City Approves Law to Limit Hotel Stays
After changing a proposed ordinance limiting the amount of time guests may stay in hotels from 60 to 180 days in a one-year period, the Camarillo City Council unanimously approved the law Wednesday night without fanfare.
The ordinance will take effect 30 days from Wednesday.
In March, the council proposed limiting hotel and motel stays to 60 days. After an outcry by innkeepers, officials extended it to six months.
Officials sought the time cap after innkeepers came forward with plans to open “extended stay” facilities, said Tony Boden, the city’s planning and community development director. Such hotels would include rooms equipped with kitchens designed for longer stays.
Without a cap on hotel stays, these facilities could become apartment complexes, city officials feared.
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