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Home My Public Portal AboutPublic Comment Michael Fajans (2) Darrah Johnston From: Town of Truckee, CA <webmaster@townoftruckee.com> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 1:55 PM To: Truckee; Hilary Hobbs Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Public Comment Form for Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance and Permit Program Public Comment Form for Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance and Permit Program Submission#: 513539 IP Address: 75.111.69.178 Submission Date: 08/29/2020 1:54 Survey Time: 3 minutes, 5 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying"*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Name Michael Fajans Email mhfajans@gmail.com Phone (optional) Public Comment See attach letter of support for the proposed ordinance. Please do not exclude young children. lf your comment exceeds 2000 characters, please use the attachment function below to attach your comment in a separate document. Attachment Truckee STIR ordinance.docx Please ensure that you enter your email address in the box below and click the SUBMIT button to receive a copy of your submitted responses for Public Comment. Thank you, Town of Truckee This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management SystemTM.Please do not reply directly to this email. 1 As 25-year Truckee resident(and voter), I approve of your proposed STIR ordinance. I would not include the occupancy limit exclusion for young children. They contribute to the number of cars, make noise, and trespass on our property. We did not buy a house here to live next to a hotel—out by 11 and the next group in by 3pm. In addition to the current draft, I would suggest consideration of the following enhancements to the ordinance: 1. Consider a restriction of full-time STIR houses. An owner, if not a primary user, should have a minimum usage requirement. Implement a policy limiting the number of days a property can be short-term rented. 2. Consider a limitation of number of STRs in a given neighborhood. I believe Pacific Grove has such a policy. 3. Establish a rapid response function for the most egregious violations of rules. The Town could use a portion of STIR registration fees or fines to provide such a staff. This should not be a police responsibility—they have more important priorities. 4. Impose local common sense requirements on rental platforms—they must comply with Town rules or they cannot be used for renting properties in Truckee. I urge the Town to implement this ordinance ASAP. The problem is growing and needs to be addressed. Please do not consider exempting properties in HOAs. As Tahoe Donner residents, we certainly see the problem. The owners do not pay a registration fee to TD and the homes provide a great deal of TOT revenue to Truckee. Thankyou Michael Fajans 13039 Muhlebach Way,Truckee