SR-407-001
c/tJ?... eX> /
?-~
AUG ffl985
cr-l.: RMM' rmoO? 1
CI t"y COllnell Mf'f"tlng 8-1'1-8"1
SAnta MonICA; CallfornlB
fiTl\FF Rl-'POH'r
TO.
MAyor Flnc'l (:1 ty ('(lll1'1l~ 11
FROM:
CIty Attorney
SITB,HT'T' .
Or-dl n A n rp Ampncl 1 nn Mll n I C 1 pill CCJdf> <;...,c t 1 ,-,i) S ., /0 :.'
and 4703 and Adding S~ctlon 4706 Rplatlng to
ACJf" Dlscrlnnn;;t1on ,n HOllf':ln:?
HI'T'RODUCTTON
Thr Clty'~ ChIld Dlscrlmlnatlon OrdInance rSanta MonlCR
MnnlClr<ll
CoO: p See t Jon ~ 4 7 0 (J - n ~) T..r a ~ .1 d 0 P t P d () (' t () I) p r 'J} 1 [~ 7 r:.l
and bpram~ pffectJve Novembpr 8, 1979.
(F'~lll text arpei3Y~ In
Arrpnih v A )
''';i3nta MonICA I!': f'OP of ;1 nurnller of lorC111tIP" Jr.
Cal,fornla whIch ban antl-chlldrpn rental pOllClf"~
The orhf't'
local
Jur]<;alc-t1ons lncluc1f" thp COllnty of SAnti'! C!Rra fino the
CltlPS
ot
Los
Angeles;
San
FrrlnC1S(,O;
DrlVl'i}
Pillo Alto;
BprkC'lpy, Oflkl;:mdJ rind :-,3nt" CrU7
SJnce
thE'
arloptlon
of
th(' Cl ty' <;
ordlnanCE'} spverAl
p n tor c pm f' n t pro h 1 f" m 5 h i'l ve he E' n p n ,- CH 1 n t f' r L" c'l 1'"1 Y t- h E' t) <1 n t..=l M l) '., 1 C 'I
Falr HousJnq Program whIch are not covPTPd by thp orrllnrlnCf' or
by the c'''l11fornl<l Suprpmp ('nln-t ,1pCl<;lon 1n MArlnA POInt, td
v
Wo1 t SOli _ 'iO C.-d
,
3rl 7)1; f';40
}' hi 1 1 t:', i 1 R () (' ,-, I _ 'P r> t r
4gf
( 1 <3821
(Tn WoJf~onj thp Calltornla
Suprpme Cnurt hplrl th~t
rpntal
01 scr-lmlnatlon
aOrtlnst
-'
famlllPs Wlrh chlldrpn vlolatpd
thp Unruh CIvIl HlIJhtR A.ct
1
r-;B
AUG 1 3 \\~~
Ac-rordlnq
to
thp Cpr',;us
HUrp.1ll}
..1~ rpnnrTPO
1.n th.
Cl ty' ~
Hous1.nq Elpment; S~nta Monlr~
loqt 3,S10 chIldren and
1,1117
f;:lmlJy hOllspnolc'lc;
hp tW~'f~n
1 r~ '; 0
;'i'ln
1 tHHl .
'PhC' 70".
dpcl1np
1.n
t 1'1.....,. numbpr
ot
Srlnta
Mont,a's
chllcirpn
15 In
nr,1mA.tlr contrast to thE" C:lty ot L05 Angl'lf~c; Whl(h p>q.(>rlF''''rpr!
only
a 12% declLnE" In tnp
numbpr of cnlldrpn durlnq thr SA.mp
10-yei'lr
p€>"'lod.
HtHl51ng dIS.....rlmlnA.tlon ..H]dlllc;t famlllec; ......'lth
chIldren
15 one of thE" factors contrIbutIng to Santa M()nlc~'s
c;l0nIflrRnt 10<;5 of ch,Jdrpn
ProCJTA.m
18 of thp HousIng Element artrtrpsses th0 problem
of
hOUSIng dlscrlmlnRtlon
aq<'Il n"t
fi'lml11PS.
It prov,<lf'S
"'T'hp
CIty
shall ~tudy the etfectlVf'ness
of thp current FA.lr
Ii 0 II S 1 n C) for C h 1 t Ii r Eo nOr dIn il net? A n ..'I s h."l 1.1 r r p p ~ )~ e (l r, y n 1" (" P 5 ..... a r y
ampndmpnts to Improvp It~ pftectlvenp~s_"
On
S P P t f~ m b e r 1 3} 1 () H 3, .. ,.., f'
("1 t Y Co 11 n (' 1
1 r~ t I' oclll (' ,.d f 0 l"
flrst
rpadlna an ordlnAOCf'
-'
substAl1t'l.cllly
<;lml1;lr
1"0
thp
a,rompanYlng orOlnrtnre.
HowPvf>r,
wl.., f> n
ihp
orch n,'Hl("p Wac,
r p t l1 r n e d
for spcond readIng on Septembpr 27, 19B1
actlon was
opff>rrpd pend1ng furthf'r rpVIPW tine! ~l)~lY":I".
A.N^I.YSTS
A Orcup~ncy LlmltAtlOnq.
