Council narrows short‑term rental permits to downtown, updates administrative citations, fines and parking rules

The Tehachapi City Council adopted an ordinance revising administrative citation procedures and penalties, updating short‑term rental regulations to limit new permits to the downtown area, and clarifying garbage and parking compliance rules.

City development services staff presented the measure at second reading, saying the changes would allow administrative citation fines and penalties to be updated by council resolution rather than by ordinance, bring the citation process and appeals into closer alignment with state government code, and give staff clearer ticketing and appeals language. For short‑term rentals, staff said the proposal would limit approval of new short‑term rental permits to the downtown area, while grandfathering existing permits outside downtown so long as they remain in good standing…