From: Suzanne lande
To: Mary Gourley
Subject: Public Comment : Sebastopol Ordinance re: :Recreational Vehicles .
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 5:49:46 PM
Mary, please forward this email to Sebastopol City Council for February 5, 2020. My apologies for submitting late.
Thank You,
Suzanne lande
During these times of "Housing Emergency", we have to follow reasonable precautions..Covid19 risk , related loss of employment, and housing shortages remain present and sustained...
As we open Horizon Shine, for a LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE, we have wraparound services...Including "pathway" to modest housing, Job Link, basic health care , mental health care when appropriate... The idea is for people to "graduate' from this, and be able to live a much improved life, making healthier decisions, and leave the RV Village...thus making room for others to come into this or similar programs...
But what about others who can not come into RV Village at this time? What if they have an RV Vehicle, or even a smaller vehicle to sleep in...
OR if they are family or friends of Sebastopol renters or homeowners...
I DO NOT THINK THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SEBASTOPOL !!! I also don't think Oversized Vehicles should be allowed to stay endlessly on residential or other streets...
For both Friends and Families visiting, and for Vehicle Residents of Sebastopol, let's go back to the 72 hour rule..If someone parks on your street, you could request Sebastopol Police implement notification of vehicle owner to move at least a certain distance within 72 hours...If you wished , you could notify the Police the VERY DAY THE VEHICLE ARRIVES ... If notification doesn't happen in a timely way, it's because "you and I " didn't speak up...
For cases such as family visiting to assist Sebastopol families with young children...permission may be available from "the neighborhood " to stay a bit longer ...If unacceptable, the close relatives/ friends may agree to move a certain distance as required..
Thank you for reading and considering my viewpoint.
Suzanne Lande