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<br /> <br /> <br />September 25, 2022 <br />Re: 9/26/22 agenda item #4 <br />Dear Chair Pham and Santa Ana Planning Commissioners, <br />My name is Kathryn Levassiur. I am a Huntington Beach resident and speak on behalf of Huntington <br />Beach Short Term Rental Alliance and Orange County CA Airbnb Community Facebook group <br />members in support for a fair STR framework in Santa Ana. <br />On a personal note, I have lived in OC since 1959 and in Huntington Beach since 1999. I have hosted <br />short term stays in my HB home since 2015. For me, it began with the request of my son, to “retire <br />early” so I could babysit my newborn grandson. The need to earn money to make up for the lost <br />income from my job prompted me to host spare rooms in my home. Today, my home is so much <br />more relevant and versatile to my husband and I. We do shorter stays and stay in a small attached <br />apartment when we’re in Huntington Beach and host stays of 31+ nights when we’re out of town. <br />Our STR guests pay lodging tax for the privilege of staying in HB, and often dine and shop at <br />neighborhood businesses based on my recommendations. <br />There might be comments that a search of Santa Ana CA on airbnb.com might produce many <br />hundreds of STRs in Santa Ana, but if you look at the listings, you’ll see neighboring cities as you <br />scroll down the list. I invite you to look at some of the top listings, their photos and read their <br />reviews from the happy guests visiting Santa Ana. Successful STRs are usually the best maintained <br />homes on a neighborhood block. <br />We all want to peacefully enjoy our homes and neighborhoods and have our property rights <br />respected. We support fair STR regulations, collection and remittance of transient occupancy taxes <br />from our STR guests and a robust enforcement of the city’s municipal codes for all residents. STRs <br />support local businesses, add vitality to neighborhoods and to the City of Santa Ana. Please fairly <br />regulate STRs in Santa Ana. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathryn Levassiur <br />5231 Meadowlark Dr <br />Huntington Beach, CA 92649 <br />HBSTRA.ORG