§ 5.55.010 — Purpose

5.55.010 - Purpose.

(A) The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations for short-term residential rentals in order to safeguard the peace, safety and general welfare of neighborhoods within the City of Riverside by minimizing negative secondary effects related to short-term residential rentals, including, but not limited to, excessive noise, disorderly conduct, illegal parking, overcrowding and excessive accumulation of refuse; and to ensure that the city is collecting transient occupancy tax pursuant to Chapter 5.32 of this code. (B) This chapter is not intended to provide any owner of residential property with the right or privilege to violate any deed restrictions or private conditions, covenants and restrictions applicable to the owner's property that may prohibit the use of such owner's residential property for short-term residential rental purposes as defined in this chapter. Short-term residential rentals are not permitted in dwelling units that have deed restrictions for affordable housing purposes or have other city, housing authority or other government-imposed conditions of approval or restrictions which prohibit the use of said dwelling unit as a short-term residential rental as defined herein.

(Ord. 7678, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)