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Home My WebLink About12/6/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (23) P :TITION �O T m- E CITY COUNC L WE THE UNDERSIGNED ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOOMING DANGER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE SHAPE OF SEVERAL "MOTELS"BEING ESTABLISHED AND RUN IN THE MIDST OF OUR "QUIET, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS" (AS THE COMPANY STATES IN ITS FOUR PAGE-LONG WEBSITE). HOUSES ARE BEING RENTED ON A NIGHTLY BASIS TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDING TO THE CONGESTION OF STREETS,LACK OF SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS, VASTLY INCREASED NOISE AND DISREGARD OF THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS, AND SO FORTH. THIS CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE RUNNING OF A BUSINESS IN WHAT IS ZONED FOR STRICTLY RESIDENTIAL USE. (ON ONE SHORT BLOCK OF BUENA VISTA, THERE ARE FOUR SUCH "MOTELS' AND THE GROUP IS ASKING FOR STILL MORE PROPERTIES TO ADD TO THEIR LIST. IN OUR SMALL AREA HERE ON CHIA THERE IS ALREADY ONE AND SOON TO BE TWO.) CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS REQUIRE POTENTIAL SELLERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN DISTURBANCES AND/OR PROBLEMS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER; THIS WOULD PUT ANYONE IN THE OLD MOVIE COLONY AT A SEVERE DISADVANTAGE IF THEY PLAN TO SELL ANY TIME SOON AND COULD SIGNAL A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO THE CITY IN REALIZED PROPERTY TAX EVALUATIONS. THIS,WE FEEL, REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE AND STRONG ACTION OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. NA YE ADDRESS 5)3O Ch- a eaEJ 14 �✓7 oPvuiig ,�� -� o4ai o� 33 r� P :TITION �O C TY COUNC WE THE UNDERSIGNED ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOOMING DANGER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD N THE SHAPE OF SEVERAL "MOTELS"BEING ESTABLISHED AND RUN N THE MIDST OF OUR "QUIET, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS' (AS THE COMPANY STATES N ITS FOUR PAGE-LONG WEBSITE). HOUSES ARE BEING RENTED ON A NIGHTLY BASIS TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDING TO THE CONGESTION OF STREETS,LACK OF SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS, VASTLY INCREASED NOISE AND DISREGARD OF THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS, AND SO FORTH. THIS CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE RUNNING OF A BUSINESS N WHAT IS ZONED FOR STRICTLY RESIDENTIAL USE. (ON ONE SHORT BLOCK OF BUENA VISTA, THERE ARE FOUR SUCH "MOTELS' AND THE GROUP IS ASKING FOR STILL MORE PROPERTIES TO ADD TO THEIR LIST. N OUR SMALL AREA HERE ON CHIA THERE IS ALREADY ONE AND SOON TO BE TWO.) CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS REQUIRE POTENTIAL SELLERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN DISTURBANCES AND/OR PROBLEMS N THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER; THIS WOULD PUT ANYONE N THE OLD MOVIE COLONY AT A SEVERE DISADVANTAGE IF THEY PLAN TO SELL ANY TIME SOON AND COULD SIGNAL A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO THE CITY N REALIZED PROPERTY TAX EVALUATIONS. THIS, WE FEEL, REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE AND STRONG ACTION OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. NAME ADDRESS U11 4�,1 i s 1 q oiu4o, oajm,�Y4l Ay P :T TON �0. THE C -TY COUNC L WE THE UNDERSIGNED ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOOMING DANGER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOE�W THE SHAPE OF SEVERAL "MOTELS" BEING ESTABLISHED AND RUN IN THE MIDST OF OUR"QUIET, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS" (AS THE COMPANY STATES IN ITS FOUR PAGE-LONG WEBSITE). HOUSES ARE BEING RENTED ON A NIGHTLY BASIS TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDING TO THE CONGESTION OF STREETS, LACK OF SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS, VASTLY INCREASED NOISE AND DISREGARD OF THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS, AND SO FORTH. THIS CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE RUNNING OF A BUSINESS IN WHAT IS ZONED FOR STRICTLY RESIDENTIAL USE. (ON ONE SHORT BLOCK OF BUENA VISTA, THERE ARE FOUR SUCH "MOTELS" AND THE GROUP IS ASKING FOR STILL MORE PROPERTIES TO ADD TO THEIR LIST. IN OUR SMALL AREA HERE ON CHIA THERE IS ALREADY ONE AND SOON TO BE TWO.) CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS REQUIRE POTENTIAL SELLERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN DISTURBANCES AND/OR PROBLEMS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER; THIS WOULD PUT ANYONE IN THE OLD MOVIE COLONY AT A SEVERE DISADVANTAGE IF THEY PLAN TO SELL ANY TIME SOON AND COULD SIGNAL A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO THE CITY IN REALIZED PROPERTY TAX EVALUATIONS. THIS, WE FEEL, REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE AND STRONG ACTION OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. NAME ADDRESS ti-/��-�✓ 42 3 3 7 1 Li-310 FMs-I)a PL. PAS4n Q G 6 r� eye6L 6" , Vf gfr, PET T- ON �O THE C �Y COUNCI WETHE V N1J E R SI UNE D ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOOMING DANGER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE SHAPE OF SEVERAL "MOTELS"BEING ESTABLISHED AND RUN IN THE MIDST OF OUR "QUIET, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS"(AS THE COMPANY STATES IN ITS FOUR PAGE-LONG WEBSITE). HOUSES ARE BEING RENTED ON A NIGHTLY BASIS TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDING TO THE CONGESTION OF STREETS,LACK OF SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS, VASTLY INCREASED NOISE AND DISREGARD OF THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS, AND SO FORTH. THIS CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE RUNNING OF A BUSINESS IN WHAT IS ZONED FOR STRICTLY RESIDENTIAL USE. (ON ONE SHORT BLOCK OF BUENA VISTA, THERE ARE FOUR SUCH "MOTELS" AND THE GROUP IS ASKING FOR STILL MORE PROPERTIES TO ADD TO THEIR LIST. IN OUR SMALL AREA HERE ON CHIA THERE IS ALREADY ONE AND SOON TO BE TWO.) CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS REQUIRE POTENTIAL SELLERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN DISTURBANCES AND/OR PROBLEMS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER; THIS WOULD PUT ANYONE IN THE OLD MOVIE COLONY AT A SEVERE DISADVANTAGE IF THEY PLAN TO SELL ANY TIME SOON AND COULD SIGNAL A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO THE CITY IN REALIZED PROPERTY TAX EVALUATIONS. THIS,WE FEEL, REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE AND STRONG ACTION OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. NAME ADDRESS n , 3t�yC PAa < Joy- qa21 La Rosateua 930 Chia Road palm SP*Wif, Caliroiu is 92262 Dear Ms. Smith, Pursuant to our conversation of this date (24 July 2000), I am enclosing copies of information "downloaded" from a website yesterday. The information is extremely distressing to the residents of my neighborhood (a petition is being circulated at this time) for the following reasons: 1. The listed properties are being rented as one would a motel. 