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Home My WebLink AboutStudy Session - Public Comment4/7/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:Greta Sorensen To:City Clerk Subject:Public Comment - STVR Date:Thursday, March 24, 2022 10:48:47 AM NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. I read your entire staff report and would argue that the accuracy of information on complaints has dropped significantly since 2017. When the Vacation Rental Compliance Department was terminated and changed/combined the number of officers was reduced and they were given many more things to cover (including cannabis). This diluted the staff available in a big way. Response times stretched out to an hour or longer, and since officers need to document an “active nuisance”, often the nuisance had terminated by the time the officer arrived an hour later. I personally have made numerous complaints where the officer never showed at all and never contacted me, yet it was logged as “no nuisance noted” as if it were a fake complaint call. (I always wait outside for the officers and always ask for a call back so I’m 100% sure on this). In addition, contracting out complaint calls to an answering service resulted in lost information. Many of my calls were never acted on due to wrong information, including addresses and phone numbers. There is no data to show these errors. Finally, the Covid years data is totally skewed. Officers were directed to not have contact with renters. So they saw and heard far less and wrote far fewer citations as a result. In terms of ordinance changes, I would like to see the number of people allowed in rentals to be held to different requirements. Please limit STVR guests to the original floor plan of the house. In my development (Farrell Canyon Estates) every house was a 1560 sf 3BR/2BA home on a 10,000 sf lot. Every home was built to house 6 people, including kids. Yet owners have been allowed to make garages into BRs and add on additional BRs as well. This increased the density to 12 people per house, twice what these houses and lots were designed for. No wonder neighbors feel it’s too much. These STVRs are allowed 5 cars in the street and 16 people by the pool all day and evening. Yikes! I am disgusted when owners complain about limits on renting when daily rates are are over $500 per night for 3BRs and the 12 person houses (there are 5 around me) get $700+ per night. My biggest wish would be to institute a 28 day minimum rental in Single Family Residential Zones. I think this would solve a lot of issues immediately. Owners would make a generous amount in monthly rent. The TOT would still come in - from increased resort and hotel stays. The short stay party crowd would return to resorts and hotels that were designed for them. Neighborhoods could continue to house residents, as they were designed to do. Thanks for your attention. Greta Sorensen 1288 S San Mateo Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92264 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session Sent from my iPhone 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:Dennis Woods To:City Clerk; Terry House Subject:Fwd: STR % in my neighborhood Date:Monday, March 28, 2022 11:30:46 AM Dear City Clerk, Please distribute. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Terry House <terry.house@gmail.com> Date: March 25, 2022 at 8:40:44 AM PDT To: Dennis Woods <Dennis.Woods@palmspringsca.gov> Subject: STR % in my neighborhood NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Councilmember, While I knew it was bad, I never realized how out of whack the numbers are for STRs in our neighborhood Racquet Club. 37% are STRs - over 1/3 of all housing stock This can’t go on. A moratorium on STRs in this neighborhood is absolutely necessary. It’s outrageous. Save our neighborhood councilmember! Yours in complete disgust, Terry House PS - I have been a squeaky wheel for the past 10 years over just this issue. JR Roberts supposedly was working on the density issue - which I was told many times before was something they couldn’t do anything about - unenforceable they said. Now the worm has turned. 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:City of Palm Springs To:City Clerk; City Clerk Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Date:Sunday, March 27, 2022 7:18:29 PM NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Submit Public Comment to the City of Palm Springs Submission #:1555662 IP Address:172.226.7.86 Submission Date:03/27/2022 7:18 Survey Time:9 minutes, 11 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Full Name/Nombre Greta Sorensen City of Residence/Ciudad de residencia Palm Sprjngs, Phone (optional) /Teléfono (opcional) 2066124683 Email (optional/opcional) greta.sorensen@gmail.com Your Comments/Sus comentarios I called STVR compliance tonite about music blasting from 4 houses away. Corey returned my call from a phone number identified as Imelda Zamora. ?? He could not hear music at the offending address, by the time he came neither could I. He said he was the only one working and mine was his first call, yet it took him over 30 minutes to get here. This happens more often than not. Guests know they cannot play music constantly, so now it goes on and off. Neighbors hear it happen. Compliance staff are cut to such a minimal number that that rarely come at the right moment. How can we be supposedly be getting so many dollars from TOT yet have so little coverage? No wonder citations and calls have gone down. There are no teeth in the ordinance. I’m so sick of this. Thank you, City of Palm Springs This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email. 