A<; mentIoned In the S~nta MonIca FaIr Hous1ng Program"s
Spmlanntlal
Rf'port
to
thp Clty COllnc.l
rfpbrllClry /7; 1(~B1)
arh1trarIly
low occupancy
Ilm1tatIons
tor
rpntal
hnUS1nl}
1 ntprtere TNl th ptfectlve tAl r hOU"l ng f'nfnrCf'm(~rlt and hA.ve ;~
dl~proportlonate pftect on famtllf>S wlth chIldren
f'''ml11p,,;,
,
'}
by det~n1tlon, ,on~]st ot morp th~n onp p~r~on
(">H'lSP0upnt 1 Y I
oc,upAncy
Ilmlt.qtlons '''!ll,h .'II10w ""0 morp thAn 0'1(> flpr<,or: {!S':...!..-
Ilnlt f'x,!udp
<ill taml11PS.
0, (' (i r i1" ,- Y 1 1 fin t .'l t 1 CI P 0. 'w h 1 C h .'l 1 1 ('J"
no morE> than onp pf're;on ppr bF'droom rpqulTe- thaI- a couple ",qth
t ''lO
ch11dren
rent
.q
fnllr-bf'drOClm
a pri r tmen t even.
though .=i
two-beoroom
apa.rtment may be ldp<l.l for thplr nep~~.
}<' n m 1 I 1 P [.
WI th
chl1dr~n
cannot
break
d 0'''0
1.oto
e;mallpr
group<;] as
all-.qnulr groups oftE'n rio; 1n O(e1PI to tlno Sh,"U-f'r
Tnt'>
dlsproportlonatf'
Impact
of
'5trlrt
ocr:up.'lf1ry
Ilmltat10ns
tor
famJlleS wlth Ch11ctrpn
15 not allPvl~tprl by
thp
Cl ty' s adopt lon of t hf' [In 1 form Hous 1 nC] Code
'l'hp Unlform
HO\l<;lng COOf' 1<; wr1ttf'n only to prf'vpnt oVPI-,rowrl1n'3, not tc
addrp,>'5
the l,,>sue of
underutll1zatlon.
Unrlerutl117atlon not
() r, 1 y d 1 "i r r 1 m, n A t p!': it gal n fi t f M m 1 1 IPS] t'l u t ;, I <; () I n t p n <; 1 ~ 1 f" 5 t h (
houSlna
-'
<;hortage fl Po.; fewpr And fE'wer ppr<;oT'l<> ,lrp houspo by
a
ronc;t""nt Illlmber of 11111 t <;)
'-..=1 n t.n
MOOl ca ';;'111 OP Ll'-.ahl etc.
mf"pt
1 ts
commItment
to
provJde adpquate
famIly houSIng If
<,y<:,tpmatlC lIol"'lprutlllZ.'ltlon rontlnups to T'lf'"utra117r' galns ff'ade
by othpr hOUSIng programs ot tnp Clly
MunlClp.=tl
Code Spctlon
4/01fdl rurrf"nt 'y attornpt,> tc
as<;Ist
taml11P<';
by pln<.lng thp lpgAl
hurdpn at provlnq the
.. r F' as 0 n <'l h 1 p n l'" c; S "
()f oc("up",nry
11ml ti'lt1 one;
on
the
Df'r "tor.
,
offE'rlng thp unIt for rent.
Thus far) howpver, we are unaware
of
Any f A m 1 1 Y rH1 r !'1 II 1 n g t h 1 S 1 <; ,- OJ p
1n COIl,.t
Thp exppnsf' anO
length ot 11tlgatlon arp strong dISlnCf'ntlVPS-
Thpre
.=ire? gUl (kf'!r
iJnd J ."c;<; eXf'Ptl<:" VP w,lye; to ("1 flY 1 f').'
what
~s
mp;'lnt
by
"rE'asnnahle
orcupAncy
11m 1 t i3 t Ion s "
tor
f;~m,11~C;
wlth
Chlldrf'On
For
pXilmpJe,
ilntl-dlscrlmlnatlon
nrdl nilnrf"S
In the fOllowIng rltlPs ront~ln ~pp(1t'r ~rAnrlnrd~
rpgardlng orcupancy:
CIty of Oaklang
A CIty ordlnanc~ prohIbIts
retuSIno to
-'
rent
to
faml lIes
based on orrupancy
11mitatIons unlp'3~ thp
number at t<1ml1y mE>mt'H"rs pxc(..df> thE' mi1Xlmllm a110wpd under thE
UnIform HOll'3lnq CndE'.
r: 1 ty
ot Palo Alto.
A CIty ord1nancp prohlbl~'3 IIm1tlng
ocrupanCles
to fewpr th~n two pprson per brrlrnom) unlpss thi'lt
E'xC'ppds
thp
numhf"r
a. 1 I "WE'd
hy
thp
lh.l fOI-m
rOllS 1 ''.'J (',-,de
Zprn-bpdroom
unlts
can be I1mltpd
to oop perqon
OrCllp;H1CY
11'Tllts
do not apply to npwhorn Int~ntq durlnq thp tprm of Any
IpA.se
In effect on thp day
of blrth.
Thp ordlnA.nce reqUIrps
that rtll occuprtnry IlmJtarlons h," unIformly lmpo<;pd arid PI; hpl'
pO'3tPd
on
thp
preml'>p<;
or
contt'llf'\pd 'Lf'\
a wrItten pollry,
I'Lllpg, or nOllep'.
