§ 13-175. Application to existing businesses

(a) Any motel actually and lawfully doing business in the city before the effective date of this article shall be permitted to continue to do so, subject to all applicable provisions of state law and this code, and subject to all conditions of the conditional use permit(s) issued for the site; provided, however, that after January 1, 1998, such businesses shall also comply with all the conditions and operational standards set forth in sections 13-173(a) through 13-1731(h), Operational and development standards, inclusive, of this article.

(b) Motels with existing long-term occupancies and long-term occupancies entered into after the adoption of this article shall notify such tenants of the provisions of this article and future regulations applicable to long-term occupancies. Such notice shall be provided to current long-term occupancies at least thirty (30) days prior to January 1, 1998, and to new long-term occupancies established after the adoption of this article at the time of occupancy. For the purposes of this section, the phrase "long-term occupancy" shall mean an occupancy for periods exceeding twenty-eight (28) consecutive days or twenty (28) days in any sixty (60) consecutive day period.

(c) The provisions of this article shall not be used to avoid the application of tenant's rights in violation of the State Civil Code Section 1940.1.

(d) Motels with existing long-term occupancies in excess of twenty-five (25) per cent of the rooms shall not re-rent units for subsequent long-term occupancies after such units are vacated by long-term occupancy tenants after the effective date of this article, unless a conditional use permit has been obtained, as provided in section 13-174, Conditional use permit for extended occupancies.

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)