HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-14 Item 04 - Attachment
Police Department
315 Fourth Avenue, MS P-200, Chula Vista, CA
91910 www.chulavistapd.org (619) 691-5150 fax (619) 585-5610
DATE: July 10, 2020
TO: Mayor Mary Casillas Salas and Councilmembers
FROM: Shermaine Abad, Police Department
SUBJECT: Motel Ordinance item #20-0206 (ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.39, HOTELS/MOTELS, REGARDING GUEST ROOM INSPECTIONS
FOR EQUIPMENT AND AMENITY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTEL/MOTEL OPERATING PERMITS)
Revisions to the staff report for Motel Ordinance item #20-0206 were inadvertently omitted from the
Staff Report.
The revised Summary portion of the Staff Report is as follows:
“Chapter 5.39 of the Municipal Code requires that hotel/motel establishments comply with
biennial health inspections conducted by state certified environmental health specialists.
However, regional availability for environmental health specialists is limited and the biennial
health inspections pose an overly onerous burden on the hotel/motel industry given that the City
performers annual hotel/motel guestroom minimum inspections that meet the state health
inspection requirements. The Police Department recommends amending the existing ordinance
to require hotel/motel establishments to meet guest room minimum requirements as defined by
Chapter 15.20.080 of the Municipal Code. The amendment reduces costs to the hotel/motel
establishments, only changes which entity performs the inspections and improves the safety of
the community by requiring that the hotel/motel establishments meet the requirements on an
annual basis as stated in Chapter 15.20.080 of the Municipal Code. All other terms within the
ordinance remain unchanged.”
The remaining text of the Staff Report remains unchanged.
Sincerely,
Shermaine Abad