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From: Michael Miller [vmmil@charter.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 10,201.3 4:03 PM
To: Marx, Jan; Smith, Kathy; Christianson, Carlyn; Carpenter, Dan; Ashbaugh, John
Subject: Fw: [caucus] Fw: Vacation Rentals
To the San Luis Obispo City Council
Re: Short Term Vacation Rentals in the city of San Luis Obispo
Forwarding my comments to you in advance of Tuesday's meeting. These comments were made on Caucus email list in
response to lengthy comments by both Bob Shanbrom and Richard Schmidt. I assume you have already read or heard
their statements/opinions.
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From: "Michael Miller" <vmmil @charter.net>
To: "robert shanbrom" <bxmd1234@vahoo.com>; <caucus@hdlists.net>
Sent: Sunday, November I0,2OI3 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: lcaucus] Fw: Vacation Rentals
I am posting the link below (New Times) to offer another point of view to those offerred by Bob Shanbrom and Richard
Schmidt on the caucus website,
All the arguments make some very good points and common sense.
I remain in favor of the lifting the ban on the short term vacation rentals,
I don't live in the city and do not rent any rooms in my house,
I believe however, that many homeowners will simply have to turn their extra rooms into student rentals/housing and I
fail to see how that protects neighbors from all the potential negative impacts of short term rentals.
I also do not buy the argument that workforce housing is reduced by this practice, since some of these homeowner's
already work in the city and may be forced to selland move out of town without the additional income,
Having said this, yes there must be sufficient regulations and enforcements in place, including occupancy taxes to ensure
other residents of the community do not suffer from reduced housing values, blight and/or other unfavorable outcomes.
Enforcement is the key and is at least partially reliant on neighbors reporting unacceptable activities to the authorities,
just as they already do where student housing/rentals exist.
The following statement from the New Times opinion piece sums it up for me.
"Provided I ensure that my guests comply with current residential noise and safety ordinances, does it really matter if
they are relatives, friends, or simply travelers from another community?"
ln addition, I believe we can do a lot to foster goodwill amongst peoples of all cultures by allowing them this
opportunity, something sorely needed in the world today.
I am not however, in favor of the practice of renters being allowed to sub-let for short term stays. That complicates all
the issues involved and increases liability risks to the owners of these properties and should not be allowed.
I willforward my comments to the SLO City Council
Vita Miller
L205 Bay Oaks Dr,
Los Osos, CA 93402
805-528-5926
P.S. I'm not a memberof SLO Hosts, but ldid sign the petition.
City of SLO says 'NO VACANCY' to visitors Residence stays make sense for our community
BY SKY BERGMAN
> Currently in the city of San Luis Obispo, it is illegalto host a
> traveler in your own home for less than 30 days. This outdated law
> needs to be revised to encourage a new class of traveler to vis¡t "The
> Friendliest Town ln America." Doing so does not mean that the current
> ban on vacation rentals within the city needs to be lifted. The city
> of SLO simply needs to add a new "Residence Stay" lodging definition
> to the current zoning ordinance, allowing owners of primary residences
> to host travelers in their own homes for short-term stays. (See link
> to continue).
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