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:Brian To:City Clerk; CityManager Subject:Short Term Vacation Rentals Review City Council meeting Tuesday, March 28, 2022 Date:Monday, March 28, 2022 5:20:39 PM NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Mayor Middleton and Council Members, Thank you for taking the time to review the devastating effects of Short Term Vacation Rentals and the failed ordnance on the Community. I have numerous concerns about short term vacation rentals including: the emotional impact on my fellow neighbors, the housing crisis in part generated by over two thousand frequently empty houses, the noise, the unmonitored strangers flooding our neighborhoods with no accountability, the hot line for complaints and indifference to it, and ultimate the devaluation of the quality of life in Palm Springs. EMOTIONAL IMPACT - Numerious neighbors have commented to me about the sense of aloneness they have felt living surrounded by houses that are empty most of the time only to be bombarded by Weekend Warriors who have no interest in the lives they are impacting on their party excursions. For me personally, going to sleep with an empty house next door and then waking up with 5 cars and a bunch of strangers a few feet away is an alienating experience. HOUSING ENVIROMENTAL CRISIS - With thousand of homes taken off the market in Palm Springs there is no place for mechanics, teachers, and students to live. A mostly empty house will continue to generate a carbon foot print that is substantial. Palm Springs has the most Ozone days of any city in the United States. This is one filty place that has to be cleaned up! NOISE - With a Hot Line and what’s the use? Your report says there is a drop in complaints reported. It’s my experience in the Warm Sands area that neighbors just put up with the late night screams, over loaded car parking… and why bother calling a hot line that doesn’t get anything accomplished? Obviously, neighbors sense the futility of the action. Ultimately, it’s the quality of life for our residendents…. Our air quality is the worst in the country….our schools are suffering as school populations drop… participation is volunteer activities is dropping….as we lose our quality citizenry. The cities or Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City have said no to Short Term Rentals….There communities are thriving! I am confident that the people living there feel included and cared for and supported. It’s time Palm Springs reel in Vacation Rentals and welcome back the people who make a 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session neighborhood a home. Thank you for your effort to allow us to reclaim our town. Sincerely, Brian Yaklich 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:Greta Sorensen To:City Clerk Subject:Cathedral City votes to phase out short-term rentals by 2023 Date:Monday, March 28, 2022 9:28:54 PM NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. This strong City Council looks out for RESiDENTS, AKA voters! This is the job of elected officials. Take note please! You are the last in the Coachella Valley to listen to your constituents. https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/cathedral-city/2020/08/26/cathedral-city-short-term-rentals-could- banned-2023/5637950002/ Sent from my iPhone 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:D KP To:City Clerk Cc:D KP Subject:RE: Short Term Rental Review Date:Tuesday, March 29, 2022 9:19:05 AM NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear City Council and Mayor, Thank you for your commitment to our City and the issue of Short Term Vacation Rentals. Although the vacation rental ordinances have been effective the past few years, I’ve seen an increase in the number of single family homes in my neighborhood (Sunmor) that are doing short term rentals when they get sold to a new owner. This is negatively impacting that “neighborhood” feel we’ve been used to. I would like to see Council impose a limit on the number of rentals in Palm Springs as well as limit or eliminate all corporate entities and LLC’s from purchasing homes for solely turning homes into short term rental businesses. Thank you. Dennis Pence Palm Springs Resident 