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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2025-2544 - Amending Title 6 (Business and Franchise Taxes) by Adding Chapter 6.30 (Short Term-Rentals) to National City Municipal Code ORDINANCE NO. 2025— 2544 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 6 (BUSINESS AND FRANCHISE TAXES) OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING CHAPTER 6.30 (SHORT-TERM RENTALS). WHEREAS, the City of National City (the "City"), pursuant to the police powers delegated to it by the California Constitution, has the authority to enact or amend laws which promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its residents; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Government Code of the State of California, proceedings were duly initiated for the amendment of the National City Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to a published 10-day notice of the adoption of said ordinance, a public hearing was held by the City Council on August 19, 2025, and at said public hearing, all persons interested were given the opportunity to appear and be heard before the City Council; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. All protests, if any, against said amendment to the Municipal Code and each of them be and hereby are denied and overruled. Section 2. Section 6.30 is hereby added to read as follows: Chapter 6.30 Short-Term Rentals Sections: 6.30.010 Purpose — Findings and Determinations 6.30.020 Definitions 6.30.030 Short-Term Rentals Allowed 6.30.040 Eligibility Requirements 6.30.050 Authorized Agent 6.30.060 Short-Term Rental Permit Requirements 6.30.070 Short-Term Rental Application and Issuance 6.30.080 Short-Term Rental Operating Requirements 6.30.090 Violations and Enforcement 6.30.100 Denial, Suspension and Revocation Section 6.30.010 Purpose - Findings and Determinations This chapter establishes short-term rental standards that: A. Prevent long-term rental units from being replaced with short-term rentals and protect affordable housing units from conversion. B. Preserve and protect neighborhood character and livability from nuisances that are often associated with short-term rentals, including: 1. Excessive noise 2. Disorderly conduct 3. Illegal parking 4. Overcrowding 5. Excessive accumulation of refuse C. Reduce the burden on City services. D. Generate City revenue to share infrastructure cost and other public expenditures by operation of short-term rentals under established standards through the collection and payment of transient occupancy taxes. This chapter is not intended to provide any owner of residential property with the right or privilege to violate any deed restrictions or private covenants, conditions and restrictions applicable to the owner's property that may prohibit the use of such owner's residential property as a short-term rental as defined in this chapter. Section 6.30.020 Definitions "Agent" means a person designated by the owner in writing to act on the owner's behalf with respect to owner's short-term rental and compliance with this chapter. "Bedroom" means a private room intended for or capable of being used for sleeping purposes, separated from other rooms by a door, curtain or other entry way, having at least one window, a closet or cabinet storage space, and is accessible to a bathroom without crossing into another bedroom. Bedrooms exclude bathroom, kitchen, living room, and laundry areas. "Broker"means any person, including,but not limited to, on-line websites, on-line travel agencies, and on-line booking agents, that offers, lists, advertises, accepts reservations and/or collects whole or partial payment for a short-term rental. "Director of Community Development" means the Director of Community Development of the City, or designee. "Hosted unit" means a short-term rental where the owner remains and resides onsite or on a property immediately adjacent to the short-term rental property during the short-term rental period (except during daytime and/or working hours). "Local Contact Person" means a Person designated by an Owner or an Agent, who, if designated to act as such, shall be available 24 hours per day, seven days per week for the purpose of: (1) being able to physically respond within one hour of notification of a complaint regarding the condition, operation or conduct of Occupants of the Dwelling, and (2) taking remedial action necessary to resolve any such complaints. A Local Contact Person may be the Owner or an Agent. "Non-hosted unit" means a short-term rental whereby the owner does not remain or reside on-site or on a property immediately adjacent to the short-term rental property during the short-term rental period. "Owner" means an owner of record of the real property that contains the short-term rental, as provided for in the property deed. "Primary Residence" means a Person's permanent residence or usual place of return for housing as documented by at least two of the following: motor vehicle registration; driver's license; voter registration; tax documents showing the residential unit as the Person's residence; or a utility bill. A Person may have only one Primary Residence and must reside there for a minimum of 275 days during the calendar year. For properties with two or more existing legally permitted Dwelling Units (e.g., a duplex), the term "Primary Residence" shall apply individually to each unit that meets the criteria previously described. Accessory Dwelling Units or Junior Accessory Dwelling Units for which a construction permit was applied for prior to January 1, 2020, and any other accessory habitable structures that are located on a Short-Term Rental Property and do not meet the criteria previously described shall be considered part of the primary single-family residence for purposes of this chapter. "Short-Term Rental" is defined as the rental of any legally permitted dwelling unit or any portion of any legally permitted dwelling unit, including detached single-family residences, guesthouses, condominiums, duplexes, townhomes and multiple-family dwellings, for occupancy for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days. Short- term rentals exclude the following: any