2. Bed taxes are being paid as would any other motel. 3. If it advertises like a business and pays business taxes, how can that business be allowed to function in a "strictly residential zone"? 4. Inasmuch as the properties are being rented to groups of people who arrive in several cars, local t traffic has increased exponentially....and sometimes dangerously (There were twelve cars parked in front of the Chia address and there will soon be another address added to a cul-de-sac which feeds into Chia. That would literally double the traffic on this little street.) 4. We fear the loss of the sense of community and, more importantly, the sense of security. ; 5. We see the potential for property devaluation when prospective buyers are informed of the existence of motels virtually next door to the offered home. 6. Though the pages enclosed here state that there are six, potentially seven, residences available, the person answering the toll-free number told me that there were eleven. 7. The papers indicate that they are looking for still more properties to add to their existing list. 8. They advertise these 'villas" as being in the Old Movie Colony; the homes therein are NOT in- expensive. We are, therefore, duly concerned about the negative impact this business will have on our neighborhoods. Thank you for your help and concern in this matter. I am, sincerely, LA RosaceRa. 930 Chia Road Pain spkiwA Califmtnia 92262 Dear Mayor Kleindienst, Before buying what I thought to be my"dream house", I thought I had asked all the right questions about zoning and future planning of both the owner(the late Mike Seller), the escrow officer(Mrs. Kleindienst)and the Zoning Department itself. I had previously owned a condominium on Mel Avenue and had sought to purchase my own home precisely because I objected to short term rentals which always proved disruptive at best and destructive on occasion. I specifically asked whether this area was strictly zoned for residential use only and was told"Oh,yes;that is for "single-family use' only". I bought the house and was extremely pleased. Until recently. My neighbors who currently live in Seattle have apparently decided to turn their property at 877 Chia into an hotel, renting it to an unlimited number of people cs for a reported$300/night. When I called to check on this, I was informed that"friends of ours have a place on Opuntia in escrow which will also go for.$300/night". That . would put me within 20 yards of motels in either direction of my home. This increases the traffic on two short and - quiet streets almost two-fold(there have been as many as 12 cars at the one house). This is dangerous. And this is decidedly not my definition of the word"residential% renting as one would an hotel room is in ANYone's vocabulary,_ "commercial". And those to whom the property is rented are distinctly NOT"residents"but"transients". My repeated calls to the Department of Planning and Zoning were an exercise in frustration. A lengthy conversation with Mr. Voss boded down to,simply, "there's nothing we can do about it; it is perfectly legal". This can NOT be so!!! If it is, the language of the code needs to be rewritten so that the prospective buyer fully understands the nature of the neighborhood into which(s)he is buying. Inasmuch as this is often a near-liferime commitment, the provision of that information is critical. As written the words in our city's code do not in any sense of the English language adequately convey Mr. Voss' interpretation of that code. I probably would NOT have purchased this house had I known someone could run aplotel directly across from me. And now, I find, it will be TWO hotels. When will the third arrive? I no longer feel as safe as I did when I first moved in and could recognize the comings and goings of known neighbors. As stated above, I came here less than two years ago seeking some sense of community. That feeling is rapidly being lost. I have lived in this town for thirty years,feel that I have been a good citizen who has contributed to the betterment of the city and its commitment to the future; but right now, I also feel that I ave been betrayed by a cold and uncaring system which seems more comfortable with passing the buck or with falling back on that old standby°thaA the way it has always been done and even if we did change the code,whatever(they)are doing now would be Igrandfathered in' so what s the use?".There wasn't even the offer to look into it further or to see whether my fellow neighbors had any other recourse; I was told simply that no matter who called to complain or with whatever frequency, Elie answer would be the same. That attitude will eventually hurt us all. Can we not find some solution which will preserve our sense of neighborhood,protect the children from the problems inherent with commercial traffic and,yes,cynically,protect property values? A quick drive down Chia Road would readily demonstrate the impressive amount of upgrading renovation which has taken place around here lately. Re-sale of these properties should realize the city much-increased revenues from property taxes. Commercialization of this street will,I am fairly certain, negate all of those wonderful gains. It is obvious that you and your wife,who live quite nearby,are notably interested in the future of our community. I am praying that you can find a means of addressing this lamentable situation in concrete terms. We have, apparently, no one else to whom to turn. I am,most sincerely, 4�- Roxann Ploss