Cl t_y_~..santr.t Cruz-
A CIty orrllf'\anre prohlblts rpfu~'Lng
to
rp.nt
to
a tamlly WIth mInor
chILdren based on occupancy
11 m1 t 5
If
the
nllmber of OCFllpiltlts dops
not pxcp=d hoth thr
Unltorm
HOUSIng
Cndp
stAndards
and
two
pprsor<;
1 n
il
7pro-hedroom
U01t
thrpp pprc:on<; 1n
a on p bprl r 0'-'01 Ll r> ; t
f 1 VI;'
pprsons
1n a
two-bp.rtroom
un'Lt.
..
or
two ppr~ons ppr bpdronm for
t llf' ep-
to
<;Ix-opdronm unlts
M 1 n 0 v <; 1] n d 1". r
tHO ypars of t'lg~
i'lre nnt ("Qunted .'Ie; occup.'lnt'O
Wa<;hIn!}too,
D.C
A
ilty
orrllnFlYl,e
f'>s\ahI1<;hps
.-,
r (' hut, ,11, I EO'
prf'Sllmpt1on
th,,,t
I 11f'''''I1
d1 ~(r 1m: !lat 10n
hi) c.
orcurrp.cj If il famIly wlrh mlnor chIldrp.n 1'0 rptIlSP<c! housInq In
./1
o r- rI p r
to m~1ntaln occup~nry ]lmlt~
~trlctpr th~n two pprsons
per
ben r'lorn
pluS
one;
or,
1 n
7 f' 1- o-bpd r com
anar.mf>nts-
L I
twe
person~
'1'h.P
ac.comrrlnYlng
ordlnrlnCf>
rpolacp<;
t 1,<"
vaglle
" r P ago Il ~ h 1 f'n P <., s ..
standiird
In MlJillClf\al
Corle ~-;ect 10n 470'\ I d '
wIth
a
SpPCl.flC
occupi3ncy
st.'lnd;nd
contal.ned
In
a
nf'W
SllbOlVl <'.lon
(1)) to Section
4"f () 2
Ocrupanry r.tilndar(l-; ca'-'llot
bf> more re<;trlctlve than the followlnq'
Numbpr of Rpdroom~
In HOll~In.9.
1\cr.-,mm("lda 1"' 1 on
2
MaXlffill'11 OrCll('l.l.ncV
, J
;.> T"'1.n ..nt fTlore t ha r,
1 03oll1t
-~ l...rl t h not f;lore t har
2 Adults
'" w1th {>nt more t hi'l('
2 Adult,::
o
-~ or !ilorp
fi wlth not morp tha~
:2 Adults plus onp
arlr!ltlon~j mlnor
ch1ld for each
hf'droom {'VE'r
For purposes of thp sectIon, rhl1drpn at an occupant aVPr the
dgP of P1l]htf>en shi'll.i hp cons1dpl'pd ilclults and chllrir""n \Ifirlel
tnf'
anI"
-'
at
two
do
not
count
a<; pE"rson<;
tor
C~]cul.-,tlno
-'
OC"Cllp.=.ncy rpgtrlctuins.
ThE" ApprOAch taken by thp new SectIon 4702lg1 IS slmpl?
tor
J And lor d 5 rl r, cl t E' n ant:; tOil n c':I p r 5 t <'"I n rl
i'I n rl Wi 1 1 l)p ,"' Cl. "> Y f 0 ,-
thp Clty to pnforcp
T t
1<>
lmportanr
to nr""p thAt
t fit"
npw Sprtlon 47n2fal
-'
p<,tAbll r>\t(>~
or(,lIpanry ",t'"i1no;-"r!c;
<:.,olfly
tor till'>
,)I).... nos'" 01
0:;
prnhlbltlng dIscrImInatIon ~g~lnst
h () 11 c; ("> l"; 0 1 (l "; '..n t h r" 1 1 c'j;- '" n
~hp rpglllrpmpnts of thp Uplform HOU~lng Corlp arp unatfprtprl
T n VIr t II all y i'I 1 1 r :1 s e $; ~; P. (" t 1 ') n
470/ It} l' <; sti1nd,)' rls ClrE' morf'
rpstrlctlvP
tnan
the lJ'''''lform
HousIng Code.
Of
course) a
lAndlord mdY ~~ti'lblISh
OC ell pa'l ,-V
stilnrl~l-rl,> unc1pr
l he ll,orF
qpnprou~ UnIform HousIng Codp prOVISIons.
B. InlunctlvP RellPt
Fr(~quent iy,
hy
thE"
t 1 mp
d. vIctIm CAn
prn\lp
tnat
dlsrrlffilnatlon
ha'> occurrpd} thp anilrtmpnt ha,> bppn rentprl to
C;OTnPonp pIs?
