City Council

1. QUALIFICATION OF INITIATIVE MEASURE PROPOSING TO REENACT THE\nCITY’S EXISTING VACATION RENTAL REGULATIONS AND REENACT THE\nRECENTLY EXPIRED HOME SHARING REGULATIONS AND TO PREVENT\nTHEIR FUTURE AMENDMENT WITHOUT SUBSEQUENT VOTER\nAPPROVAL [L. LANGER, M. CROWDER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider options for one (1) initiative measure\nproposing to reenact the City’s existing vacation rental regulations and recently\nexpired home sharing regulations and to prevent their future amendment without\nsubsequent voter approval.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive, file, and accept the Certificate of Sufficiency\nof Petition Signatures as valid in all respects. Select One of the Following Two\nOptions:\n2) Adopt the Following Resolution: Resolution No. 24-______: “A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA\nSUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD ON THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL\nELECTION BALLOT AN INITIATIVE MEASURE AMENDING THE CITY’S\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO REENACT THE CITY’S EXISTING VACATION RENTAL\nREGULATIONS AND REENACT THE RECENTLY EXPIRED HOME SHARING\nREGULATIONS AND TO PREVENT THEIR FUTURE AMENDMENT WITHOUT\nSUBSEQUENT VOTER APPROVAL; REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF LOS\nANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE\nGENERAL ELECTION OF EVEN DATE; AND SETTING RULES AND\nDEADLINES FOR ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS FOR AND AGAINST THE\nMEASURE”; OR, 3) Adopt the Initiative Measure as an Ordinance, Without\nAlteration:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 24-______: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, REENACTING CHAPTER\n5.66 OF TITLE 5 AND SECTIONS 19.36.331, 19.80.120 AND 19.90.020 OF\nTITLE 19 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE AS AN INITIATIVE\nORDINANCE TO REENACT THE CITY’S EXISTING VACATION RENTAL\nREGULATIONS AND REENACT THE RECENTLY EXPIRED HOME SHARING\nREGULATIONS AND TO PREVENT THEIR FUTURE AMENDMENT WITHOUT\nSUBSEQUENT VOTER APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA\nELECTIONS CODE SECTION 9215(a).”