§ 13-173. Operational and development standards

The following operational and development standards shall apply to all motels in the city and shall be included in conditions imposed upon the granting of any conditional use permit for such business, unless specifically modified by the conditional use permit:

(a) No more than twenty-five (25) per cent of the total number of rooms in any motel shall be rented to persons whose occupancy exceeds twenty-eight (28) consecutive days or twenty-eight (28) days in any sixty (60) consecutive day period, except where a conditional use permit has been obtained as permitted in section 13-174, Conditional use permit for extended occupancies. This provision shall not apply to a maximum of two (2) units per motel designated for occupancy by paid employees.

(b) On-site management shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day.

(c) Each guest room shall be provided regularly-scheduled maid and housekeeping services. Such services shall be provided at least once every three (3) days during any consecutive occupancy and at least once between each occupancy.

(d) In-room telephone service for emergency response purposes shall be provided in all guest rooms of the motel.

(e) Persons responsible for the renting of a room in any motel shall provide their name and permanent address, as verified by presentation of a valid driver's license or other valid identification, and the license number, state of license, make, model and year of any vehicle parked on-site or off-site. The registration information shall also include the dates of occupancy, length of stay and room rate. Such information shall be maintained for at least thirty (30) days past the last day of stay of the guest and shall be made available for inspection upon request by sworn personnel of the Costa Mesa police department or city building official.

(f) No room, suite or bed shall be assigned or rented more than twice within any twenty-four (24) hour period.

(g) The property owner/motel operator shall comply with the provisions of Chapter IV of Title 16 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code pertaining to the operator's responsibility for the collection of transient occupancy tax.

(h) The business shall be conducted, at all times, in a manner that will allow the safe and quiet enjoyment of the surrounding neighborhood which includes, but is not limited to, security and operational measures to comply with this requirement.

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)