City of Madison - File #: 04162

• File #: 04162
• Version: 4
• Name: transient hotels and motels
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/12/2006
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 2/26/2008
• Final action: 2/26/2008
• Enactment date: 2/26/2008
• Enactment #: ORD-08-00028
• Title: AMENDED SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 23.12 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the operation of transient hotels & motels, amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish bail amounts, and amending Section 1.08(4) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish enforcement authority for the section.
• Sponsors: Tim Bruer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/26/2008	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt With Amendment(s)	Pass
2/5/2008	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
1/22/2008	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
1/8/2008	2	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
9/17/2007	2	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer	Pass
8/16/2007	2	BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
5/8/2007	2	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Re-refer	Pass
4/17/2007	2	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer
4/11/2007	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
4/3/2007	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
4/3/2007	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
8/8/2006	1	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Re-refer	Pass
7/18/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
7/12/2006	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
7/12/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
7/12/2006	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Fiscal Note Pending
7/12/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
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Fiscal Note
The majority of enforcement activities related to this ordinance will be conducted by the Police Department as part of its normal activities. In the rare instance where the Department of Public Health-Madison and Dane County assists and incurs costs outside the scope of its regular activities associated with hotel/motel inspections, the Police Department has agreed to reimburse them for such expenses.
Title
AMENDED SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 23.12 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the operation of transient hotels & motels, amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish bail amounts, and amending Section 1.08(4) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish enforcement authority for the section.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This proposal prohibits the short-term rental of motel or hotel rooms for twice within 24 hours, prohibits a motel or hotel for being a disorderly house and allows the Office of the City Attorney to bring a nuisance action against a motel or hotel who violates this ordinance multiple times.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 23.12 entitled "Transient Hotels & Motels Prohibited" of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
"(1) Transient Hotels.
(a) Hourly Rentals Prohibited. No Hotel, Motel or Tourist Rooming House may rent a room designed for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes for hourly or other short-time rates or in any way advertise that any such room is available at hourly or other short-time rates. A room designed for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes shall not be rented more than once between 6:00 a.m. and 5:59 p.m. on any given day and no more than once between 6:00 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. of the following morning. For purposes of this section, renting hourly or other short-time rates shall be defined as the grant...