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HomeMy WebLinkAboutData 2_18_25 (003) Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q1 How do you view short-term rentals in our community? Answered: 785 Skipped: 5 Positive Neutral -16, i Negative 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Positive 47.77% 375 Neutral 18.98% 149 Negative 33.25% 261 TOTAL 785 1 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q2 Do you believe short-term rentals contribute positively to the local economy? Answered: 778 Skipped: 12 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 69.41% 540 No 30.59% 238 TOTAL 778 # PLEASE EXPLAIN DATE 1 Tourism. 2/18/2025 4:24 AM 2 Rodeo! Tourism! 2/18/2025 4:23 AM 3 Locals are priced out from living in Cle Elum. Folks with local jobs don't make enough money 2/17/2025 10:18 PM to purchase or even rent home here anymore. It makes me very sad. 4 They are rude. 2/17/2025 10:01 PM 5 most bring everything from home 2/17/2025 9:49 PM 6 People that would otherwise not stay local, are shopping in our stores, and eating at our 2/17/2025 7:39 PM restaurants. 7 Income generator 2/17/2025 6:20 PM 8 Visitors bring money 2/17/2025 5:48 PM 9 By renting it bring new people to the area that would not otherwise come. Staying they get to 2/17/2025 3:46 PM see what the area has to offer and how nice it can be. 10 Brings in more people who in return go out to the towns and spend$. 2/17/2025 3:17 PM 11 You need help designing this survey (I'll volunteer if you like): #1"What community"?, #1&2 2/17/2025 2:33 PM What is a short-term rental? Every question is like this... no context means that you can't properly interpret the data! 12 They bring in money, however it can also lead to overpopulation 2/17/2025 1:11 PM 13 It brings visitors and tourists dollars to the community and enriches the community with more 2/17/2025 12:16 PM diversity and inclusion. 14 Brings in tourist income for restaurants, shopping, gas, tourism 2/16/2025 2:49 PM 2 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 15 It's not going to local people, generally owners that live out of state or hundreds of miles away. 2/16/2025 8:16 AM Only money local is repairs or home cleaning. 16 Damage and disrespect 2/15/2025 6:17 PM 17 Good for bringing people to use local restaurants and activities 2/15/2025 3:52 PM 18 Most bring their own food and entertainment 2/15/2025 8:27 AM 19 Short term renters bring their own groceries, spend the weekend inside rental houses, and then 2/14/2025 7:50 PM leave. They often don't seem to be skiers and are up for partying or snow play. At Hyak, they walk to the sno park so they aren't paying for parks passes, and they often play and sled on Summit East's Nordic trails and Hyak face, which impacts grooming and safety for paying customers. 20 Yes. I think alot of folks will go to local businesses for food, drink or shopping. 2/13/2025 8:39 PM 21 Brings folks who spend money local. 2/13/2025 1:34 PM 22 Visitors enjoy eating out at local restaurants, shopping at local stores, and participating in in 2/13/2025 12:31 PM recreational activities, for which they pay good money. 23 Local employees can't find housing, who would spend more long term in the community. 2/13/2025 11:52 AM 24 They bring in income to local businesses 2/13/2025 9:55 AM 25 Enable people to use facilities and services of local community, putting money into restaurants 2/13/2025 6:42 AM and stores. 26 Annominity of carefree short term bozos 2/13/2025 12:09 AM 27 Bring tourist dollars to stores, restaurants etc 2/12/2025 9:50 PM 28 Brings economic advantage to our residence and creates jobs. 2/12/2025 9:22 PM 29 STRs allow income to come in from outside the region, which positively affects owners who 2/12/2025 8:53 PM are committed to the region and Snoqualmie pass in particular 30 The negative impact to our community is sorely felt. We don't know who we will be"living" next 2/12/2025 8:36 PM to from day to day. One of the reasons we bought here over 30 years ago was because there were not any rentals, of any sort, allowed. 31 Yea, STRs bring important tourism which supports local jobs. Allowing geese reasonably is 2/12/2025 7:44 PM critical to our financial future. 32 They lower my property value/appeal and create a lot noise and traffic. 2/12/2025 4:54 PM 33 Due to the fact that we have short term rentals next door and the noise, parking is a issue. 2/12/2025 4:51 PM Short Term rentals in not good for full time residents in Upper county 34 They ruin our neighborhood, leave trash all over, cause dangerous situations by obstructing 2/12/2025 4:37 PM vehicle traffic by standing or playing in the road, cause safety issues by standing in the way of traffic on icy hills and parking to obstructing traffic, they have no regard to peoles property and privacy and will access private lots for their own snow.play, they cause a noise nuisance 35 Money for rentals doesn't stay in our community. 2/12/2025 2:49 PM 36 There is plenty of demand for mountain activities without short-term rentals 2/12/2025 2:34 PM 37 They come party and cause damage, drama, and are not community friendly. 2/12/2025 2:16 PM 38 A lot of our region of the county is for tourism and these are needed and also help grow the 2/12/2025 1:28 PM visitorship 39 The short term tenants never pay attention to posted speed signs or trails that are closed. 2/12/2025 12:49 PM They simply have there fun amd the people that live here pay the price. 40 People coming in from out of town are more likely to frequent restaurants. 2/12/2025 12:48 PM 41 They certainly change the community and creat incentives to build/use space differently 2/12/2025 12:44 PM 42 Yes, STRs grow the local economy (driving real estate appreciation and supports local 2/12/2025 12:35 PM 3/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals businesses such as restaurants, markets, shopping, tax revenue, etc) 43 Resort area gets revenue as tenants stay to play and eat. 2/12/2025 12:01 PM 44 They spend money skiing, eating etc 2/12/2025 11:44 AM 45 No pride of ownership 2/12/2025 10:38 AM 46 Disturb neighbors, drive up home prices, drive up rental prices 2/12/2025 9:56 AM 47 Brings people here to spend money 2/12/2025 9:19 AM 48 If we eliminated short term rentals, the general housing market would plummet about 50% 2/11/2025 10:39 PM 49 Renters spend money at local businesses 2/11/2025 8:29 PM 50 Brings in tourist$helping businesses of all kinds 2/11/2025 7:47 PM 51 There a number of second homes in the area that are underused. The more folks that come up 2/11/2025 7:36 PM to visit the more it supports local buisnesses. 52 Only brings in unknowns and any others they invite 2/11/2025 7:22 PM 53 Tourism brings more people to local businesses 2/11/2025 5:14 PM 54 Helps promote economic growth and jobs in our community 2/11/2025 4:46 PM 55 Only one hotel downtown, makes better access for people staying to go downtown 2/11/2025 4:39 PM 56 Increase in business 2/11/2025 3:22 PM 57 They bring more business to the community 2/11/2025 3:21 PM 58 Brings more money 2/11/2025 3:13 PM 59 More money spent more business 2/11/2025 3:09 PM 60 People don't abide by rules in small communities. They are there for a short time and feel they 2/11/2025 12:47 PM can do as they please. 61 Brings a diversity of people and perspectives to the region 2/11/2025 12:33 PM 62 Many of us invested in Kittias County based on our ability to do short term rentals with our 2/11/2025 11:18 AM properties. 63 It provides a place for people to stay and recreate, but can conflict with residents in residential 2/11/2025 10:56 AM areas. 64 since Sky Meadows is a private community, there is no benefit to opening up to rentals 2/11/2025 10:47 AM 65 Brings tourists from all over Washington, these are clients for our restaurants and jobs. They 2/11/2025 9:45 AM create jobs on all levels. 