department Recommendation:
Although it is standard practice to recommend the City Council conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2024-12, for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-04, amending Visalia Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance), Chapter 17.32.166 Short-Term Rentals, staff concludes there are further revisions to this ordinance that should be considered by the City Council at a future meeting that will help eliminate redundances in City processing requirements and the annual renewal fee for STR applications, and therefore staff recommends the second reading be referred back to staff.
Background Discussion:
On November 18, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing to consider Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-12. The ZTA is a city-initiated amendment proposing to amend the Visalia Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance), Chapter 17.32.166 Short-Term Rentals to add language requiring applicants to reapply and to include fines for non-compliance, citywide.
There was no public comment at the meeting and the City Council voted (3-2) to conduct the First Reading of Ordinance No. 2024-12 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-04.
The Second reading of the Ordinance is the final action the City Council takes in order for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-04 to take effect. Following the second reading the Council ad...
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