ThIS dlscouraqpc; vIrtIme; from fl I]no rompla'nts
anti hampers enforcement efforts_
At
the'
orpsent
.
t1mp,
thp rlty'c; nrd,nilncp
dOE"'5 not
arldre<;c;
thp
rllJhts
of
prIvate
partIPS
to
<:;0pk POlllti3hlp
rellpf.
t\ 1 thollqh
t h pel t y r 1 Pin 1 y has J 1] r 1 <; dIe t Ion tor. p p }
eC}llltable
relIef to enforce tlH' ord, nancp C5....e.g MlHlICl0Cll Code
Sperlon
1?D01;
;~ nrl
althoqgh
I t
I ~
D((\l"lill> l p
.
t II rt t p r 1 v rl t f
p.1rtlE''>
can
also
sepk f"qlll tab 1 e
relIef
to
enforce
tn~
ordlndnCf'.. It 15 df>8,rahlp to i'l"~d a c;prt1oll ,1f','U-ly In,-llciltlnn
that POllltAble rpIIE't may bp souC}r.t hy a varIety of pf'rc;onc; to
pntorrp thp ordlni'lnre.
'['hp
folloWloa cltle~
-'
hAve
l.nrludpd
1.1'\
thplr
1 oea]
ordlnAnrps prOVISIons rpliltlng tn Pqultilhle rellpf.
~lty of Berkeley
A CIty ordlnnnCe authorlZf"S the CIty
a I" t ol'npy
to hrIna an actIon
-'
for 1nJunctIve relIef WhICh WI 1]
fAIrly repre<;pnt the protertpo cl~~s
CIty of Oakland
A
CIty ordInAnce
authorlzec;
any
aqgtlevpd pprson; the dlc;trlc~ attorney} thp CIty rtttorney. or
r.
Bny person who wlll faIrly rpprp~pnt
thp protertpd cl~~s ro
t'lrlng an rlrtJon for 1nJunctlVP r('11pf
~11y of Palo Alto.
A clty ordlnance authorlZP~ the Clty
attorney;
Any
f.lggrlPvPcl
pf'rson}
othpr
I.1W entorr:p.ment:.
agenClt"s,
the dl~trlct Rttornpy or any person or Fntlty WhlCh
wll1
falrly
and
adequately
rf'present the
lnterpsts of the
protectpci C'l;iSS to brlnq <'III .'lrtlor> i-or In-lun('t]Vf' rpll;-"f_
Clty of
Santa
Cruz.
A Clty ordlnance authorlzPs thp
Clty
attorney; any aggrlevpd per~on} or othpr law enforcement
,1'}Pl"lCY
to
h~- 1 no
.J
An
actlon
to pn]Oln VJOlatlOnq
of
rhf
ordlnilnce
Accordlngly,
thp proposed ordlnanCE' add~ M\lnIclp.1t Code
Spctlon 4707 rpgRrd]ng PquItilhle rpllpf
C Surch<'lrge>s.
SpC'tIon
470/{fl;
which
prOhl!)]t";
ch~roJna addltlonal
, J
rpnt
b<'lspd on
.. ;IOE' _ na rf'nt hood
-' } L
pr-pgn ;:.nry i
or the prp~pncp of
a
mlnor c~lld" Includes
thIS E'Xpmptlon:
"Pr'ovldr,.d, howpvp r
,
that
t'hlS c;uhsertlon c;h.ilJ not applv It }>ropO<;ltlr>n Q of thf
Nnvembpr
6 I
1979_ munlclDal
} .
elpctlon falls"
{PropO<::lrlon Q
rrovldp[J tor vacancy decontrol "nd '"rolllrt h..vP tlpd annl1al :""'01.
Increasp~ to the Congumpr Prlce Indpx 1
PrOp::1C;1 t lon Q fall pd to WI n vuter i'l.[lprov.-' I.
'l'hp "faI'ure
of Propn~ltlon Q ImplIes thAt surchargps can be leVIed on thp
I-:a c; 1 <:; of ,1'JE'
pilrpnthooc1; ~rp(Y)ilT1CY or 1-h(> pott=>ntl.11 ,;r actuilJ
occupancy of a mInor ChIld WIthout VIolatIng thp Clty'~ Chlld
DlscrlmlnaTl0n
Or(il nancE'
Hev....Pvf> r
SPCtll't1 47n?I!1} o"ohlrlt...
dl5crlmlnatlon
In thE' tprm~ or cnndltlons ot tenancy h~srrl on
7
"A.flP
-'
p~renthoodi
p(?9n~ncy,
or
thE"
potentIal
or
art"ual
:0n,1ncy
at
a
mlnor
rh,ld
'rh 1 c;
can
he
, il r p r n r p t p(f t (
prohIbIt ~urcharges"
'fl~p
arcompanYlng ordlnancp dp]ptps
thp qbovp exemption
'....h 1 C'h
, '>
lntf'rn.=.lly
1n('on<;, C:;if'nt
?nd
conf!lrts
w,th
t h...
nondls,rlmlnatory lntpnt at thp orrllndnce.
