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Christian, Kevin
From: Mejia, Anthony _
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 2:16 PM RECEi E0
To: Christian, Kevin
Subject: FW: D[C 1 6 2014
From: victor montgomery [mailto:montgome[yarch @ msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1:24 PM
To: Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Codron, Michael; Dietrick, Christine; Lichtig, Katie; Marx, Jan;
Mejia, Anthony; Rivoire, Dan
Subject:
12/16/2014
Council Members;
I am writing to express my opposition to expansion or creation of a new RHIP. I have reviewed the staff report
and find the notion of additional property inspections - particularly interior inspections - to be overly and
overtly intrusive.
I do not understand how a RHIP will be implemented in the R -1 zone? How will the City determine which
residence(s) are not owner or partially owner occupied? I wonder how residents of the R -1 neighborhoods
such as Ferrini Heights, San Luis Drive and upper Johnson Ave will welcome these inspections? Or are they
exempt because they are assumed not to be rented or partially rented?
Interior inspections are anathema. They will certainly not be appreciated, will be highly resented and likely
resisted by all means available. Merely being identified as a renter is not in my opinion sufficient rational to
warrant an interior inspection. An apartment is a home! Option #2 - targeting all renters in the R1 & R2 zones
for interior inspections seems clearly prejudicial.
Is this where our City wants to go and how we want our City to be perceived? San Luis Obispo is better and
more creative than such a "Big Brother" approach as interior inspections. Do we really want to double down
on the inspection approach and create resentment among our residents.
The staff report examines statistics about what has happened but doesn't explore why these things are
occurring? I encourage the City to look at root causes before jumping into intrusive inspection problems to
address the symptoms.
I ask - are a relatively few people using the City Government as a shield from their own inability or
unwillingness to meet and discuss matters with their neighboring property owners and /or residents?
Victor Montgomery