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Home My Public Portal AboutPublic Comment Swenja Ziegler Darrah Johnston From: Town of Truckee, CA <webmaster@townoftruckee.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 12:05 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#: 520455 IP Address: 47.208.191.130 Submission Date: 09/02/2020 12:05 Survey Time: 20 minutes,43 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying"*****"are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Name Swenja Ziegler Email zieswenjal@gmail.com Phone (optional) Public Comment Honorable Town Council Members,Town Staff,and Members of the Public,Thank you for your hard work on this fast-tracked ordinance.As part of the Mountain Housing Council Short-term Rental group, I advocated for an ordinance in line with the proposed one that addresses safety,noise,and TOT issues, but does not restrict STR's further.There are two main reasons that I would not support further restrictions. First,as the town staff pointed out,a regional STIR ordinance is desirable in the future and so it makes sense to align with the current Placer County ordinance.Secondly,regulations that limit economic activity,e.g.through limiting the number of STR's allowed in a certain area or limiting the days for STIR use,often lead to economic inequalities.With a limited supply of STR's,Truckee STR's would become more expensive because fewer units would be on the market,some homeowners would be excluded from using their residence for added income,and Placer County with a less restricted market would have an economic advantage over Truckee. It is my conviction that regulations are necessary where externalities call for them (e.g.the environment, public health and well-being), but that regulations that seek to restrict economic actions often have negative, unintended consequences. If the town in the future considers more restrictive policies,an professional economic analysis should,in my opinion, be part of the decision making process. lf your comment exceeds 2000 characters, please use the attachment function below to attach your comment in a separate document. Attachment 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. 1 Thank you, Town of Truckee This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management System'"".Please do not reply directly to this email. 2