D. Forty Perrent \>nnt;'l to, Ct)1lrlr_~
Spellon
4 1 O'~ r b 1 Fl I ] ows
nl ;, ,- r- 1 m] nil t 1 "f'I .1 n ii, n c-; i ,-. y. ,.., t 1 n (I
and
pr'csppct 1 VP
tPnant5
wIth ,~hlldr:E'n
~ l~ "t h <) !": e a p rl r t In~" n r s
T"'hf"rE"
3t
]past 40% of the un't~
~rp rpnlgd to f~ml]lPS wItl
c 11 I 1 d r en. .,
Thl';
IS a well-Intentioned
atrempt to avold abnorm~lly
hlgh
ronrpntrat.nns of chIldren 1n
'Hll]1p hUlldlnCfS-
It ,<) 1n
("onfIlrt)
howevpY";
wIth the
purposps of antl-dl~Crlm\natlon
ordl nall.....r'<;
Frlr px::!.mplp
<; t r1 t p t, 0 us, P 9
I i'jW dne", not perrOl t
dlSCrlrnln<l.tlon
on
the
baSIS of racP}
5ex} rpllgloni or a9p
r;lmply
beri'lllse.1 ,E'rtil1n tH''']"rpnii'l(jf' of thp bUlidln(] 1<; of th\
s~mE"
r~~e} sex} rellg1on} or agE'
Rpachlng .'l 40''n qlJ()t:.~ fnr
(1'11 U~ren
ShOll I d
not
he
1) r nil ri( i 0;
t ,-, r
rC1115,i.O
-'
t n
rf"n t tCl
faml]lP';
Wlttl
chl1dren
at
eVIctIng
prE'vlo\Jsly
Chllcll?ss
teno"lntc;.
1t 1~ also dOllbtt\11 tnilt il hOffiP<.,-,pkpr ''''lth rl-ql<-~rE'''
would
bE"
ahlE"
to
determIne the a,ruracy of
a cl.=nm that a
[-1\]1 ](l1ng had rf'achp(} Its 40" I imlt.
'l'hlS
quota
proV1Sl0n rni'lkps
fillY" hnuslna lnvp~tlo~tlon
.... -'
.o: n ci
pnfor,pmpnt
mnr?
{-"mol j Crlt f"n
t 1 rnf" con "'HI'l I''}}
ilnr1
Un.;H10ldi'lhly
d,c;ruot.ve
to
other tpnant~,
Thp acromp~nYln~
nrdlnanrp
dp}E,es
Seer-lon
47()~fh)
rpf],;lrOlng
'luo}as
tor
8
r}-'lldrf'o,
il3
hnth
1 0 c () I, 5 1st E' i', t
wlth
,hp
P L! j;~ ~} 0 C)o t--' ~
of I-r'p
ordInance and unworkahlp
F: D 1 S C r 1 on n rl tor y 1 n q II 1 rlP.s..
11'hp
';.'1 f' t <'l
MonICA
FillY"
H'-,l] <, 1 ')('1
p, ngr.-'nl
h,c; l"f'(,f>1VP(;
comn I;:n nt '3
rpoardlna
_I' .J
scrppnlng
practlce<,;
ot
li:lndlnrds. ilnd
rf'ntal
,-H]pnrl PS
Prosprctlve tpnilnts
,'Irp ~t111 hel~0 Rstpd
orally
and
on wr~tten appl1ratlons) If
thpy havf' chlldrPTi
Tr.e rf'sLllt of th05P ]ngUlrlf'G '; c., t nd j fi'llTl'1IPS wlth chI 1 fl r e p
arp bf'lng srreened ou, of thp proc€>''5S eVf>n bf"torp !')E"ln'J
ronC;l(lf>rpO on thE>lr merll c; . 'l'hp <1('('pm~;jnYl n'J orci1na"rp .-'(1dr.
S~ctlon 4702fhl to prohlblt such InqlllrleS prIor to thp rental
of
a hnLl~lno accommodatlon_
;-)'1111 J;n- proc.('rlr>t lOll": h'lve t'f"el'
lnrludpd 1n thp ordInances of othpr CItIes.
F CLELl ty, ng (,haTJI~Ws-
The
followlng
rha rH]f' <;
h d \TP
hr'c'n m.j,ip
to ,'iil.11ty thf
scopp ot thp orrtlnil.nce:
SI"'C't1nn
4702
r 1 nt rOOll'"t l_~
rrhp
lntroductl0r>
tc
Sprtlon 4707 hil.S hppn ampnrip~ to r]parly dpflnp thp DPr~nns te
WhICh thp ordlnancp appllP~.
Currently] the 5p,tlon Inr;!lC;:ltp,:\
that
1t il.pr11P~ to pp}son~ oftprlnq ~ unIt tor rpnt or lpaqe
Th,S
li'lnou~oe
.J -'
Iq '5uh]ert tc">
an IntprpretritIon) erroneous In
our
opInIon,
that thp nrdlnanrp only
rippJ, PS to t hQ re(1~ InlJ
prOCP<;5
and does not apply onrp a unlt IS rented
Thprf'torp}
tnp lntrCldllC'tlon has oppn am(:>r.dC'r1 to lncl1c:.tp tb<'lt It ripp'le',
to rpr~onq offprlng,
rpntlna.
-' I
lea<;ln'J, or 11qtlng UOlts
;:llonq
wlth th(>lr .-i01thor17ed Bll('nts <lna f'mnlnYf'f'$
g
SPC't1..0l1
470 n a l
DlSrrlmlnRtnry PVlr~]nnq
r,;'VE' l)(?pr.
clhlrly
I nc J Il(if"d
WI t 1'1 n
t/lf'-'
scent"'
,-,f
t l'f>
!lronlbltE'0
a,tIvIt1P")
Sp.ctlon
470?[,c,1.
The phrasp "tor InC)pectlon or rpntaJ"
1 ~
~.
arldpd to thE'> end of the subdlvl":lon ~olpJy for PIP"pOSes of
rl.=lrlty
SectIon
470?(a)..
( b ) )
ic I )
and
r d 1
Each
ot thf'<;p
SUbOlVlSIon<;
refE'rs
to proscrIbed
actIvIty
In
terms
ot
r'l1scrlmln,qtlon
on thp [1,3S15 nf "?"JP) p3rpnthnnd, prpn"nCYJ or
thp
pCl'E'ntlal
or actual tpn.=lnry of
a mInor chtld "
B t; C a u s ~~
thl"
IISP of thl" word "tf'na',cy"
may not hp ]pgoJly ~rprnprlRtP
1n
connectIon WIth a m100r chIld
thp worrl "tpnAnC'y" has bppn
C'hangf'(''j
to
"OCC'llp.=tnry, "
wh 1 ch
1 S mC,TP
pncomOA5~lno In ltF
. '
dpfll"lltlon
S~ctlOn.
4702(d)
T h p t {' ~ Tn "r e n t ;'J 1
Ul11 t"
15 chaoopeJ to
..>
"hoU~lng
a(~c()mmOdi3tlon; "
whlcn
IS
t.t'll'"
tprmlnolnqy used
throughout thl" ordlnancE'_
Spctlon
4702rfl
As.
1nchcaterl abnve j
throuqhout t"np
ordlnilf\CP
thf>
phrase
";)oe_
~ ,
pilt"F.'nthonr'l ;
pTegnancy)
or thp
pote>otlal
or ,"letual tenaoc-y of rl mlnor cnlld" ] S llspd
'Phl. "
,>uhdlVl<;10n
uqes "agf'} parenthood, prpgnAncy. or thp pre<;pnre
of
a
IT' 1 nor
ChI I d _ "
']'hl"
<;llbolV1Slnn
has
be f'n
,-'1-, a nnpd
C()n~l~tent
wIth
the
chrll)ae'~
-'
dl,,;C'uo;,,:pd
ahovp,
to
"age)
pilrenthood; p....egnAncy. or the ootpntlil) or i1ctllCll ()cC\I~arH"Y of
a mlnor c:hlld "
10
SPC'tlOr. 470:l1\')
'l'hlS PXf',mptln('l 1111'rp.ntJy n'-OVlnps th;;!t
no
pc>r <,;on
15
rpqulrpd ~n W~IVP
.. <; t ,1 n d a r..-1 <," Wit h r- PC; P pet t ('
orcupancy or den~lty.
'1'he prOVIsIon
1<; amh1.guous becaU5(' It
00f>S
not
, nc'!] C .-! t e
tMp
standarog
t 0 wh 1. ( h
1 t
ref:>rs
Arcorolog1YJ
thp
word
., S tan d a r d s "
hil:;
bppn
chnnqed
to
"fpdE'lal;
<;t.'1t€')
or
1 0, Ii 1 1 r1W "
(ThE"
"illhd1\nSJ()('l hAS tJPe>r.
changed from "fcJ" to "Ib)" bpcausp ot the dplptlon at thE> 40%
flllOt a prOVl co; 10), d 1 5CU C; 5f'od F1hOV('
c..~
An
prpoare>rl
Tnltlrll
Study and
NpqatlvP
DF',lClr.;tlon
hac; be-en
on.
the
proposed ordInance In
F1~rnrdancp wlth the
prOVl !'Hon~
1970.
of
the Cal1fornl<3
EnVIronmental Quallty Act at
RECOMMENDATION
It 1.<; re<1pectflllly ('p('omltlpndpc! thllt=
1 'T' heN p ('f rt t 1 V E> 1) ('. c Jar a I 1. () n i) P rl d ,) r t p d
2
The
accompanYIng OrdlniJnre hp
Introdured tor flyst
rPildlnl)
PRF:PAR ED BY'
Rohprt M My?r~, Cliy Attorney
1 1
LA RMM rrno021
Clty Council Meptlng 8-t3-BS
S~nta MonIca, Cdl~tDrnla
,)HI) T NANCE NUMRF:H
(CIty Council Serle~l
AN OHDTNANCE OF 'PHI<: ("T'ry rO!l1'JCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AllDTIIJG SECTION 4706 TO THY-
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL COD~ AND
Jl.MEND 1 NG S^ N'1'A MON l<.}l. MI1N 1 C I I'AL canF
SECTIONS 4702 AND 4703
t-:lF:J.A7TNG TO flr<';CHIMPJATION TN HOIJ!':INC
THF. CTTY COUNCIL OF '1'HF CITY OF SANTA MONICA DelFS ORDAIN
AS F'OI.l.OWS:
SECTION
1
SPC'tIOI1 4707. ot
the Santa Mnnlra MuniCIpal
rndp IS ~mpndpd to rpad as fol1nw~.
Sectl.on
4707
ProhlQltPrj
ActlVlt.lf'S.
It shAll bp unl.'Jwful for any
person
offE>Tlng
for
(Pot
or
1 P., 5 P }
renting}
I e 8.~, 1 n<], 0 r
',Ic-,rlng any hOll'":ln..
accommndi'ltl0n.
,
or any authorIzed agpnt or
pmployE"E' of sllch pf'r.snn) to do {)Y attp1npt
to do any ot thp follOWing:
, a I
Rf'tll'";(>
to
rr~nt
or
I r~Clr;f' a
houqtng Accommodation} s~rve a notlCP ot
tr>rrri1natlon
of
t.r.anry.
(' nrnml'n rf' il n
unl<'lwful
del"i'llne,
<:Ir'tlonJ
or othpr-Wl c;e
~pny to or wlthhnld tY0m}
?,l"1Y '0'" r son or
pf'r<;onsj
a hOUSIng aCr'ommadatlon on thp
1
ha';lS
ot
aqE'J parenthoorl,
prpgnancy, or
the
potpnt1.nl
or
nctllaloc'llp.'lncy of;:.
mlnor chI ld.
(hl Dlscrlmln~te .'Igalnst any ppr~o"
In the tprm~j cnndltlnnq. or prlV11E'g~~ ot
the
rental of a
hOUSlna accommodatIon or
.>
In thE' provlslon of sprV1CP5 or fa<llltlE'S
In
cOnnE'ctlon thprewlth, on
tlll'" bil~IS of
,0, 'J e j
parpnthoCJdj
prl..~[}nnncy ,
or
th~
potentIal
or actual occupancy at a mlnar
rlll I d.
lr.) Represpnt to any per~onl on thp
!')F1fil<; of
age) par p nth () (l rl )
prpqnancy; or
the
patentlal or actual
occupancy af the
mlnor
Chlld thAt
;l hOllslng rt('commooAtlor:
l~ not avaIlahle for Inspectlon or rpntal
when such hOll~lnq ac~nmmnHatlon 1<; In tFlct
aval1Able for Insppctlon or rental
Id l
Mo. k E'
orlnt
,
or
}."lIlt"; 11 <;h
or
Ci3.lJSP
to
bE' madp}
prIntpdJ or puhllshed
.-iny
notl[,E"j
<;tatPmpnt]
Sl<JnJ
adVE'rtlsempnt,
appll'r.ltlon;
or
contrrlct
T,,'1 t h
rpq.,rd
to
a
nOl1f;lno ilcromrrlodAt1on
offpred by that person that Indlcate~ any
prpference,
llmltAtloTIJ or rilscrlmlflrltlol'
wlth
regpect
to
age,
p"lrenthood,
2
pn"qnanry j
or
thp
potpt"ltlal
0)-
a (- t II n 1
OC'CllpFlnry of ,q (fIl not- r hll (1
(el Include In any rental agreement
or
IPFlse
tor
R houslna acrommorlatlon ~
cl."luge
provl(hng
thAt as
a condltl.On of
lontlnupo
ocrtlpancy,
thf>
tl?'ni'ints
sh,.11
remAIn
chlldlegg
or
shall
not
hE"Af
ChllHren
or
otherWIse
1I0t
m.'l)nti'!ln
a.
houc;ehold wIth
a perqon or
persons of a
(' e r- t ill n .:HJe.
(f I
ChArge
nndltlonal
rfOnt
f 0 t-
per <:ons
Ilvlng In ri t'ouC;ln'J ilccr.mmCldatlor,
on
the
bas1S
of
aqe)
parE'nthood)
pfP'JnrtD\'Y,
or
In€'
pntf>f\tlc.l
or
ar-tna1
occupancy of a mInor chlld_
rg)
Rf>fllge
to
r(O'nt
or
leasE'>
a
hOUSIng
ac\'ommodRtlon to rt housphold with
MInor
('hlldrF'l)
baspo upon
thp nUmhf>1 ot
ocrUpRnts or enforce 1n any mAnner a term)
r')r,dl t 1 nn ,
or
coven.-lnt
of
i'I
rental
al)fPemf>nt
or lease lImItIng thp numbf>r of
occupants wlth rp"'ppc-t :-0 A hO\IC;phOld v1th
mInor
chlldren
unlpsq
tnI'"
n umbp "
of
o C C I) P ,I r. t s
PXC.('c!C;
tha.t pP....mJtt,>d
by thf'
floor
ar?.'!
r~qlJl rf"ments
of
th". IJnltorm
HOllSlng ("ode
rldoptpo
hy MLlnlC10A] CodE'
Sectlon 8106 or exceprlq tnp followlnq'
:1
NumhpY' ot Bedrooms
1.11 Hou';lng
AccommodA~1011
M II ~Ulli,lm Oc c U p.'i n c:y
o
2 with not more th.'in
1 iHiu I t
3 wIth not more thAn
;) Adul t c,
2
5 WIth not morp th~n
2 Adults
3 or more
6 WIth not mnrp than
;;' Adult,~ plus OnE->
add1tIonal mInor
chI I d for pach
bpdroom O'VPr 3
For
thp
n u r p Cl ~~ ~
,)t
t h 1 ~.
subdlV1.S1on}
C-hl1drp.n of
an n,('upllnt
l~ver
the
iHJP of
f"l'1htf'f'1l
.:;n.q] t bE
consIdered adult.:; and mInors under two
YEilrs
nf
,HJe
.-; t e
l)nt
,onc;ldprpcl
OCClJpantl;
for
housInq accommodatIons
WIth one or more bpd~ooms.
(h)
Pr10r
to rentlng a housIng
accommodatIon.