Accessory Dwelling Unit permitted under Chapter 18.30.380; any Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit permitted under Chapter 18.30.390 of the Municipal Code; and any recreational vehicle as defined in Chapter 18.60 of the Municipal Code. Section 6.30.030 Short-Term Rentals Allowed Short-term rentals that comply with all requirements of this chapter are allowed in zones and Specific Plans in the City that permit residential uses. A maximum of 180 short-term rental units shall be permitted in the City with no more than 45 such units being located per designated City Council District. Section 6.30.040 Eligibility Requirements The following requirements must be met at the time of submitting an application for a permit to operate a Short-Term Rental: A. The Applicant's Primary Residence must be located in the City, or within a quarter- mile of the short-term rental if located outside the City. B. The Dwelling Unit shall not be an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) for which a construction permit was applied for on January 1, 2020, or later. C. The Dwelling Unit shall not be a deed-restricted affordable housing unit, in a special group residence, or a single-room occupancy. D. A Long-Term Tenant (greater than 30 days) shall not operate a Short-Term Rental without prior written approval of the Owner, such written approval to be provided to the City at the time of application for a Short-Term Rental Permit. An Owner may proactively prohibit Short-Term Rental subletting by tenants at any or all of their owned properties by submitting a notification in writing to the Community Development Department. E. The Applicant shall not have been subject to a Short-Term Rental Permit revocation during the previous 24-month period. G. An Applicant may not hold a Short-Term Rental Permit for more than one Nonprimary Residence Short-Term Rental at any given time. Section 6.30.050 Authorized Agent A. An owner may in writing authorize an agent to comply with the requirements of this chapter on their behalf. The agent shall submit a copy of the authorization to the City during the permit and permit renewal application process. B. Notwithstanding Subsection A above, the owner shall not be relieved from any personal liability for noncompliance with this chapter, regardless of whether such noncompliance was caused, allowed or permitted by the owner's agent or the occupants or guests of the owner's short-term rental. Section 6.30.060 Short-Term Rental Permit Requirements Prior to renting or advertising the availability of a short-term rental, the owner or their agent shall obtain: (1) a business license pursuant to Chapter 6.04 of this Code; (2) a transient occupancy registration certificate pursuant to Chapter 4.32 of this Code; and (3) a short-term rental permit pursuant to this chapter. Section 6.30.070 Short-Term Rental Permit Application and Issuance A. Contents of Permit Application. Owners or their agent shall submit a short- term rental permit application to the City for each short-term rental unit. The permit application shall be submitted on a City-approved form that requires the following information: 1. If applicable, owner's written authorization of agent(s). 2. Legal name, address and telephone number of all owner(s), agent(s), broker(s)for the short-term rental and the 24-hour, seven-day per week local contact person. 3. The address and assessor's parcel number of the property proposed to operate as a short-term rental. 4. The number of bedrooms within the short-term rental. 5. The number of existing on-site parking spaces designated for the exclusive use of the short-term rental. 6. Whether the short-term rental is a "hosted unit" or a "non-hosted unit". 7. The number of fire extinguishers and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms at the short-term rental property, and a self-certification of compliance with the Fire Code, subject to review and approval by the City's Fire Marshal. 8. Copy of any application and all other forms that renters of the short- term rental will be required to complete. 9. Copy of the owner's rules and regulations for the short-term rental. 10. Signed statement acknowledging all of the following: (a) all of the information contained in the short-term rental permit application is true and correct; (b) all owner(s)/agent(s), and the designated local contact person, are familiar with the requirements of this chapter; (c) all owner(s)/agent(s), and the designated local contact person, are responsible for ensuring compliance with this chapter; and (d) failure to comply with this chapter and all applicable provisions of this Code may result in suspension and/or revocation of a short-term rental permit. 11. Such other standardized information as the City Manager, or designee, deems reasonably necessary to administer this chapter. B. Persons who have a criminal record related to prostitution or other serious crime (Cal. Penal Code Title 9) shall be prohibited from operating a short-term rental. C. Application Signatories. All owners listed on the property deed are required to sign the short-term rental permit application. Signatures of non-corporeal owners, such as partnerships and corporations, shall be made by the entity's duly authorized agent(s)or such individual(s) otherwise permitted by law to sign on the entity's behalf. D. Permit Fee. A short-term rental permit fee has been established by resolution of the City Council and shall be paid in conjunction with initial and renewal applications. The fee is nonrefundable. E. Granting of Permit and Renewal. The City shall grant or renew a permit if the application meets the requirements of this section and there are no grounds for denial pursuant to section 6.30.090.B. Short-term rental permits are valid for one year or per an approved multi-year agreement and shall be renewed in coordination with business license renewals. F. Change of Ownership. Permits only apply to the person(s) named on the application and are non-transferable. Within 14 calendar days of a material change in the property ownership or substitution of listed agent(s), a new application for a short-term rental permit shall be submitted with the required application fee. G. Short-term rentals are subject to the provisions of Chapter 4.32 of this Code regarding the collection and remittance of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). Failure to comply with these provisions may result in revocation of a short-term rental permit pursuant to section 6.30.090.C. A broker that collects any revenue from arranging or listing a short- term rental location in the City has primary responsibility for collecting, paying and transmitting all TOT due to the City pursuant to Chapter 4.32 of this Code. H. False Statements. Any false statements or information provided in the application are grounds for denial of a short-term rental permit pursuant to section 6.30.090.C, or if the permit has already been issued by the City, permit revocation or imposition of penalties. I. Indemnification. By accepting a short-term rental permit, the permittee agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents from any and all liability arising out of the actions permitted by such permit, and agrees to pay on behalf of the City all claims,damages,judgments, legal and court costs,adjuster fees and attorney fees related thereto. Section 6.30.080 Short-Term Rental Operating Requirements The use and occupancy of short-term rentals shall comply with the following operating requirements. For purposes of this section, "responsible person" shall mean the owner(s) and agent(s) listed in the permit application for the short-term rental: A. Compliance with Laws. The responsible person shall comply with all applicable provisions of this Code, and all other federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. B. Public Nuisance Prohibited. The responsible person shall not cause, allow or permit the use or occupancy of the short-term rental to create a public nuisance, including, but not limited to, unruly gatherings or raucous noise. "Raucous noise" includes yelling, screaming, shouting, or making other disturbing noises, including noise violations as identified in Title 12 of this Code, which unreasonably interfere with the peace and quiet of nearby residents or members of the public. "Unruly gathering" includes, but is not limited to, gatherings of occupants and/or guests at a short-term rental that exceed the number permitted on the short-term rental permit and gatherings of occupants and/or guests engaging in disorderly conduct that disturbs the public peace. The responsible person shall immediately abate any public nuisances caused by the use or occupancy or the short-term rental. C. Noise Violations Prohibited. The responsible person shall not cause, allow or permit the emission or transmission of any noise violation as identified in Title 12 of this Code at a short-term rental, including from any sound-making equipment or sound-amplifying device. D. Permitted Occupancy. The responsible person shall limit overnight occupancy of the short-term rental to a specific number of occupants not to exceed two persons per bedroom or studio plus one additional person per dwelling unit. E. Parking. The responsible person shall limit the number of vehicles at the short- term rental to the number of parking spaces designated in the short-term rental permit. All on- site parking spaces designated for occupant use in the permit shall be made available for the vehicles of occupants. Occupants shall avoid street parking and vehicles shall not impede access to sidewalks and adjoining neighboring properties or driveways. Vehicles shall not park in designated fire lanes. Parking of motor vehicles, trailers and recreational vehicles by occupants shall comply with Section 7.20.140 of this Code. F. Trash and Refuse. Trash and refuse shall not be left or stored within public view except at a location that is designated for collection from sunset on the day prior to trash pick-up until up to midnight on the day designated for trash pick-up. All trash shall be in approved receptacles pursuant to Chapter 7.10 of this Code and comply with Section 7.14.100 of this Code. G. Rental Agreements. Information on the permitted occupancy, parking capacity, and trash disposal requirements of the short-term rental, and the requirements of this chapter, shall be stated in the rental information and agreement provided to prospective renters, prior to their occupancy of the short-term rental. Renters shall agree in writing to follow the provisions of this chapter that apply to use and occupancy of a short-term rental. H. Open Burning, Recreational Fires, and Portable Outdoor Fireplaces. Bonfires and Recreational Fires are strictly prohibited within the City limits. I. Grills and Barbeques. Grills and barbeques are not permitted beneath a potentially flammable source, including, but not limited to, trees, umbrellas, decks, or other appurtenant structures, and shall be at least 10 feet away from structures and any flammable materials. Charcoal grills of any type are strictly prohibited. J. No Roof Access. The responsible person shall not cause, permit or allow occupants to have roof access to the short-term rental. This prohibition does not include permitted roof decks. K. Life/Safety Compliance. The short-term rental property shall meet basic life/safety requirements under applicable laws such as the California Health & Safety Code and City-adopted building and fire codes. Minimum operating requirements include, but are not limited to, operable smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, fire extinguisher, and first aid kit. L. Inspections. Regardless of the time of day, the responsible person shall permit the City to inspect the short-term rental and property in response to any complaint received by the City, for the purpose of making a reasonable inspection to observe and enforce compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the provisions of this chapter. M. No Subletting. The subletting of a short-term rental is prohibited. Only the person with a valid short-term rental permit issued by the City is permitted to advertise and rent out a property as a short-term rental. N. No short-term rental shall be used by any tenant for business purposes of any kind. Short-term rentals shall be used for residential purposes