66 Tourism likely the largest economic driver in upper county 2/11/2025 9:25 AM 67 Absolutely. $millions are spent in the county now because of short-term rentals. Look at the 2/11/2025 9:24 AM number of businesses that have sprung up in Cle Elum and Roslyn because of Suncadia. And, look at the tens of millions of dollars in property taxes Suncadia homes bring in. 68 They add revenue, events and amenities. 2/11/2025 9:10 AM 69 Brings visitors and tourism dollars into the local economy. 2/11/2025 9:05 AM 70 Brings in additional income to small businesses. 2/11/2025 9:04 AM 71 Folks on vacation spend money in local businesses 2/11/2025 9:03 AM 72 1 would venture to guess that vacation homes generate 50% to the upper county's economy. 2/11/2025 9:02 AM 73 They benefit landlords and agencies that buy property with the intention of high priced short 2/11/2025 8:37 AM term rental 74 All they do is fatten the wallet of the owners. 2/11/2025 8:06 AM 75 Kittitas County is a huge recreational community. People come here to play and party, by 2/11/2025 6:45 AM 4/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals forming large groups that aren't held responsible for what they do. Property is damaged, people cause chaos, and the public gets upset. 76 Economic impact is huge. 2/10/2025 11:03 PM 77 Most landlords are out of county 2/10/2025 10:50 PM 78 using all local restaurants and etc 2/10/2025 5:00 PM 79 Needed for tourism dollars but need some controls for locals to have housing to support 2/10/2025 4:46 PM tourism 80 Huge economic boost, these are affluent people that will pay a premium for access to our 2/10/2025 3:42 PM environment. 81 Creates jobs and brings in revenue to local businesses 2/10/2025 2:57 PM 82 no because renters arent committed and dont live in the community to value you it. 2/10/2025 2:06 PM 83 When you say"local economy," I think of local businesses and business operations at the 2/10/2025 1:59 PM pass. To that end, I don't think STRs deliver any impact that what full-time residents would contribute. 84 Brings availability to tourism and is an avenue to make housing affordable for extra housing 2/10/2025 9:52 AM income for locals 85 Our community is largely supported by people coming out of the city for the weekends to"get 2/10/2025 9:40 AM away." It is better for our community to have nice places for them to stay which in turn supports the locals in our community. 86 The bring in tourists and stimulate the local economy which never seems to thrive on its own. 2/10/2025 8:49 AM 87 Brings in people who buy gas, food, incidentals while here 2/10/2025 8:00 AM 88 Bridges the gap between youth to adulthood in financial ability to purchase housing, thus 2/10/2025 7:30 AM allowing young adults the opportunity to work& contribute to local economy 89 Bringing new people to the area who haven't been here before. 2/10/2025 5:38 AM 90 Brings additional income to our local businesses. Also provides higher property tax and sales 2/10/2025 3:41 AM tax revenue 91 Str 2/10/2025 2:24 AM 92 Increased usage of properties increases revenue for local businesses. 2/10/2025 2:00 AM 93 Tax revenue for county 2/9/2025 9:58 PM 94 To bring in new folks to the area that may not be able to buy up here, but would love to stay up 2/9/2025 9:54 PM here 95 They drive revenue to homeowners, investors, and local businesses. 2/9/2025 7:48 PM 96 Bringing in revenue to the local community is always a positive thing. I do expect, however, 2/9/2025 7:12 PM that they be respectful as well while visiting. 97 They economically benefit the community through building, tourism dollars, and jobs adjacent 2/9/2025 7:01 PM to property management. 98 They definitely bring more people here to spend money 2/9/2025 6:04 PM 99 Maybe the local bars. Most are here to party and don't contribute to local economy only the 2/9/2025 4:36 PM homeowner prospers 100 We rely on tourism for jobs and to support our businesses 2/9/2025 4:18 PM 101 Brings in non-local consumers. 2/9/2025 2:50 PM 102 Tourism dollars keep the community afloat year round 2/9/2025 2:35 PM 103 Not enough to offset the damage. 2/9/2025 12:54 PM 104 Burdens our services without much if any benefit and makes housing affordability worse. 2/9/2025 11:58 AM 5 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 105 Dilutes community spirit and drives up housing costs! Renters benefit maybe only Safeway but 2/9/2025 11:44 AM no others establishments, yet create noise and traffic and demands on our services. They do not care about this place...only about the house they rent. 106 The reality is the hospitality industry is the biggest economic driver for our community. I do 2/9/2025 10:44 AM think regulation is needed so not every property is a rental. Suncadia is an obvious property to remain a rental area but I do think there should be regulation on any future development and regulating any new ones. The other thing we need to do is identify another economic driver for our community outside of hospitality to diversify our community economic drivers. 107 All guests spend money here 2/9/2025 10:35 AM 108 Allow non residents to vacation here easily and support the local economy if restaurants and 2/9/2025 10:28 AM activity providers 109 Brings additional revenue to local business 2/9/2025 10:19 AM 110 Brings in tourists 2/9/2025 10:00 AM 111 Tourism dollars coming in! 2/9/2025 9:44 AM 112 They allow others to enjoy the community. Additionally it allows homeowners to take 2/8/2025 9:14 PM advantage of getting use of out their home even when they are not here. 113 To bad there such assholes 2/8/2025 6:19 PM 114 This area has become a resort area and it has its good points and bad points. Brings more 2/8/2025 6:01 PM money to the businesses. Brings more people that don't respect the land. 115 Bringing people in that will spend money at local businesses and then go home! 2/8/2025 2:59 PM 116 Many sort term renters utilize facilities at the pass, rentals, grocery goods, 2/8/2025 12:16 PM 117 Guests visiting our area, utilize county services, shop in our shops and eat our restaurants. 2/8/2025 10:53 AM They support our economy and create jobs for our local community. 118 They use up housing that would be available to full time residents. 2/8/2025 10:49 AM 119 Brings people in who then shop and support small business 2/8/2025 10:18 AM 120 Short term rentals is a great source of income for families. It also brings in so much weekend 2/8/2025 7:54 AM business to the local businesses as long as we work together to promote local business to them. It opens doors for the renters to work with local businesses as well to promote specials and local shopping. 121 They eat out, shop for souvenirs in places we use for essentials, they buy groceries and fuel, 2/8/2025 7:53 AM they bring excitement about being here 122 They put constant struggle and hardship in the people who live in their homes full time 2/8/2025 7:53 AM 123 Yes, the allow homeowners to sublet some or all of their property that they pay high taxes on. 2/8/2025 5:16 AM STRs also create more tax revenue. 124 Short term rentals allow resort patrons lodging and an ability to access the mountain. Very little 2/7/2025 7:48 PM lodging is offered currently with only one hotel. 125 They block parking in neighborhoods, impeding emergency access in winter. The short-term 2/7/2025 7:44 PM rental owners are not interested in participating in maintaining or building community. Garbage is a problem as well. 126 If no STIR; we would lose local jobs, existing businesses would see less traffic/use, visitors 2/7/2025 3:56 PM would be less likely to make return visits, local owners would have less money to spend and invest locally. Housing values would drop at least initially, throwing into doubt how viable the pass is for home ownership. The perception of a"locals only" community would stilt any further increase in the economy. A community known to shun outsiders would be less able to attract the folks that would create new restaurants, facilities, services and experiences. Shunning outsiders, or labelling visitors "citiots" is isolationist and divisive, and selfish in a ..me first" sense, which is disingenuous for 95% of the community. There are very few natives at the pass, everyone came from elsewhere. So they were new once too. What's changed? If you are into non-growth areas where you can write the manifesto...if that's your interest, why live in a resort town? 6/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 127 Cost of living is immense in this modern age. I personally would'nt be able to afford my 2/7/2025 3:34 PM mortgage here if I didn't have a Short term rental on my property. it also provides another individual with an income to do commerce within the community. 128 Tourism boosts the economy and allows local home owners the ability to earn income off their 2/7/2025 3:29 PM homes. 129 People using short term rentals may buy gas, groceries, visit restaurants or shop with local 2/7/2025 3:12 PM businesses. 130 STIR renters do not contribute to a sense of community. Creates a burden on local resources. 2/7/2025 3:04 PM 131 Much needed benefit to local businesses. 2/7/2025 2:53 PM 132 As a neighbor to one it's annoying to have loud partner on weekends when you go to your 2/7/2025 2:42 PM cabin to relax 133 tourist dollars 2/7/2025 2:39 PM 134 Absolutely, they provide a positive impact to the local economy. Short term rentals generate 2/7/2025 2:30 PM income for local businesses through tourist spending on services like accommodation, food, transportation, and attractions, creating new jobs in the hospitality sector, boosting demand for local products, and often leading to improvements in infrastructure development within the community. They also provide a place for local residents friends and family to stay when they come visit. They also provide a potential income option for local residents who are increasingly squeezed by raising costs/inflation. 135 If people are coming to a short term rental most of the time it's to cut costs on things such as 2/7/2025 2:11 PM eating out. With a restaurant heavy area it's needed. It also contributes to the problem of affordable housing in the areas so those who could actually spend money here regularly. And not just at a restaurant or the grocery store but the clothing stores, the dr offices, dentists, daycares, drop in playgrounds, etc. 136 They hurt property values of surrounding homes. 2/7/2025 1:32 PM 137 My feeling is that short term rental properties are never well kept. The owners tend to do as 2/7/2025 12:42 PM little as possible to rent the property. Can take away from the aesthetics of the community. 138 $to business and property owners 2/7/2025 12:38 PM 139 They do not build community. Just tourist draining on our limited resources. 2/7/2025 11:50 AM 140 They are good for business. But increase crowds and prices for locals 2/7/2025 11:34 AM 141 They bring money into the economy, by going to our local coffee house and restaurants 2/7/2025 10:35 AM 142 income 2/7/2025 10:34 AM 143 Bring in tourism dollars. Provide places to stay better suited for families than a hotel. 2/7/2025 10:13 AM 144 Many of these homes have back yards connected right to the ski slope. That's their entire 2/7/2025 10:12 AM purpose. 145 its a ski resort for god sakes! 2/7/2025 10:10 AM 146 A limited amount yes, helps with tourism, and brings local dollars if the renters shop local. 2/7/2025 9:57 AM 147 1 work as a short term rental cleaning business/employee. I'd prefer to remain anonymous. 2/7/2025 9:22 AM 148 Most people do there shopping before they leave to go on vacation 2/7/2025 8:52 AM 149 1 believe it victimizes people in the community who are genuinely wanting to by an affordable 2/7/2025 8:34 AM house in the community 150 They bring noise, sometimes out of control partners, and they lack respect for the surrounding 2/7/2025 8:21 AM neighbors. Not all, but over 70% in my direct experience. 151 1 think people come and stay and spend money at local businesses which is great, but there is 2/7/2025 5:59 AM not a healthy balance right now for long term renting 152 They park illegally, throw loud parties well after Normal hours, trespass in neighbor's yards , 2/6/2025 10:36 PM don't pick up after their dogs and litter the roads 7 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 153 Absoulutly, short term rentals have allowed for my neighbors and I to have an extra source of 2/6/2025 10:23 PM income to support our families and hobbies 154 It brings people outside of the community into the community to experience the things that we 2/6/2025 10:07 PM enjoy. 155 Too many profiteers squeezing every dime out of a house that should be occupied fill time. 2/6/2025 8:29 PM 156 No considerable increase above other lodging options already in place 2/6/2025 6:57 PM 157 Short-term rentals (STRs)contribute positively to local economies in several ways: 1. 2/6/2025 6:53 PM Increased Tourism Spending—STRs attract more visitors, who then spend money at local restaurants, cafes, shops, and attractions, boosting revenue for small businesses. 2. Job Creation—The STR industry supports jobs in cleaning, property management, maintenance, and concierge services, creating employment opportunities for locals. 3. Diversified Lodging Options—STRs provide affordable and unique lodging alternatives, attracting different types of travelers who may not have visited otherwise. 4. Higher Tax Revenue—Many cities impose occupancy taxes on STRs, generating additional tax revenue that can fund public services, infrastructure, and local programs. 5. Support for Local Vendors—STR owners often source furniture, decor, and supplies from local businesses, further stimulating economic activity. 6. Increased Property Values—When managed responsibly, STRs can drive up demand for housing, increasing property values and potential tax contributions. 7. Encouragement of Property Upkeep—Many STR owners invest in renovations and regular maintenance, which can improve neighborhood aesthetics and property standards. 158 People overpaying for short term rentals affects local prices for standard goods 2/6/2025 6:43 PM 159 From an economical perspective, yes. The business from folks on vacation dies gave an 2/6/2025 6:11 PM impact. However as a resident I do not think they out weigh the down side of impact on community. Not ever think is about money. 160 More tourist dollars 2/6/2025 5:05 PM 161 They bring in more great people that enjoy the area too!! 2/6/2025 4:52 PM 162 They help supply steady tourism and this the economy as a whole. 2/6/2025 4:40 PM 163 Good for tourism 2/6/2025 4:39 PM 164 The people are super rude and invasive and disrespectful of full time residentso 2/6/2025 4:19 PM 165 Short term rentals provide lodging opportunities for guests that are coming to town with a 2/6/2025 4:09 PM family or group that wouldn't be as enjoyable in a hotel, these visitors are going to events, and local shops, restaurants and bars, guide services and many more, enabling a notable amount of revenue for many local businesses while also allowing short term rental owners the opportunity to host these visitors and generate income to help make ends meet or sustain their livelihood 166 My sole income is from housekeeping service 2/6/2025 4:02 PM 167 Interest in community, support for local businesses, future investors in local real estate, future 2/6/2025 4:01 PM tax dollars. 168 Renters come up to party and be rowdy in our neighborhoods. The noise, litter, excessive 2/6/2025 3:41 PM vehicles, and general rudeness of renters makes the experience unpleasant for the community. The only ones who benefit are the homeowners who rent them out. 169 They bring much needed money to local businesses. 2/6/2025 3:19 PM 170 They spend more at local businesses than people that live here permanently 2/6/2025 2:57 PM 171 The people that come to the area are increase this raising the retail and food revenues. If str 2/6/2025 2:52 PM are restricted there will be less visitors to the community, thus lower tax revenues, business not able to cover their costs and thrive. The clientele will only be to serve hotels like Suncadia which has higher income clientele that will stay within the resort. That's a goal of the local hotels like Suncadia to restrict short term rentals to boost their resort clientele and business was. Restricting STR will cause a reduced visitors to the area AND reduce housing cost. But if the smaller business can't make it without flow from STIR and only people who line I. The area they won't need employees because they will be out of business. 8/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 172 Supports local economy (shops, restaurants, contractors, service providers) much better than 2/6/2025 2:36 PM empty cabins. 173 Long term rentals are fine...short term rentals, in my experience bring mostly people looking to 2/6/2025 2:25 PM party in the mountains. Overcrowded short term rentals and limited parking in the winter especially is not a good fit 174 They spend money at the ski area 2/6/2025 2:10 PM 175 Visitors shop here and will likely spend money at our small businesses 2/6/2025 2:10 PM 176 Most of the time short term rentals lead to parties, people not knowing how to drive in winter 2/6/2025 2:04 PM conditions, and not following HOA rules regarding parking and privacy 177 For the most part, I believe they drive up house values artificially, and threaten the integrity of 2/6/2025 1:27 PM our destination communities. 178 Referrals to local restaurants/shops/events etc to all rental guests are included plus local 2/6/2025 1:12 PM goodies bought with business cards of business included in all rentals. 179 Brings people in 2/6/2025 11:26 AM 180 They are usually bought as investments and drive up the cost of living 2/6/2025 11:25 AM 181 1 do think STR get people to spend money, but rental for lower wage workers is compromised. 2/6/2025 10:56 AM 182 they spend the night and therefor represent tourism and the local community benefits from 2/6/2025 10:44 AM their purchases 183 It creates an opportunity to bring travelers in to enjoy the amenities the community has to 2/6/2025 10:43 AM offer. Increased revenue 184 They bring visitors into our communities where they spend money 2/6/2025 10:42 AM 185 Gives a fucktonne of taxes to the county 2/6/2025 10:38 AM 186 Bring Money into small businesses and taxes they pay go into our county 2/6/2025 10:38 AM 187 Renters spending money with owners to allow them to make improvements to their homes or 2/6/2025 10:35 AM pay off their homes as well as spending money in the local economy is good. Full time short term rentals where the owner bought it as an investment are bad. 188 Brings in people, therefore more customers to all restaurants and shops. 2/6/2025 10:26 AM 189 Brings in folks that spend time in our towns 2/6/2025 10:09 AM 190 at snoqualmie pass tourism drives revenue and will create more local business 2/6/2025 10:04 AM 191 It brings income into the community...cleaners, maintenance, restaurants, bars, golf 2/6/2025 9:56 AM communities 192 visitors will patronize local establishments 2/6/2025 9:47 AM 193 There's no affordable housing for locals 2/6/2025 9:39 AM 194 Bring in tourists who are likely to spend money in local shops and restaurants 2/6/2025 9:38 AM 195 1 live in Hyak/Snoqualmie Pass. Many of the short term rentals in my neighborhood come up 2/6/2025 9:36 AM and party at their rental and then leave. The majority of the money for the rental tends to flow down to King county since many of the local owners live in Seattle and Bellevue. This therefore does not positively benefit our neighborhood. 196 The only person they benefit is the owner that can't afford to pay their own mortgage 2/6/2025 9:22 AM payments. 197 It gives a great chance for outsiders to come up and enjoy the pass, many of which would 2/6/2025 9:17 AM have not had the opportunity had there not been short-term rentals available. It helps put our very small community on the map and promote local business which we do a great job up here of keeping local. There is a strong balance between short-term rentals, local economy, and full- time residents that needs to be met in order to maintain the feel that we have. Getting rid of it would be silly, but they're obviously needs to be more opportunity for affordable housing, especially for the employees who rely on proximity to the pass. 9/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 198 dining, market, drubru all benefit 2/6/2025 9:14 AM 199 Hey give guests options on how they want to vacation and bring visitors to the towns! 2/6/2025 8:56 AM 200 Bringing tourists to the area to spend money 2/6/2025 8:55 AM 201 Highlights the area and shops, restaurants, and all that the area has to offer. 2/6/2025 8:51 AM 202 They provide a great way of exposing our area to others that don't live in the Kittitas area. It 2/6/2025 8:49 AM drives revenue and business for the local community. 203 Increased cost of living for full time residents; terrible experiences with partying and poor 2/6/2025 8:49 AM behavior; no accountability for the hazards of roof line snow and ice, many dangerous situations that will result in death or disability one of these days 204 Bring people to the mountains who ordinarily wouldn't have accommodations. 2/6/2025 8:47 AM 205 More people staying in towns, spend money in towns, especially at restaurants, shops, small 2/6/2025 8:45 AM businesses etc 206 They don't respect the rules or contribute to the community 2/6/2025 8:45 AM 207 People who stay up here hopefully like to spend money up here(Snoqulamie pass) 2/6/2025 8:41 AM 208 The people benefiting from short term rentals are the owners of the house. Having short term 2/6/2025 8:40 AM rental money in the local economy is a drop in the bucket 209 Increase tourism revenue 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 210 But only seasonally 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 211 They bring year round tourism which is the areas leading industry since the end of coal mining. 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 212 The guests buy groceries, do tourist activities and dine out in the area. 2/6/2025 8:32 AM 213 They bring tourist$$to the local businesses. 2/6/2025 8:24 AM 214 It makes housing for local workers unsustainable due to high costs. 2/6/2025 8:21 AM 215 1 believe there are way too many. There aren't any rental under$2000 that aren't disgusting. 1 2/6/2025 8:17 AM make a lot of money and contribute to our community in many ways and have had to live in my trailer for the past 4 years since moving here because it is the only comfortable thing I have to live in here. 216 Taxes are collected and there are more visitors who stay over the weekend. Helping with local 2/6/2025 8:05 AM businesses. 217 Visitor revenue 2/6/2025 8:01 AM 218 minimally contribute to food& bev industry, but then locals avoid those busy places 2/6/2025 8:00 AM 219 There is very little hotel accomodation in the upper valley for family events. They bring in 2/6/2025 7:53 AM plenty of money to the community. 220 allow for versatility 2/6/2025 7:43 AM 221 Allows for affordable places that large groups and families can stay and visit our community. 2/6/2025 7:40 AM 222 In between - I think tourism does and most of the tourism here is day tourism. I don't think it 2/6/2025 7:37 AM would have much effect. Negatively if you think about the summit inn being a local business I guess. I also believe that long term rentals would benefit the local businesses more by having local employees and less staffing issues. 223 They bring in clientele for the ski resort and the restaurants and allow the community to thrive 2/6/2025 7:36 AM 224 Visitors spend money 2/6/2025 7:33 AM 225 They contribute heavily to unlivable rental prices. 2/6/2025 7:29 AM 226 They don't follow the rules in a community like parking, partying late at night 2/6/2025 7:26 AM 227 Bring in tourism dollars. 2/6/2025 7:21 AM 228 A lot of the small businesses rely on visitors. Without short term rentals I feel some of these 2/6/2025 6:25 AM 10/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals small businesses will suffer. 229 Literally hundreds of thousands of dollars coming into the community from out of towners 2/6/2025 6:05 AM every year. 230 This brings important business to local shops, restaurants, ski resort and generally increases 2/6/2025 5:57 AM recreation in the Snoqualmie Pass area 231 They brings tourist's 2/6/2025 12:52 AM 232 They bring in out of town guests who spend money at the various local businesses. Without 2/5/2025 11:12 PM the visitors, a lot of the smaller businesses likely wouldn't survive. 233 It might help someone pay their mortgage, and guests spend money here. 2/5/2025 10:05 PM 234 Bring people in to send dollars at local businesses 2/5/2025 9:10 PM 235 Less homes available for full time residents 2/5/2025 6:41 PM 236 "Outsiders" come and spend money, and may choose to live here from there experience....or 2/5/2025 6:24 PM at least come back if it's a good one 237 The renters do not treat the community, are or home as their own. I know as I was the HOA 2/5/2025 5:54 PM president and had direct contact dealing with this 238 STR's bring tourism dollars into the County. Not just Suncadia, but also Ellensburg, for Rodeo 2/5/2025 5:47 PM and other events. 239 I would say most business do 2/5/2025 5:31 PM 240 They visit local retailers and inspire a positive economy. 2/5/2025 5:30 PM 241 These rentals bring in more tourism and gives more opportunity to bring in additional revenue. 2/5/2025 2:39 PM 242 They displace and increase the cost of actual housing 2/5/2025 2:30 PM 243 Supports families in difficult situations, supports college families, brings great people to our 2/5/2025 2:23 PM community 244 Overall, yes, as most visitors are utilizing local shopping options and contributing to the 2/5/2025 1:31 PM economy. 245 Minimal gains for minimal/few people, infrastructure failing due to overcrowd 2/5/2025 12:19 PM 246 It brings out of town money into our county 2/5/2025 12:09 PM 247 I do believe short term rental boosts our local economy greatly, increasing the use of retail, 2/5/2025 11:29 AM restaurants and services in the area tremendously. 248 Short term rentals cause the housing market to increase tremendously pricing residents and 2/5/2025 11:15 AM workers out of homes. 249 Can bring in tourist tax dollars 2/5/2025 11:11 AM 250 STRs provide more diverse lodging options to those looking to visit Kittitas County for a 2/5/2025 11:02 AM number of reasons. Many people come here for some sort of family event-weddings, graduations, sports tournaments, recreation, etc. Many times, STRs provide a way for families to spend more quality time together around those events. Families or groups of people will also spend extra time in our community shopping, dining out and exploring the area. 251 Tourism 2/5/2025 10:43 AM 252 People come and go for various reasons. They need housing. 2/5/2025 10:31 AM 253 They bring more business to local businesses for their products and services. 2/5/2025 10:29 AM 254 Much better than campers. 2/5/2025 10:23 AM 255 People stay in STR, then rent snowmobiles, eat at restaurants, buy goods, etc. 2/5/2025 9:26 AM 256 1 don't think because they are using a"short term rental"that it does anything as far as eating 2/5/2025 9:15 AM out, etc. If anything, it makes it less reasonable for them because they can bring their own drinks, food etc from somewhere else since they can cook and stay at the"short term rental". 11/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 257 They bring new people and their money to our community. 2/5/2025 9:04 AM 258 Restaurants, Outdoor activities, getting to know the area. 2/5/2025 9:01 AM 259 They bring tourists and bump up the economy. 2/5/2025 8:59 AM 260 Most of our businesses are set up for tourists. 2/5/2025 8:33 AM 261 Some people use them to visit, and usually spend money while they're here, whether a holiday 2/5/2025 8:30 AM or getaway weekend 262 Multiple short-term rentals are owned by people that are not residents of the county. The 2/5/2025 8:17 AM money earned goes directly back to another county and puts undue strain on Kittitas county resources. i.e Law enforcement calls, fire calls, influx during peak seasons and no infrastructure to support it. 263 Undecided, I don't know enough about how it effects economies in other areas to say. 2/5/2025 8:13 AM 264 Don't know 2/5/2025 8:01 AM 265 Tourists spend money here. 2/5/2025 7:45 AM 266 Tourist revenue 2/5/2025 7:44 AM 267 Benefits people buying properties here . Improving them which benefits local businesses and 2/5/2025 7:24 AM contractors. Then the people in the community after they are running. 268 To many people/vehicles at one household.Do not value our natural beauty and leave garbage 2/5/2025 7:16 AM on beach and trails. Owners do not regulate the over use of there drain fields. 269 Those staying short term may not care about our eco systems and our environment like locals 2/5/2025 7:11 AM do. 270 Yes, but depends on what part of the county. Short term rentals seem to be very popular in 2/5/2025 7:09 AM upper county. 271 For major events in the area, like the Rodeo, short term rentals allow more people to stay and 2/5/2025 7:09 AM bring some money into the area, unless the property owner doesn't actually live in Ellensburg, then the only benefit the community gets is commercial business and property taxes. 272 Housing affordability is a function of supply vs demand. Less supply means higher prices. 2/5/2025 7:04 AM 273 1 don't believe short-term rentals contribute positively to the local economy because they drive 2/5/2025 7:03 AM up housing costs, making it harder for long-term residents to afford living in their own communities. While they may generate some tourism revenue, much of the profit goes to out- of-town investors rather than benefiting local businesses. Additionally, they often replace traditional housing with transient accommodations, leading to workforce shortages in essential industries. 274 For every dollar spent by tourists, we spend more cleaning up after them 2/5/2025 7:02 AM 275 Renters spend money at local businesses but primarily only on weekends. 2/5/2025 6:47 AM 276 Support small business 2/5/2025 6:44 AM 277 No parking and no insurance for a vacation rental. its against most mortages. 2/5/2025 6:32 AM 278 Safeway parking lot full shelves empty 2/5/2025 6:27 AM 279 The people who rent them are only there foe a night or two and have no loyalty to the 2/5/2025 6:01 AM community or pay the taxes associated with them. 280 While they can help the rental owner and restaurants, they are overall a burden on 2/5/2025 2:25 AM infrastructure and the community. Small rural communities need first time home buyers to maintain elderly loss and STRs spike home prices making it difficult for local young adults and first time home buyers to afford buying into the market. 281 More tourist dollars is this for UKC 2/4/2025 11:51 PM 282 They keep businesses open. Tourism in this area is a huge part of the economy. 2/4/2025 11:06 PM 283 It is huge during the fair. I know a traveling doctor that takes advantage of short term rentals 2/4/2025 10:42 PM 12 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals often. It helps the people who live in our community have a way to make extra money when things are getting so expensive and they in turn spend that in their community. I am always in favor of people being able to use their property to benefit their family. When you build or renovate a property the you are investing in contractors and business that will supply you with all you need to construct, paint, drywall, renovate, and possibly upkeep a property. 