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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 4 Public Comment_StroebelFrom:Gabe Stroebel To:eComments, PBA Subject:Zoning Ordinance Amendment: I SUPPORT SHORT TERM RENTALS Date:Monday, September 26, 2022 11:57:44 AM Attachments:Stroebel Supports STR.pdf September 26, 2022 Dear Council Members, In March of 2020 the entire world shut down. I worked in sales within the medical industry, while some areas of the industry became very busy, my industry did not. Due to the pandemic, work became inconsistent and remains inconsistent to this day. Staffing shortages and resources limited make my line for work very unstable at times. We have two young children and my wife stays at home with them. We are a single income household and depend heavily on our STR. Without having a portion of our home as a short term rental we would not be able to afford keeping it. Home prices have risen exponentially so selling and moving elsewhere is not even an option. Please do not take our business away. It is how we provide for our family. We manage our STR very closely. We have zero complaints and only allow young families and couples stay in our space. No more than one car and four people total at a time. We have marketing material in our space promoting our local small businesses like La Super Birria, Detention, Crave Restaurant, 4th Street Market, Chapter 1 etc. Even with the construction mess downtown our casita continues to feed those struggling businesses. Our cleaning service is performed by a single mom in our neighborhood, she also heavily depends on our businesses. Our landscaper as well. We already voted in 2015 that we want Short Term Rentals in our community. If you must, regulate STR’s. Keep us accountable for properly managing them and penalize the owners that don’t. Short term rentals benefit our community and there is no reason to ban them. I support STR’s in Santa Ana. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2022-03 needs to be corrected to regulate instead of prohibit short term rentals. Gabe Stroebel (909) 451-3033 Washington Square Resident September 26, 2022 Dear Council Members, In March of 2020 the entire world shut down. I worked in sales within the medical industry, while some areas of the industry became very busy, my industry did not. Due to the pandemic, work became inconsistent and remains inconsistent to this day. Staffing shortages and resources limited make my line for work very unstable at times. We have two young children and my wife stays at home with them. We are a single income household and depend heavily on our STR. Without having a portion of our home as a short term rental we would not be able to afford keeping it. Home prices have risen exponentially so selling and moving elsewhere is not even an option. Please do not take our business away. It is how we provide for our family. We manage our STR very closely. We have zero complaints and only allow young families and couples stay in our space. No more than one car and four people total at a time. We have marketing material in our space promoting our local small businesses like La Super Birria, Detention, Crave Restaurant, 4th Street Market, Chapter 1 etc. Even with the construction mess downtown our casita continues to feed those struggling businesses. Our cleaning service is performed by a single mom in our neighborhood, she also heavily depends on our businesses. Our landscaper as well . We already voted in 2015 that we want Short Term Rentals in our community. If you must, regulate STR's. Keep us accountable for properly managing them and penalize the owners that don't. Short term rentals benefit our community and there is no reason to ban them. I support STR's in Santa Ana Gabe Stroebel (909) 451-3033 Washington Square Resident