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Council to reintroduce ordinance tightening time limits on successor rent-increase applications
Summary
Council voted to reintroduce an amended ordinance that would bar substantially similar rent-increase applications within 12 months unless a material change occurs; staff said the amendment clarifies how property-tax increases are treated for fair-return calculations and the ordinance will return for further readings.
The Santa Paula City Council voted on March 18 to reintroduce amendments to a rent-increase ordinance governing successor applications so the language clarifies treatment of property-tax increases.
City Attorney Monica Castillo outlined the proposed change, saying the ordinance would generally prohibit a park owner from submitting a substantially similar rent-increase application within 12 months of a prior decision, with a narrow exception for material changes in circumstances. Castillo said property taxes and assessments remain part of operating-expense calculations when a park later applies for a fair-return determination, but the proposed amendment would pause consideration of property-tax increases during the 12‑month prohibition and allow parks to seek property-tax adjustments after the 12 months have elapsed.
Councilmember Chavez moved to reintroduce ordinance number 1353 as amended; the motion was seconded and passed. Because the changes require reintroduction, staff will return the ordinance for a subsequent first reading and additional council consideration.
What happens next: The ordinance will return to a future council meeting as a reintroduced measure for formal readings and potential adoption after public hearing and required notices.