284 Brings in visitors who may not want to stay in the limited hotel-type housing options - 2/4/2025 10:33 PM especially at Snoqualmie Pass where there is only ONE low-quality motel and Easton, Roslyn, Ronald and Cle Elum where housing choices for visitors are super limited outside of short term rentals 285 Allows comfortable extended stays for larger groups of people. They are able to get a better 2/4/2025 10:00 PM taste of our community as opposed to staying in a cookie cutter hotel on the outskirts of town. 286 The guests who come to the rentals also go to the local restaurants, grocery and gas stores, 2/4/2025 10:00 PM rental supply stores, and local shops. The town of Roslyn would suffer immensely if they lost tourism income from rentals. 287 Brings in more consumers for the locals business 2/4/2025 9:45 PM 288 They bring income to the business owners of the community. 2/4/2025 9:31 PM 289 The bring tourists and they bring revenue 2/4/2025 9:25 PM 290 They give tourists more options for lodging and show more of the community 2/4/2025 9:24 PM 291 They shop, eat out and attend community events 2/4/2025 9:20 PM 292 Suncadia and more rentals in the area brings vast amount of jobs and economy to our county 2/4/2025 9:14 PM 293 No oversight for wild renters. Exactly why Leavenworth and Chelan had to step in to protect 2/4/2025 9:10 PM neighborhoods 294 Revenue to local business, addition tax revenue to local government, property owners can 2/4/2025 9:10 PM garner additional income fo people on fixed incomes, addition housing options for visitors in areas with low hotel options. 295 No different than a hotel. People stay here, people spend money here 2/4/2025 9:06 PM 296 They provide jobs, drive spending in restaurants, shops, grocery stores. And they are well 2/4/2025 8:59 PM maintained, making neighborhoods look nice. 297 Any positive economic contributions are negated by blight on impacted neighborhoods. 2/4/2025 8:25 PM 298 Make housing less affordable 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 299 Most of the money spent by visitors is spent prior to arriving to upper kittitas 2/4/2025 8:21 PM 300 It's not really the local keeping these towns going it's out of towners that come here and 2/4/2025 8:08 PM support all the small businesses 301 Revenue 2/4/2025 8:06 PM 302 There's no affordable housing for residents 2/4/2025 8:05 PM 303 Brings in money 2/4/2025 7:48 PM 304 Short term rentals take away housing from people who actually work in our community. It is 2/4/2025 7:35 PM incredibly difficult for people who work in upper county to find housing here, leading to many commuters from Ellensburg where there is more affordable housing. 305 Short term rentals are ruining neighborhoods. They take away the sense of community in 2/4/2025 7:31 PM neighborhoods. Renters are constantly in and out with a lot of turnover and tenants don't treat rentals like they would if they owned their own home. 306 Sometimes, but having one in your own neighborhood is a big negative. 2/4/2025 7:30 PM 307 Food gas purchases 2/4/2025 7:24 PM 308 If someone needs a short term rental they are probably from out of town and so are bringing 2/4/2025 7:14 PM '.outside" money into the valley. People doing short term rentals tend to be on vacation as well and more likely to spend more on food and activities. 13 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 309 More tourist dollars 2/4/2025 7:13 PM 310 In my community, they negatively impact us by increasing our HOA costs. 2/4/2025 7:10 PM 311 We need less short term and more long term rentals for blue collar folks and young adults to 2/4/2025 7:06 PM be able to stay in their home town if they like. They are being forced to move so people can make$off short term rentals. . 312 Drive home values in our largely recreational county and promote problem homes within 2/4/2025 7:05 PM specific communities 313 People often bring own food and don't eat out 2/4/2025 7:03 PM 314 Brings in extra money for local businesses 2/4/2025 7:00 PM 315 The shop our store's, buy gas, eat at our residents, use our laundry facilities, use our 2/4/2025 6:58 PM recreation rentals. And golf courses 316 Brings money into the county 2/4/2025 6:51 PM 317 They bring tourists 2/4/2025 6:43 PM 318 Short term brings visitors who spend money and keep coming back. 2/4/2025 6:41 PM 319 While I can see the impact for tourism the nuisances and housing prices for residents are a 2/4/2025 6:40 PM negative for the economy. Some controls should be put in place. 320 Increase local tourism, improves local businesses and economy 2/4/2025 6:40 PM 321 They can bring in money but also a lot of problems 2/4/2025 6:31 PM 322 Brings people into town to eat and shop at local restaurants 2/4/2025 6:26 PM 323 Provides jobs for cleaners and contractors 2/4/2025 6:26 PM 324 They do bring visitors who spend money locally 2/4/2025 6:26 PM 325 When there is no affordable housing, there are no families. When there are no families, the 2/4/2025 6:22 PM schools have to close. Look at Bellevue! Look at Ketchum! 326 Visitors 2/4/2025 6:16 PM 327 It brings in lots of people to shop and visit 2/4/2025 6:15 PM 328 They bring in revenue to local businesses such as restaurants, gas, groceries etc 2/4/2025 6:14 PM 329 They spend money but don't pay taxes or Organizational dues 2/4/2025 6:13 PM 330 All the rentals by me, rarely leave to go into town. So they aren't going to eat, etc. And a lot of 2/4/2025 6:11 PM them don't care about the speed limit or neighbors. It is wild to witness. How to be a good "visitor"should be a lesson taught in school. I don't think many of the rentals around me take into account they truly are visiting and should value the experience! Especially in a small town. 331 Short term rentals bring in tourist. It also allows people to buy homes over in our county 2/4/2025 6:08 PM because they have the option to rent it out when they are not using them while not being a landlord and taking on the liability that comes with full time rentals. 332 The ability for people to offer short term rentals, such as air b&b, brings in tourists from out of 2/4/2025 6:08 PM county. These tourists are likely to visit local, shops, restaurants, and grocery stores which would put money into our local economy 333 Noise, disruption 2/4/2025 6:04 PM 334 They bring in revenue 2/4/2025 6:02 PM 335 referring to Airbnb type-they have taken possible home ownership out of the for sale market. 2/4/2025 6:01 PM price increase because of shortage. this can be applied nationally 336 purchases of groceries, fuel. Labor for cleaning 2/4/2025 5:55 PM 337 Full time rentals produce larger profits in the community. 2/4/2025 5:44 PM 338 They allow families to hold onto properties that might otherwise have to be sold 2/4/2025 5:43 PM 14/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 339 They bring out of county visitors to our county and spend their money here and pay lodging 2/4/2025 5:42 PM taxes 340 Neutral as both helps and hurts. A permit system and require owners to be living onsite. 2/4/2025 5:42 PM 341 bring more revenue 2/4/2025 5:39 PM 342 People visiting the area bring money. 2/4/2025 5:36 PM 343 Bring people/money to the area and helps with the economy 2/4/2025 5:36 PM 344 And Ronald they use the resources and they don't take care of it. They leave tons of garbage 2/4/2025 5:31 PM on Lake Cle Elum they're disrespectful to property owners. 345 Tourism 2/4/2025 5:28 PM 346 Yes and no, it brings tourism and money to town however it also makes the housing market for 2/4/2025 5:27 PM locals extremely difficult. 347 Ellensburg is a tourist town, by allowing short term rentals you are allowing more traffic and 2/4/2025 5:27 PM revenue. 348 Weekend warriors are not community members. 2/4/2025 5:26 PM 349 Summer time has many possible people who come to visit the gorge during the summer this 2/4/2025 5:25 PM could provide further income in ellensburg. 350 Brings money from tourism 2/4/2025 5:25 PM 351 Guests visit local shops and restaurants and unable us to afford a home in Kittatas County 2/4/2025 5:25 PM 352 It brings people in to our community spending money , supporting small business 2/4/2025 5:23 PM 353 Commercial businesses are not residential! 