108-11-11 Civil Penalties

A. General authority and state-law limitations. Violations of this Chapter are civil violations unless otherwise expressly provided by ordinance and applicable law. The City may impose civil penalties as authorized by Utah Code § 10-3-703 and other applicable law. No civil penalty shall exceed the maximum allowed by state law, and if state law imposes a lower maximum, notice requirement, cure requirement, or other limitation, state law controls. B. Licensed short-term rentals. Violation First verified violation Second verified violation within twelve (12) months, including failure to timely cure Maximum Consequence Written warning and reasonable cure period, unless immediate enforcement is authorized by Section 108-11-10(F). Civil fine up to the maximum allowed by Utah Code § 10-3-703 for each separately citable violation. Reference §§ 108-11-10, 108-11-11 § 108-11-11 Revised Chapter 108-11 - Short-Term Rentals | Legal Review Draft Violation Third verified violation within twelve (12) months Ongoing violation after cure period expires Imminent life-safety violation or material threat to persons or property Maximum Consequence Civil fine up to the maximum allowed by state law and initiation of suspension or revocation proceedings. Civil fine up to the maximum allowed by state law for each separately citable violation, subject to state-law limits on repeated citations for the same ongoing violation. Immediate suspension, order to cease occupancy, civil fine up to the maximum allowed by state law, and other remedies available by law. Reference § 108-11-12 §§ 108-11-10, 108-11-11 §§ 108-11-11, 108-11-12 C. Unlicensed short-term rentals. Violation First documented unlicensed operation Operation after written notice and cure period or refusal to cease unlawful operation Repeated unlicensed operation Maximum Consequence Written notice and reasonable cure period before civil fine if required by applicable law, together with direction to cease operation or apply for required approvals. Civil fine up to the maximum allowed by Utah Code § 10-3-703 for each separately citable violation and other remedies available by law. Civil fine up to the maximum allowed by state law, injunction, denial of license eligibility for a reasonable period, and other remedies available by law. Reference §§ 108-11-3, 108-11-10 § 108-11-11 §§ 108-11-11, 108-11-12 D. Enhanced penalties. The City shall not impose enhanced civil penalties above the maximum generally allowed by Utah Code § 10-3-703 unless the City Attorney determines that a specific current state-law provision authorizes the enhanced amount and the notice, cure, timing, identity-of-violator, same-violation, and compliance-interval requirements of that provision have been satisfied. Any penalty schedule maintained by the City is a summary only; the operative text of this Chapter and applicable state law control. E. Other remedies. Civil penalties are cumulative and do not limit the City’s authority to suspend or revoke a license, deny renewal, seek injunctive relief, pursue nuisance abatement, enforce business-license requirements, enforce land-use conditions, issue stop-use or cease-and-desist orders, or pursue any other remedy available by law.