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From : Craig and Trudy[SMTP :TLINDAMAN@GMAIL .COM ]
Sent : Tuesday, October 05, 2010 10 :31 :06 AM
To : Council, SloCity ; Jan Marx
Subject : SLO Historic Preservation Ordinance and Guideline s
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Dear Council Members :
We are asking that you postpone adopting the Histori c
Preservatio n
Ordinance and Guidelines . We are just becoming aware of what i s
happening with the ordinance and its guidelines and feel that we ,
along with other affected homeowners, need a greater opportunity t o
understand it and to help shape it . We are in favor of preservation ,
but we feel that this ordinance and these guidelines are unfair .
It should be acknowledged that some landlords charge high rent s
an d
don't take care of their properties throughout the city . The existin g
laws which deal with homes in disrepair should be enforced by the cit y
before we add another layer of governmental control . Thes e
regulations are unfair in targeting only owners of historic properties .
We understand that the city hopes to win grant monies that ar e
available to cities with these types of ordinances . Our concern i s
that these grants are not large enough to justify making 70 0
homeowners unhappy with the city . Are you familiar with the size o f
grants that are being awarded ?
The ordinance seems to leave homeowners vulnerable to nuisanc e
complaints . The city should hold the person complaining liable fo r
the expense of investigating the complaint if it turns out that ther e
were no grounds for the complaint in the first place .
While we are very much in favor of having good government an d
havin g
government do good, we feel this ordinance is not an example of goo d
government .
Thank you for considering our request to delay enacting this ne w
layer of government so that the people most affected have time to b e
made aware of its ramifications .
Sincerely ,
Craig and Trudy Lindama n
1057 Buchon St .fLt7C~`~uj'}It .
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