2/4/2025 5:21 PM 354 tourist dollars while they are staying 2/4/2025 5:07 PM 355 overall no. but managed yes. 2/4/2025 5:02 PM 356 They bring people to the area for recreation. This supports local businesses and restaurants. 2/4/2025 4:59 PM Without them there would be limited places for people to stay. This would impact the local economy. 357 They keep myself, and many others employed with an income unmatched anywhere else 2/4/2025 4:57 PM locally. 358 If people are staying in air bnb's they are likely spending$in the community 2/4/2025 4:57 PM 359 It exposes the community that we love to additional people and also brings revenue to town. 2/4/2025 4:54 PM 360 Draws tourism which in turn brings money to the community 2/4/2025 4:54 PM 361 Visitors patronize other businesses 2/4/2025 4:51 PM 362 Short term rentals boost the economy as people here, pay to stay, pay to play, and spend$$ 2/4/2025 4:50 PM at local businesses. 363 They become weekend party houses with no regards for the neigbors 2/4/2025 4:47 PM 364 Provides travelers with alternate options for staying while traveling. 2/4/2025 4:44 PM 365 It allows us the ability to pay the enormous tax burden of this state and county. 2/4/2025 4:41 PM 366 Bring guests who love to explore the town! 2/4/2025 4:39 PM 367 Businesses may see more traffic but the residential community overall pays for it 2/4/2025 4:38 PM 368 Many second homes are low use, and allowing rentals brings folks to the community to spend 2/4/2025 4:37 PM their money here 369 Major factor in success of our small business. 2/4/2025 4:32 PM 370 We've had to call Kitcom many times 2/4/2025 4:25 PM 15/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 371 Use the resources and leave it for the residents to clean up 2/4/2025 4:24 PM 372 Brings in people to discover all the Ellensburg has to offer! We have heard so many people 2/4/2025 4:17 PM say "we rented in Ellensburg to go see Leavenworth and never knew there was so much to do in Ellensburg!" Its supports small businesses ans drives in tourism to support downtown growth 373 Tourism $ 2/4/2025 4:14 PM 374 We lack hotels and are a tourist rich destination. 2/4/2025 4:12 PM 375 Kittitas county is centrally located to a majority of major destinations throughout the state. 2/4/2025 4:04 PM Additionally we have a local university and a major rodeo event weekend. These things cause a large influx of tourism and require lodging. Short term rentals run by locals provide income to return to the local economy and the visitors frequent local establishments while here. 376 Helps out local businesses 2/4/2025 4:01 PM 377 1 believe it does bring in visitors but harms local rental prices and availability for residents. 2/4/2025 3:57 PM 378 My Airbnb brings skiers, concert goers, and prospective college students/families into the 2/4/2025 3:55 PM community. They always want suggestions on places to eat, things to do, and places to shop. 379 Income 2/4/2025 3:54 PM 380 They bring people into places that wouldn't get as much business otherwise. 2/4/2025 3:50 PM 381 Visitors spend money. Always a good thing. 2/4/2025 3:47 PM 382 They bring tax money and jobs to the community and 2/4/2025 3:46 PM 383 Bringing people that have money that will spend it in our community 2/4/2025 3:44 PM 384 a little 2/4/2025 3:42 PM 385 Our area is tourism driven so they can be helpful 2/4/2025 3:40 PM 386 They bring visitors that spend money at local businesses 2/4/2025 3:37 PM 387 Absolutely. It brings in tourism and funding for tourism related improvements and events. It 2/4/2025 3:30 PM also helps people bring in supplemental income to help with keeping their homes. 388 With a big part of our economy dependent on tourism, and a lack of hotel options that suit the 2/4/2025 3:25 PM biggest spenders, the vacation rental market definitely helps local businesses 389 It causes a lack of housing for sale which increases the value of the ones selling to families or 2/4/2025 3:16 PM people looking to live here. 390 By pushing out the low wage service workers, the businesses these people come to visit aren't 2/4/2025 3:15 PM even open for half the week. If they are hiking, they are not spending money in town. People have been able to visit this area without using the limited housing resources we have. There are hotels and an entire resort to stay at. 391 Increased spending, taxes collected for the local area, general awareness of community to 2/4/2025 3:13 PM encourage preservation efforts of forest and ag lands 392 1 am torn with this 2/4/2025 3:08 PM 393 Short term rentals typically haul in all of the supplies they need for the short term stay. They 2/4/2025 2:56 PM may go out for a meal or drinks but not much shopping. 394 Travelers/tourists come to area and spend money at local establishments 2/4/2025 2:32 PM 395 Additional o Sumer spending at local restaurants and stores as well as potential income for 2/4/2025 2:24 PM property owners. 396 Short term rentals overburden the only local grocery store in our area leaving shelves bare for 2/4/2025 2:24 PM locals who rely on the only store available within 20+ miles. 397 Most second home owners visit rarely. Without tourist the pass would not have restaurants or 2/4/2025 2:21 PM grocery stores. 398 But limited, if you saturate the market no where for people that work the service industry to 2/4/2025 2:19 PM 16/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals live. 399 they often spend money in the community, and attend events 2/4/2025 2:05 PM 400 From an economic perspective they bring in groups who are looking to recreate, go out to 2/4/2025 1:54 PM meals, and participate in"tourist"activities. 401 They are a business that is unregulated 2/4/2025 1:45 PM 402 Most stay in the rental unit and don't visit local businesses. 2/4/2025 1:44 PM 403 They actually can help restaurants and shopping but cause a large burden on the rest of the 2/4/2025 1:41 PM community. 404 Money spent locally 2/4/2025 1:40 PM 405 Too much nature damage and fire risk to area due to lack of respect and refusal to follow 2/4/2025 1:38 PM safety regulations 406 They usually are only here on the weekends where I'm here 7 days a week. They are only 2/4/2025 1:38 PM supporting on the weekends when we don't support our local businesses because it's too busy. 407 Visitors trash open spaces and don't respect the laws/rules 2/4/2025 1:36 PM 408 brings people into cle elum and county to use restaurants, parks, support businesses, creates 2/4/2025 1:34 PM jobs and generally brings revenues to support our community growth. 409 We have seen"investors" purchase property solely to rent out through short term rentals. This 2/4/2025 1:33 PM drives up the cost of property for local residents and creates a"transient" community, undercutting neighborhood relations. 410 visitors utilize local goods and services. 2/4/2025 1:31 PM 411 Except gas in some cases 2/4/2025 1:27 PM 412 They are here to party and don't about property owners 2/4/2025 1:23 PM 413 Renters don't care about our community 2/4/2025 1:16 PM 414 Brings in much needed revenue in the taxes on goods and services purchased while in the 2/4/2025 1:11 PM area 415 People visiting short term rentals visit restaurants, support shops and boost the local economy 2/4/2025 1:08 PM as a whole. 416 More people come and visit, and spend money in our local businesses 2/4/2025 1:01 PM 417 1 believe it has enabled people to actually pay their mortgages while the economy has been so 2/4/2025 12:59 PM tough. 418 The few bad actors really do wreck it for everyone. Those few don't follow the rules, don't 2/4/2025 12:57 PM respect property boundaries, and treat the surrounding lands as their own. 419 They attract families from all over the state and the country with convenient lodging options. 