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City seeks penalties after large party and parking reported at vacation rental on Northeast 18th Street
Summary
City staff said a vacation rental drew about 50 vehicles and roughly 100 people and requested up to $15,000 in fines and findings of fact; the magistrate recorded the complaint and will pursue enforcement per the city's request.
The city asked the special magistrate on Sept. 25 to impose fines and enter findings of fact after a reported large gathering at a vacation rental at 2700 Northeast Eighteenth Street.
Code officers presented video and audio from a neighbor complaint and described the scene as "approximately 50 vehicles to a 100 occupants at the property," with non-amplified but disruptive noise and congestion in the right of way. The city said the gathering exceeded maximum occupancy and parking allowances for the property and asked the magistrate to find violations and impose fines.
The city requested "a fine of up to $15,000" and a finding of fact for violations of the vacation-rental standards (including parking and occupancy rules) and other public-nuisance provisions cited in the case file. The record shows the city cited chapter sections related to vacation rental standards and public-nuisance rules.
The hearing record lists the case as CE25080823 and indicates the enforcement materials include photo and audio/video evidence collected after a neighbor complaint. The transcript records city staff describing the number of vehicles and people, and requesting significant penalties and a formal finding that the vacation-rental file support enforcement action.
No owner representative provided a detailed response on the record at the hearing excerpt. The magistrate acknowledged the city's request and the presence of the evidence in the file; a further docket or enforcement step will be scheduled according to the court's procedures.
