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duplicate listings? Complicating the numbers even more, 1 STR home renting one <br />or more private room will be counted as two units versus one unit. <br /> <br />The breakdown of types of STR would have been useful as it would have given city <br />council a better picture of the number and types of STR in Santa Ana. Over 45% of <br />STR rentals in Santa Ana are 1bd/1ba unit (private rooms, guesthouses, guest suites). <br />These types of STRs would have no impact on available housing stock (RHNA). <br />Furthermore, these types of STR have no effect on increasing rents, affordability and <br />does not divert a significant portion of available housing away from permanent <br />resident. <br /> <br />Banning short term rentals will not work. Granicus talks about short term rentals <br />bans gone wrong (https://granicus.com/blog/short-term-vacation-rental-bans-gone- <br />wrong/). Some of the items discussed in the blog are: legality of a ban, lawsuits, and <br />loss of tax revenues. The City of Irvine has a prohibition of short-term rentals that <br />has been in place for several years now. Today the city of Irvine has more STRs <br />units than the city of Santa Ana (based on the numbers supplied by city staff). <br /> <br />I ask city council to reconsider the Urgency Ordinance & second reading of <br />Ordinance. Appeal or suspend both and let’s bring stakeholders back to the table to <br />discuss a reasonable STR program regulation for the city of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Thank you— <br /> <br />Ana Gomez <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />