Procedures for Actions on Permits

Sacramento City Code tit. 5, ch. 5.114, art. IV

in effect

Sacramento City Code § 5.114.300 Suspending, revoking, or conditioning a short-term rental permit.

5.114.300 Suspending, revoking, or conditioning a short-term rental permit. A. The city manager may suspend, revoke, or condition any short-term rental permit for any of the following reasons: 1. One or more of the circumstances upon which a short-term rental permit could be denied as described in section 5.114.120 exists or has occurred; or 2. The permittee has violated any provision of this chapter. B. The conditions that the city manager may impose on the short-term rental permit include, but are not limited to: 1. Requiring the permittee to remain at the dwelling unit during certain hours while guests are present; 2. For rentals that are the primary residence of the permittee, requiring a property manager who resides in the city and who will quickly respond to complaints; 3. Reducing the number of guests that are allowed to lodge at the dwelling unit; and 4. Reducing the number of days in a year that the permittee is allowed to provide lodging. C. For rentals that are not the primary residence of the permittee, the city manager shall impose a condition on the short-term permit that the permittee identify - by name, address, and contact information, including phone number and email address - a property manager who resides within a 30-mile radius of the short-term rental and who will quickly respond to complaints. The permittee shall notify the city of any change in information for the property manager. (Ord. 2017-0048 § 3; Ord. 2016-0004 § 1)

Sacramento City Code § 5.114.310 Hearing required-Exception.

5.114.310 Hearing required-Exception. A. No short-term rental permit may be suspended, revoked, or conditioned until the permittee is provided a notice of hearing pursuant to Section 5.114.320 and an opportunity to be heard by the city manager. B. Notwithstanding subsection A, a permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended, revoked, or conditioned immediately upon the city manager's determination that the immediate suspension of the permit is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare. C. If a permit is immediately suspended pursuant to subsection B, the permittee subsequently shall be provided a notice of hearing pursuant to Section 5.114.320 and an opportunity to be heard by the city manager. (Ord. 2016-0004 § 1)

Sacramento City Code § 5.114.320 Notice of hearing.

5.114.320 Notice of hearing. A. The city manager shall serve on the permittee a notice of hearing on the decision to suspend, revoke, or condition a short-term rental permit. The notice shall be in writing and contain a brief statement of the grounds for the action, and the date, time, and location of the hearing. B. The notice of hearing shall be personally served or sent by certified mail to the permittee at the address submitted in the permit application at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the hearing. Service by certified mail is complete at the time the notice is deposited in the mail. (Ord. 2016-0004 § 1)

Sacramento City Code § 5.114.330 Notice of decision.

5.114.330 Notice of decision. A. If, after the permittee has had an opportunity to be heard, the city manager decides to suspend, revoke, or condition a short-term rental permit, the city manager shall serve a notice of decision on the permittee. The notice shall be in writing and contain: 1. The specific grounds for the decision; 2. A statement that the permittee may appeal the decision by submitting an appeal, in writing to the city manager, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of service of the notice; and 3. A statement advising that the failure to appeal the decision will constitute a waiver of all rights to an appeal hearing, a failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and a bar to any judicial action pertaining to the city manager's decision. B. The notice of decision shall be personally served or sent by certified mail to the permittee at the address submitted in the permit application. Service by certified mail is complete at the time the notice is deposited in the mail. (Ord. 2016-0004 § 1)

Sacramento City Code § 5.114.340 Return of the permit.

5.114.340 Return of the permit. A permittee shall return a suspended or revoked short-term rental permit to the city manager within three calendar days of the receipt of the notice of decision described in Section 5.114.330. (Ord. 2016-0004 § 1)

Sacramento City Code § 5.136.350 (art. IV) Appeal of action on permit.

5.136.350 Appeal of action on permit. A. Any applicant or permittee may appeal the city manager's decision to deny, suspend, revoke, or condition a short-term rental permit by submitting a written notice of appeal to the city manager within ten (10) calendar days from the date of service of the notice of decision. The written notice of appeal must contain: 1. A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the specific decision protested, together with any material facts claimed to support the appeal; 2. A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the relief sought, and the reasons why it is claimed the protested decision should be reversed or otherwise set aside; 3. The signatures of all parties named as appellants and their official mailing addresses; and 4. A declaration under penalty of perjury by at least one appellant as to the truth of the matters stated in the notice of appeal. B. The appeal hearing shall be conducted by a hearing examiner appointed pursuant to Section 8.04.070. C. Upon receipt of any appeal filed pursuant to this section, the city manager shall transmit the appeal to the hearing examiner, who shall cause it to be calendared for the next regularly scheduled appeal hearing date that is at least fifteen (15) days later. D. The hearing examiner shall serve a notice of appeal hearing on each appellant. The notice shall be in writing and contain the date, time, and location of the appeal hearing. The notice shall be personally served or sent by mail to the appellant at the address shown on the appeal at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. E. Only those matters or issues specifically raised by the appellant in the written notice of appeal shall be considered in the appeal hearing. F. Failure of any person to file a timely appeal in accordance with the provisions of this section shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of the right to an administrative hearing and a final adjudication of the matter and any portion thereof. (Ord. 2016-0004 § 1)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-14068Fetched: 10/24/2026