only. O. Special Events and Temporary Uses Prohibited. Special events and temporary uses such as weddings, corporate events, commercial functions, and any other similar events that have the potential to cause traffic, parking, noise, or other adverse impacts in the neighborhood are prohibited at the short-term rental property or as a component of short-term rental activities. P. No Commercial Filming. No commercial filming may occur at the short-term rental property concurrently with an active short-term rental permit. Q. Permitted Guest Hours. The designated short-term rental occupants may host guests at the short-term rental during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. R. Advertisements. It is unlawful for any person or entity to advertise a short-term rental in the City without a valid and current permit issued by the City. All advertisements for a property operating with a valid short-term rental permit, including those advertisements posted on or by hosting platform sites, shall include the short-term rental permit number provided by the City, the maximum number of occupants permitted to stay in the unit, and the maximum number of vehicles permitted to be parked at the short-term rental. S. Hosted units may be used as a short-term rental for an unlimited number of days during the calendar year. T. Non-hosted units may be used as a short-term rental for no more than 90 days per calendar year. U. Minimum Night Stay. Non-hosted units shall have a minimum night stay of two consecutive nights. This provision does not apply to hosted units or to short-term rentals in multi-family residential dwellings. V. Interior Display of Short-Term Rental Permit. During the period of short-term rental operation, the responsible person shall affix a display on the inside of the main entry door of the short-term rental that includes: (1)the short-term rental permit that applies to the unit; (2) the maximum number of overnight occupants permitted to stay in the unit; (3) the maximum number of vehicles; and a (4) 24-hour, seven-day per week local phone number of the local contact person. W. Exterior Complaint Phone Number Display. During the period of short-term rental operation, the responsible person shall affix a display on a front window of the short- term rental that includes: (1) a 24-hour, seven-day per week local phone number of a designated contact to take complaints regarding the unit; (2) the number of bedrooms; (3) maximum number of occupants permitted to stay in the unit; and (4) the maximum number of vehicles. X. The Response Requirements. The responsible person shall, upon notification that occupants or guests of their short-term rental have violated provisions of this chapter or other applicable federal, state or local laws, rules, or regulations, prevent a recurrence of such conduct by those occupants or guests and shall respond to the notification of violations as soon as practically possible, but within 1 hour at the latest. Failure to timely respond to complaints may result in enforcement pursuant to section 6.30.080.C. Y. Good Neighbor Handout. Each Short-Term Rental shall post a Good Neighbor Handout inside the permitted premises in close proximity to an entry point that includes emergency contact information for the Permittee and the Local Contact Person (if different). The Good Neighbor Handout shall also provide information about parking restrictions, restrictions on noise and amplified sound, trash collection schedule, fire evacuation routes, and any other information, as required by the Director of Community Development, applicable to the Short-Term Rental and the surrounding neighborhood. Z. Good Neighbor Letter. Within one week following (1)the issuance of a Short-Term Rental Permit, (2) the issuance of a renewal permit, and/or (3) the approval of a transfer application, the Permittee shall mail or personally deliver in writing a Good Neighbor Letter, in a form authorized by the Director of Community Development to the Owners and Occupants of properties located on all sides of and directly across the street(or alley or other right-of-way)from the Short-Term Rental Property. Thereafter, within 30 days of occurrence of any of the events described in (1), (2) or (3), the Permittee shall sign under penalty of perjury, and submit to the Director of Community Development, a certification that the required mailing or delivery was completed. If at any time during the term of a Short-Term Rental Permit, the Good Neighbor Letter information for the Permittee or Local Contact Person changes, the Permittee shall mail or personally deliver in writing within one week an updated Good Neighbor Letter to the Owners and Occupants of properties located on all sides of and directly across the street (or alley or other right-of-way) from the Short-Term Rental Property to maintain accuracy and shall also promptly submit to the Director of Community Development a signed under penalty of perjury certification that the required mailing or delivery of the updated information was completed. AA. Quiet Time From 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. The hours between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. are considered to be "quiet time," so that no outdoor activity will disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood adjacent to a Short-Term Rental Property or cause discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable Person of normal sensitivity residing in the area. It shall constitute a major violation if any Occupants engage in outdoor activities on a Short-Term Rental Property between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. that involve the use of fire pits, barbecues, swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, tennis or paddleball courts, or other similar and related improvements or play equipment, or if any Occupants engage in outdoor parties, outdoor singing, shouting, clapping or other activities generally associated with partying or if Occupants engage in any outdoor drunk or disorderly conduct during those hours. Any other outdoor conduct between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. that disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood adjacent to a Short- Term Rental Property, or causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable Person of normal sensitivity residing in the area, shall constitute a minor violation. It is not a violation for an Occupant to merely be out of doors during quiet time hours, so long as there is no conduct that disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood adjacent to a Short-Term Rental Property or causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable Person of normal sensitivity residing in the area. The Permittee shall post signs of a size, type and at a location (or locations) acceptable to the Director of Community Development near all doors leading to the exterior of a Short-Term Rental Unit, advising Occupants of"quiet time." BB. No-Fault Evictions. A property containing a unit with a no-fault eviction may not operate a short-term rental for five years from the date of the eviction unless it is a single-family home that has been vacated for purposes of owner occupancy. Section 6.30.090 Violations, Enforcement and Penalties A. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to enforcement pursuant to Chapter 1.44 of this Code and any other enforcement mechanism available to the City, including revocation of the short-term rental permit pursuant to section 6.30.090.C. B. Any short-term rental that is operating in violation of this chapter is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance and, as such, may be abated or enjoined from further operation pursuant to Section 1.36 of this Code. C. Notwithstanding Section 1.44.050 of this Code, the following penalties apply to administrative citations issued for violations of this chapter: 1. For a first administrative citation, a fine not exceeding $500 per violation of each provision of this chapter. 2. For a second administrative citation within one year of the first citation, a fine not exceeding $1,000 per violation of each provision of this chapter. 3. For a third or subsequent administrative citation within one year of the first citation, a fine not exceeding $1,500 per violation of each provision of this chapter. Section 6.30.100 Denial, Suspension and Revocation A. Denial, Suspension or Revocation. In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, a short-term rental permit may be denied, suspended, or revoked by the City Manager, or designee, pursuant to this section. B. Grounds for Denial or Suspension. A short-term rental permit may be denied or immediately suspended if any of the following grounds exist: 1. The application or renewal application for the short-term rental permit does not comply with all the requirements of section 6.30.060. 2. A material misrepresentation, false or misleading information was included on the application or renewal application for the short-term rental permit. 3. An authorized official has cited the short-term rental property for health or safety violation(s) and such violation(s) remain outstanding. 4. The use or occupancy of the short-term rental property has been cited by an authorized official for felony violation(s) and criminal prosecution is pending. 5. A delinquency in the payment of any outstanding fees, assessments or taxes owed to the City related to the short-term rental property, including, but not limited to, Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT). C. Revocation of Permit. If a third administrative citation is issued for violation(s) of this chapter at a short-term rental within a one-year period, the City shall revoke the short- term rental permit upon a determination that the violation(s) alleged in the third citation has occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City shall immediately revoke the short-term rental permit upon final determination that a felony violation relating to the use or occupancy of the short-term rental property has occurred. D. Appeal of Denial, Suspension or Revocation. Any denial, suspension or revocation of a short-term rental permit shall be made by the City in writing and is subject to the appeal procedures set forth in Section 6.04.160 of this Code. E. Prohibited Operations. If a short-term rental permit is revoked pursuant to this section, a short-term rental shall not be operated at the property for a period of 12 months from the date of such revocation unless the property has been sold and the new owner can demonstrate to the City that a change of property ownership occurred during that time period. Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and adopted this Ordinance and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the date of its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, it or a summary of it, shall be published once, with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same in the Star News, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Diego, California. INTRODUCED this 19th day of August, 2025. PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 2025. Ron Morrison, Mayor ATTEST: Shelley pel, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Barry J. S aid Attorney Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on September 2, 2025 by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Molina, Rodriguez, Yamane, Bush, Morrison Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison Mayor of the City of National City, California 104110** Zr,ot S �1+ Shelley Chapel City Clerk of the 6k City of National City, California OF CO By: r, Ci lerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was not finally adopted until seven calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final passage, to wit, on August 19, 2025 and on September 2, 2025. I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said Ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or that the reading of said Ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written or printed copy of said Ordinance. I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of ORDINANCE NO. 2025-2544 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed and adopted by the Council of said City on September 2, 2025. Shelley Chapel City Clerk of the City of National City, California By: Cit Jerk