,
InCJlJJ"-P, nri'll!y or ][;
Wr1.tlng1
as to
the age,;, pRrenthood}
rregni'lncy;
numhpr of
m1nor rhlldl-I?n
or
fam11y compoSItIon
ot prospectIve
oc,llpant~,
eXIPpt
to
e-5t;~bl1 sh
thp
nAme'3
of
prnc;pectIve
o(cuo.:tnt's.
, ,
pstabllstl th.:tt thp nllmhpr of r;('rupi''1ts
Wl 11
not
excepd
the
or:cupancy
f,tandards <,pt forth In ~~E'('tl()l.' 470,'(9)
or
to
estAbl1'5h
that
the
teni'lnt
4
SIgnIng
the rental
aarpempnt or Ipa~e
.-
1 S
Plghtf'E>n
I 111 l
Yf'"'irs
ot
,'it,€'
or
older.
SF:(';'I'TON
2 -
Spctlon 4701 of
thp S~nta MonIca MunlClpal
rode 1<'; ~mpnrlpd ~o rpAd as tollows:
SECTION
4701:
Exem.n.t 1 On~
Nothlnq
(:()nt.; 1 oed
In thl<'i Chi1ptf>r
,>h;;)] I apply to
or hE> c-onstrlll"rl:
I a )
'I'D
atfect
iI
houslnn
.'
i'lrrommorlat1on
rlr><; J <]Pprj
and
opprilted
eXClusIvely for senIor
adults, and theIr
,pOLlSE''>; or any nllrSl!iC] hnrnE'J conv;Il€>~cpnt
homp, or retlrement home
[ h 1
'1'0 wa ~ VP
dnv!prleyal
I
c;t.::ttt'
oy
loral
lrlW
yplatlnq
to
occup,,! nc-y or
(ipn';;lty_
SF.C'1'IOM
1
Section 4706 15 added
to the S~nta MonIed
MIIOl..1 pal (;nQP to re;:ln "'<; fnl1 owe;:
SECTION 470h
Equ 1. tat, I ~_ Re.] 1 e f
An
ActIon
fnr er);lJ1 tahl p
l""pl1.pf
to
q(,'.cu rf>
("'C'lmp11i1nrE' WIth
thE>
rH-nV1 t; 1 no s
of th]<'i
Chapter may be
commt>ncpd
by
the Clty
At-tOl'npYJ
n]~trlct
Atto,npy;
or
hy ClOy
person,
corporatIon,
a<;soclat.}On,
or
Pntlty i'lC,lnn tor thf' lllt~rpc;ts of lts(.jf
ltS
mpmber<;)
the general
publu:; or thf'
nrotpctp(j ria";,,
s
. .
r..;FCT T ON
4
Any n r Cl V 1 ", 1 (, n c' t t; , f'> '-~ it r. tar.' () n I C ~ M lJ n 1 C , pal
rode or apppndlce~ thereto InconSIstent wIth thp prOV1~lons of
thIS
ord)nclnrp] to thE> pxtpnt
of surh lncons15tpnC1P~ anM n0
further]
] S
hf'!rehy
rf'peAlpo
or
modIfIed
to
thi3t
extf"nt
nE>,E>S~.'lry
to (nVe f'l]l fO"cE> .'Inri
pffpct to thE' pro,,] "lone, of
thl<; on11nanCf'
SF:('TTON
"i.
It
any
Sf'" t 1 0 n
sllb<;ect I on 1
<;."ntenc,:. )
cl;;uSPj
o r ph r a ~ f-' 0 f t hIS 0 r dIn .'l n l' PIS t (, r a Ii y r pas n n II pi,' t r.
bp
InvalId or un~onstItutIonal by a
dpCIS10n of any conrt of
(ompetf'nt ]llrIf:dlltlon, sllch dp,lrolon ",h...1} nnt renr1pr ,nV"ll'
the
rpmdlnlng
portions
of thp ordInance.
The Cl ty COI!nCll
hpr ,-"hy
d €' c 1 .?II E'S t hat ] t wn lJ 1 d
have pas~0d this nr~lnanc€' an~
earh
and
eve ~'y
<;E>('tlon.
,
sLlhsectloo.l
spntence
cl.'lllsP. or
,
orr.'lSP not .jp,Jarpo lnVdJld or un(Onqtltntlona] wirh01l1 rpqrlr(:
to whether any portIon of thp ordInance would be suhseguently
(lpc1,qr-pd lnval1d or unc(,r\stltI1llorn]
SE("r U)N
6
'I' h.f'
M;:Jyor
sh~ll SInn and
,
thp CIty Clf-'rk
S 1) <l 1 }
att?st to thf' pas";"0E' of thl S orc'l1 nal~' p
'T'h"" c) t Y (' t pr).
sh."Jll
r ;1 Ll S P
th...
same
to bp publl,;;hed
once 1n the offlClal
n p.~"S P I~" }J"P}P
'..TIthln
11) di~YS aftpr
Its i'ldnptl0n
'1"1"'( arch n .n('r
~hall become etfect1ve 30 dayq from Lt~ i'ldoptlon
Al'PHOVFD AS '1'0 F('RM:
~~.~.
F~O ilFR'T' M 1'1Y FH'-~
Clty A.rtornpy
6
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APPENDIX A
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