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Report regarding adoption of an Ordinance amending Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code related to Short Term Vacation Rentals and a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute collection agreements for remittance of Transit Occupancy Taxes collected through Short Term Vacation Rental platforms (Tony Rozzi, Principal Planner).
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving amendments to South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20 to create short term vacation rental regulations and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute collection agreements for remittance of taxes with Short Term Vacation Rental platforms.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On June 12, 2019, the City Council introduced an ordinance making zoning text amendments to regulate short term vacation rentals in the Zoning Ordinance. The City Council voted to introduce this ordinance, which now requires a second reading.
(Introduced on 6/12/19; Vote 5-0)
The Ordinance is now ready for adoption. Additionally, in order to allow staff to efficiently collect Transit Occupancy Tax ("TOT") from Short Term Vacation Rental Platforms, City staff recommends that the City adopt a resolution authorizing the City to enter into collection agreements for the remittance of TOT. A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute such agreements, along with a template example from the Short Term Vacation Rental platform AirBnB is attached to the associated resolution.
CONCLUSION
The ordinance and resolution are ready for adoption. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving amendments to South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20 to create short term vacation rental regulations and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute collection agreements for remittance of taxes with Short Term Vacation Rental platforms.
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1. Final Ordinance 19-557
A. Exhibit A- Zoni...
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