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:Bruce Hoban To:City Clerk Subject:Public Comments for Item #4 - 3/29/22 CC Study Session Date:Tuesday, March 29, 2022 10:55:22 AM Attachments:2022_02_29 Staff Report Document Status.pdf NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. VRON-PS is submitting a summary of items that have not been included in tonight’s “State of Vacation Rentals” report. Please distribute the attached document. We truly appreciate the staff's efforts to compile this release of the first traunch of data in such a short time period. We look forward to working together to understand vacation rentals positive contributions to Palm Springs including answering questions about their impacts on overall housing and density by neighborhoods. Once everyone has the complete data sets, it will facilitate a robust conversation regarding vacation rentals in Palm Springs. We request the City Council schedule subsequent policy discussions once the missing data is provided so we can all make informed decisions. Thank you for your time. VRON-PS 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session Below is the City Council Staff Report for tonight’s Study Session. Items that are listed in the Staff Report, but were not included in tonight’s Department of Special Program Compliance “State of Vacation Rentals” report are noted in red. At the March 10th Council Meeting, VRON requested data that is not included in the March 29 “State of VR Report”. These items are noted in blue below. BACKGROUND: On March 10, 2022, the City Council discussed available data sources about the short- term vacation rental industry in the City. Council directed Staff to bring back data to discuss in its Study Session. STAFF ANALYSIS: City Council directed Staff on presenting the following data for their review: Maps •Printed, detailed, with visual representation of numbers and saturation •Breakdown by neighborhood or Council district •Density/ impact of short-term vacation rentals (STVR) •Heat maps to display older permits vs newer permits – Data not included in tonight’s report •A heat or pin map showing the total number of secondary, non-occupied owner homes per the 2020 census. •A heat or pin map showing the permits in single family residences only •A heat or pin map showing the permits located in condominiums only Permits •Growth by year and by neighborhoods •The percentage of housing used for STVR •Breakdown of permits held by SFR, Condos, Estate properties – Data not included in tonight’s report •Total permits processed by month – Data not included in tonight’s report •Total permits processed by neighborhood by month – Data not included in tonight’s report •Track and report original and renewal permit dates – Data not included in tonight’s report •Address of STVR and homeowner 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session • Information that would track trends – are new permits similar or different than older ones – Data not included in tonight’s report • Growth by year excluding Homeshare properties: o The number of permits issued to a property that was previously a VR under different owners o The number of renewals each year o The number of new permits issued to a property that was previously not a vacation rental in the past 12 months o The number of active permits that were closed in the past 12 o o 2010 and 2020 US Census data showing the change in the number of residential units at the block level for Secondary, non-owner-occupied residences: § Changes in secondary, non-owner occupied (vacant) housing: Neighborhoods may have changed due to multiple reasons including the proliferation of secondary, nonowner-occupied homes: § Changes in multi-family dwelling rentals units: Rental apartment units built in the last 10 years § 2010 and 2020 US Census data showing the change in the number of rental apartment units (MFR) at the block level Contract Summaries • Average number of contracts (agency and individual) • Average length of stay TOT • History of STVR TOT • STVR TOT by month and year • How STVR TOT is utilized Citations • Breakdown by neighborhood and type • Breakdown by year/ month – Data not included in tonight’s report • Percentage of complaints that result in citations – Data not included in tonight’s report • Total number of suspensions and properties deemed permanently ineligible to operate – Data not included in tonight’s report • A breakdown of citations issued to permitted vacation rentals with 4 or less bedroom homes compared to 5 or more (estate) bedrooms homes excluding condominiums 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session • For amplified sound citations, the three decibel (dB) readings taken and entered into the Code Enforcement Officer’s incident report (Note, this is an oversight from our March 10 request, but should be included to show the levels are barely above the City’s noise ordinance. Three decibel readings are taken for every amplified sound citation