Mayor Ernesto Gutierrez recused himself from this item.
Mayor Pro Tem Rita Lamb introduced the item.
Brenda Ramirez, Associate Planner, provided an overview of the appeal of Tentative Track Map No. 38137.
Deputy City Attorney Leila Moshef-Danesh provided an overview of the standard of review for this appeal.
Mayor Pro Tem Rita Lamb opened the Public Hearing to receive input from the general public related to Tentative Tract Map 38137.
Mike Bress urged the City Council to reconsider the passing of Tentative Tract Map 38137 and to pass an emergency ordinance to prohibit STVRs in HOAs.
Diane McAlpine concurs with Mike Bress and urged the City Council to continue strong prohibition against STVRs.
Danny Lee urged the City Council to impose a restriction on the approval of Tentative Tract Map 38137 to prohibit renting of any property for less than thirty days.
Ed Emond-Worline feels the Planning Commission failed to do their job in approving Tentative Tract Map 38137 without imposing restrictions on STVRs. He urged the City Council to impose a restriction on STVRs for the proposed Tentative Tract Map 38137.
Teri Hargreaves reiterated that the residents do not want STVRs in the neighborhood.
She feels STVRs belong in resort areas that can manage them. She urged the City Council to say no to this proposed development.
Doug Evans stated that many of the previous speakers covered most of his comments.
He feels this proposed development is not compatible with the neighborhood and the city will receive complaints.
Ken Muraco thanked City Attorney Eric Vail for his work. He hopes that the design of the new development will be similar to the look of the surrounding area and not block the view.
Stanton Kernan expressed his concern with the process for approving Tentative Tract Map 38137 and urged the City Council to reject this plan and ask the builder to come back with a complete plan with all details.
Ernesto Gutierrez stated that as the Mayor he was contacted by many residents regarding Tentative Tract Map 38137 who strongly oppose it. He brought this forward to allow the residents to provide their input in this decision.
Jim Shute, applicant for Tentative Tract Map 38137, stated that his intention was to get this tentative tract map approved and stay within all codes, regulations, and rules. This was never planned to be used for STVRs and he has learned a lot through this process.
He hopes that the proposed urgency ordinance discussed tonight will cover this issue.
He wanted to set the record straight and stated that he has not spoken to anyone about buying one of his properties for STVR purposes. He would like to provide a nice development for the neighborhood. He stated that they do not have plans yet, however, those plans will be subject to Architectural Review and public input.
Kathleen Patterson urged the City Council to approve the appeal to reject the approval of Tentative Tract Map 38137 and protect the neighborhoods.
Ruth Grau feels short-term rentals are important to the local economy and the future of the city and feels there are ample provisions in place.
Robert Van Tassel stated that the voters were very clear in passing Measure B and urged the City Council to limit rentals to 30 days or more in this proposed development and all other new developments.
Cyndie and Bruce Swauger urged the City Council to strengthen the current STVR ordinance and not allow STVRs in R1 and R2 zones. They urged the City Council to prohibit STVRs in the proposed development and all future developments.
John and Shannon Bondehagen feel new HOA developments should not be allowed in R1 and R2 zones and feels the proposed development should be consistent with bordering neighborhoods which consist of single-story homes.
Ray Pullicar urged the City Council to prohibit STVRs in the proposed development.
Dan Stoddard urged the City Council to stand firm and represent the majority of voters and only approve Tentative Tract Map 38137 if they add prohibition on STVRs in their development.
Bert Boss feels that Tentative Tract Map 38137 should only be approved if they add a prohibition on STVRs in their development.
Bob Ohda urged the City Council to place a restriction on the approval of Tentative Tract Map 38137 prohibiting leasing of the homes in the development for periods of 30 days or less.
Bary Freet expressed support of HOAs having the ability to determine and enforce STVRs within their purview. He feels that the CC&R for Tentative Track Map No. 38137 should be comparable with other CC&Rs in the area.
Mayor Pro Tem Rita Lamb closed the Public Hearing and returned discussion to the City Council.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gregory and seconded by Councilmember Ross to continue the Public Hearing to a future date, public input will be received from those who have not had an opportunity to speak and will allow the City Council to deliberate.
M.O. 2022-16