Title
(CONTINUED FROM FEB. 19, 2020) - Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Loud Party Noise Ordinance (Ordinance G-6674)
Description
This report requests City Council approve the proposed amendment to the City Code by amending Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-22, Recovery of Costs at Events Requiring Response by Police to address loud party noise issues in general and with Short-Term Vacation Rentals, approved on Jan. 8, 2020, by City Council, in particular.
Report
Summary
In 2017, Arizona State Legislature enacted Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §9-500.39 which eliminates the ability for local cities and towns, including the City of Phoenix to regulate these types of rentals based solely on their classification or use. Consequently, these rentals are allowed by state law, in the City of Phoenix.
The City of Phoenix is proposing an amendment to update the existing liability outlined in City Code Chapter 2, Article I, section 2-22 to recover the cost at events requiring response by police and the ability to hold the owner of the premises and any person who is in actual or lawful control of the premises responsible. This proposed amendment applies any time the Police are dispatched to a parcel multiple times for a loud party noise call, not just to short-term or vacation rental units, and it provides for Notice of Violation Process.
Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the City Code by amending Chapter 2, Article I, section 2-22, Recovery of Cost at Events Requiring Response by Police.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval at the Land Use and Livability Subcommittee meeting on Dec. 17, 2019, by a vote of 4-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.