issued). Hotline • Complaints – Nuisance vs non-nuisance • Complaints – Registered STVR vs non-STVR Other • Total number of second homes used as vacation rentals – Data not included in tonight’s report • What is happening with new homes – why census data has not changed despite growth in housing – Data not included in tonight’s report • Occupancy rates – availability of rooms, average daily rental rate; impact to hospitality; capacity and housing market – Data not included in tonight’s report 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:Bruce Hoban To:City Clerk Subject:Public Comments for Item #4 - 3/29/22 CC Study Session - Additional Item Date:Tuesday, March 29, 2022 2:11:24 PM Attachments:2022_03_25 NORG Calls and Citation.xlsx copy.pdf NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Density is not a driver of disturbance. The City’s data shows there is no correlation between density and nuisance. Take Racquet Club Estates for example, Racquet Club Estates has a 37% vacation rental density, but just 4% of all citations among the permits in that neighborhood. While it ranks #1 in density, it ranks #26 in citations. Some of the most VR-dense neighborhoods with Vacation Rentals have the lowest instance of call complaints, citations or suspensions. (Please see attached table) 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session VRON-PS Neighborhood VR Density Percentage Does Not Correlate to the Percentage of Citations Neighborhood % VR Permits of Residences % Calls of # VR Permits % Citations of # of VR Permits Desert Highland/Gateway 2%0%0% Lawrence Crossley 13%30%0% Melody Ranch 1%0%0% The Movie Colony 22%26%0% Sunrise Park 17%20%0% Araby Cove 6%29%0% Canyon Corridor 1%27%0% El Rancho Vista Estates 24%19%0% Gateway 0%0%0% Mountain Gate 0%0%0% Palm Springs Villa II 0%0%0% Old Las Palmas 9%19%0% Rogers Ranch 2%0%0% Midtown 5%2%0% Canyon Palms 1%20%0% Historic Tennis Club 3%6%0% Escena 0%0%0% Four Seasons 0%0%0% Rimrock 0%0%0% West Gate PS 0%0%0% Sonora Sunrise 5%18%1% Warm Sands 9%43%2% Sunmor 30%12%2% The Mesa 12%38%3% Tahquitz Creek Golf 5%13%3% Racquet Club Estates 37%14%4% Baristo 2%0%4% Indian Canyons 12%20%5% Tahquitz River Estates 21%23%6% Racquet Club West 11%13%6% Little Tuscany 9%7%7% Demuth Park 13%19%8% Ranch Club Estates 16%21%9% Twin Palms 28%29%9% Los Compadres 9%43%9% Deepwell Estates 14%35%10% Vista Las Palmas 17%53%10% Vista Norte 12%26%10% Desert Park Estates 21%29%12% Little Beverly Hills 15%26%15% Oasis del Sol 9%32%15% El Mirador 21%24%15% Movie Colony East 19%42%15% N/A*1%47%16% Andreas Hills 2%50%17% Araby Commons 2%13%20% Whitewater Club 2%20%20% 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From:kathystrijek To:City Clerk Subject:Public Comment - Item Date:Tuesday, March 29, 2022 4:17:48 PM NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. I think the city is ignoring one of the main reasons why there is a shortage of affordable housing and that would be the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals. Even at 300.00 a night (which is low, most are higher) that brings in 9000.00 a month where monthly rents previously were in 2500.00 range. When special events such as Coachella are happening, nightly rates can jump to thousands of dollars. Let's be clear, these are businesses, not local homeowners trying to make few extra dollars. I have one next door to me,even though it is not allowed in our gated community. The profits are so great, penalties do not deter these outside investors. I have filed a complaint with both the city and the HOA and hope this will be resolved soon. I have been in my home for 18 years and instead of enjoying our retirement we have to put up with the added stress of living next to revolving door of strangers, I find this so stressful and I should not have to put up with it. Thank you, Kathy Strijek 4044 Mission Peak, Palm Springs, CA 92262 3/29/2022 Public Comment Study Session From: Paul Gauer &Tim Butts <pg_tb@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2022 2:32 PM To: Christy Holstege <Chris .Holstege&palmsprin rl. sea.gov> Subject: Support for a Moratorium-STR Permits NOTICE: This message originated outside of The City of Palm Springs -- DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Dear Council Member Holstege, Regarding the 3/29/22 Study Session Meeting and as a permanent resident of the Los Compadres area - We SUPPORT the Council's discussion of an immediate action for a'temporary' MORATORIUM on the issuance of Short Term Rental-STR licenses in Palm Springs until the STR data presented here can be reviewed and resulting investigative questions be answered by subcommitees as requested. As a full-time resident - please stop 'Hotel Row' in our Los Compadres neighborhood. Thank you for your prompt time and attention on this important matter effecting our home ownership here in Palm Springs, Tim Butts and Paul Gauer 1377 S. San Joaquin Dr., Palm Springs CA 92264 pg tbgyahoo.com 562-896-2262