HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1261ORDINANCE NO. 1261
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 3.28.020 and 3.28.040
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
DEALING WITH TRANSIENTS OCCUPANCY TAX
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1.
That Subsection G of Section 3.28.020 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert,
California be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 3.28.020 Definitions.
G. "Transients" means any person who exercises occupancy of the hotel by
reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or by reason of the timeshare
estate under a rental agreement with its owner or due to `bonus use' for a period of
thirty (30) consecutive calendar nights or less. Any such person so occupying space in
a hotel shall be deemed to be a transient until the period of thirty (30) nights has
expired. Unless nights of occupancy by one person are consecutive without any break,
then prior or subsequent periods of such occupancy shall not be counted when
determining whether a period exceeds the thirty (30) consecutive nights."
SECTION 2.
That Subparagraph C of Section 3.28.040 of the Code of the City of Palm
Desert, California be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Section 3.28.040 Exemptions.
C. Persons renting single family dwellings, condominiums, apartments or
similar use units on a monthly term regardless of the nights contained in the month shall
be exempt from the provisions of this chapter."
SECTION 3.
The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed to
publish this ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, published
and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and shall be in full force and
effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this 10th day
of October , 2013, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, SPIEGEL, TANNER, WEBER, and HARNIK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
JAN C. HARNIK, MAYOR
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