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As a resident of Santa Ana, over 22 years, and a homeowner, I would like to ask <br />city council members to vote NO on Agenda item#21 -Prohibiting Short Term <br />Rentals in the City of Santa Ana. <br />As a short-term rental homeowner, (we rent a room in our home), I find the <br />statements made in the city staff report inaccurate. <br />1. Excessive noise, parking problems and degradation: This is false as most, if <br />not all, short term rentals platforms do not allow parties or large events. <br />dare say that we experience more noise, trash and pollution from fireworks <br />during the 4t" of July each year (this includes legal and illegal fireworks). <br />The parking problems created by short term rentals are nonexistent. In our <br />situation, our unit accommodates for a maximum of two people (1 car) and <br />in some cases our guest(s) do not have a car and rely on Uber and or Lyft for <br />transportation. Again, I see more parking problems in Washington Square, <br />especially the streets closest to Bristol/Civic Center Drive, that homeowners <br />had to request permit parking only. Homes rented to numerous individuals <br />can have 5-6 cars and/or homeowners that have converted the garages to <br />dwelling units (legal or illegal) thus taking away the ability to park in garage <br />and/or driveway. Short term rentals are not the cause of parking problems. <br />Short term rentals do not lead to degradation of a neighborhoods residential <br />character. I see more long term and/or owner -occupied homes that <br />contribute more to the degradation of a neighborhood than short term <br />rentals. Christmas light on the exterior of a home year-round, trash and/or <br />trash bins visible from the street, large commercial trucks parked on <br />residential neighborhoods, overgrown neglected yards. <br />2. Short term rentals reduce available housing. The City of Santa Ana Regional <br />Housing Allocation for 2021-2029 is 3,137 permanent housing units. The City <br />of Santa Ana Planning Division, Major Planning Projects and monthly <br />development, reports that there are, so far, a total of 10,434 <br />residential/multi family units completed and or in the works. In an <br />announcement posted November 13, 2023, the city states "[i]n the current <br />RHNA cycle from 2021 to 2029, Santa Ana has already met over half of our <br />