TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Quinn M. Barrow, City Attorney
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance and Introducing an Ordinance Increasing Fines for Violations of Municipal Code Chapter 4.88 Relating to Short-Term Rentals and Other Transient Uses Pursuant to State Law (City Attorney Barrow).
A) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 26-0008-U
B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0008
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 26-0008-U and introduce Ordinance No. 26-0008 to increase fines for violations of Municipal Code Chapter 4.88 relating to short-term rentals and other transient uses pursuant to State Law.
BACKGROUND:
Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Chapter 4.88 prohibits short-term rentals and transient uses in the City, except with respect to properties located within the City's Coastal Zone. Currently, the fine for violations of Chapter 4.88 is $1,000 per day per violation.
State law has increased fines for violations of local short-term rental ordinances that constitute infractions posing a threat to public health or safety. California Government Code Section 36900(d)(1) provides, in relevant part:
"Notwithstanding any other law ... the violation of a short-term rental ordinance that is an infraction is punishable by the following:
(A) A fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a first violation.
(B) A fine not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(C) A fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation."
DISCUSSION:
The City has become aware of an increase in illegal short-term rentals within the City. In light of major upcoming events such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic...
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