2/4/2025 12:56 PM 420 Our immediate economy is the town and the people who live and work here. People working all 2/4/2025 12:56 PM of the service jobs that make this are run can't afford to rent/buy, and when homes are short term rentals it creates a lack of full time rental homes for people that need them. 421 Higher rent than long term and can be locals rather than just companies 2/4/2025 12:55 PM 422 They bring visitors who go out to eat, shop locally. 2/4/2025 12:52 PM 423 People don't respect the area. 2/4/2025 12:51 PM 424 Tourist should come and go not destroy small town community feel 2/4/2025 12:48 PM 425 Being in money towards businesses 2/4/2025 12:33 PM 426 Promotes coastie a-holes 2/4/2025 12:32 PM 427 Yes, they drive business but needs to be moderated to community impact 2/4/2025 12:31 PM 428 No investment in local area by short term renters 2/4/2025 12:29 PM 17/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 429 People tour, eat out, shop all in our local places. It's awesome 2/4/2025 12:29 PM 430 Increasing customers to local stores and restaurants 2/4/2025 12:21 PM 431 Yes and no. A limited amount can contribute positively, too many cause inflationary housing 2/4/2025 12:14 PM prices and too high demand on local services 432 The parties and drinking that come along with short term rentals in Roslyn is horrible. We need 2/4/2025 12:05 PM homes for full time residents. Hotels are the answer for people who would like to spend time here. 433 They mostly are the ones who trash the place and ghen go hone. No tespect for the area 2/4/2025 12:04 PM 434 Tourism brings money to local businesses also showcases what we have to offer 2/4/2025 12:01 PM 435 STRs bring tourism into the communities which provides opportunities for our local businesses 2/4/2025 11:58 AM to thrive and grow. 436 1 believe they limit growth by being empty 1/3 of the year(almost all of them are vacant blocks 2/4/2025 11:58 AM of time in the winter), which could be filled with year round residents. Also the majority of owners do not live in this county and they spend the profits of these investments in the county they live in (mostly King& Snohomish counties). 437 People staying in the community area spending money. 2/4/2025 11:55 AM 438 It allows homeowners near ski areas to pay for expenses for family owned cabins 2/4/2025 11:45 AM 439 Drain on water resources and electrical grid. 2/4/2025 11:40 AM 440 tourism is amazing for economy 2/4/2025 11:37 AM 441 influx of people and families visiting our community 2/4/2025 11:35 AM 442 There is a wealth of activities in the area. By allowing short-term rentals the variety of lodging 2/4/2025 11:33 AM enables tourism. Because of this, many small businesses thrive and there are a variety of jobs for local residents. 443 Guests boost the economy by spending money during periods owners would not be occupying 2/4/2025 11:29 AM their homes. This is critical to bars, restaurants, and local shops 444 More visitors-great for business 2/4/2025 11:28 AM 445 Short term rentals have the opportunity to contribute positively, but they need to be tracked 2/4/2025 11:23 AM and regulated more. I'm not a fan of too much regulation, but there are areas In The county that are a draw. This is significant wear and tear on infrastructure that the permanent residents have to fund through various taxes. 446 They employee half the town. 2/4/2025 11:21 AM 447 Many people come to visit the community. While here they visit shops, restaraunts, rent 2/4/2025 11:21 AM equipment from local sports shops. 448 Brings in outside money into the community helping business. 2/4/2025 11:20 AM 449 Bring in$to the economy that might go elsewhere. 2/4/2025 11:20 AM 450 Bring tourist/visitor dollars from Seattle area and beyond. 2/4/2025 11:19 AM 451 Brings more business and energy to the area 2/4/2025 11:18 AM 452 Takes housing off the market for community members and makes finding housing extremely 2/4/2025 10:44 AM difficult and unaffordable 453 More people coming to Ellensburg boosting our economy and reputation for the beautiful town 2/4/2025 10:41 AM we are. 454 STRs can allow property owners toto make money. The also drive up housing and rent prices 2/4/2025 10:31 AM which is good for sellers and landlords but bad for buyers and renters. Too many STRs in a neighborhood reduces social cohesion. Second homes generally, not just STRshave the same problems 455 1 think that the renters utilize the shopping and restaurants 2/4/2025 10:27 AM 18/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 456 PLS does not allow rentals, why it is happening 2/4/2025 9:54 AM 457 That's who comes and spends money in the county 2/4/2025 9:53 AM 458 Money spent by overnight visitors is abundant. 2/4/2025 9:36 AM 459 Tourist visit local stores and restaurants 2/4/2025 9:27 AM 460 They bring people that spend in local buisnesses 2/4/2025 9:22 AM 461 No, because businesses open during the summer and then die in the winter 2/4/2025 9:19 AM 462 They rent snowmobiles and generally eat out at our local restaurants 2/4/2025 8:59 AM 463 More businesses open to cater to the visitors and they visit those businesses. 2/4/2025 8:55 AM 464 Many good people visiting that also fall I love with our special place! Many dream of owning 2/4/2025 8:51 AM here and can be our next neighbor! 465 We would not be able to afford our house without STIR 2/4/2025 8:43 AM 466 Drive up prices at local business crowd the only grocery store in cle elum make affordable 2/4/2025 8:36 AM rentals for locals very difficult 467 Bring tourism and jobs to locals 2/4/2025 8:31 AM 468 Because it allows people to come enjoy the area and spend money! 2/4/2025 8:28 AM 469 Net more neutral, but having options that are not hotels can help drive tourism. I currently live 2/4/2025 8:28 AM in a community where I don't see significant effects from short term rentals, but I have been in others and have friends who operate where I think they affect the housing stock and property values and decrease affordability. 470 explain how bringing people to our community is a positive impact? 2/4/2025 8:13 AM 471 Joe income fir local business 2/4/2025 8:11 AM 472 Increase traffic & parking issues, loss of community feel, impact on local services & 2/4/2025 7:59 AM infrastructure, sometimes noisy or other disturbances, 473 bring additional tourism dollars 2/4/2025 5:57 AM 19 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q3 Do you believe short-term rentals impact your property value? Answered: 781 Skipped: 9 Positive 0 Neutral Negative 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Positive 35.08% 274 Neutral 37.64% 294 Negative 27.27% 213 TOTAL ■ 781 20/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q4 Do you think short-term rentals reduce the availability of affordable housing, including homeownership, in our area? Answered: 773 Skipped: 17 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 51.36% 397 No 48.64% 376 TOTAL 773 21/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q5 Have you noticed an increase in rental/home prices or a decrease in long-term rental availability due to short-term rentals? Answered: 760 Skipped: 30 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 45.00% 342 No 55.00% 418 TOTAL 760 22 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q6 Are you concerned about safety issues related to short-term rentals? Answered: 779 Skipped: 11 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 43.65% 340 No 56.35% 439 TOTAL 779 23/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q7 If yes, please rank the following by level of concern Answered: 612 Skipped: 178 Drain on local resources Noise Parking Trespassing Garbage Fire Hazards Animal Control 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL SCORE Drain on local resources 41.67% 12.58% 10.62% 10.46% 7.52% 7.68% 9.48% 255 77 65 64 46 47 58 612 5.09 Noise 25.65% 38.07% 15.52% 9.31% 6.86% 2.94% 1.63% 157 233 95 57 42 18 10 612 5.51 Parking 10.46% 17.65% 33.33% 14.38% 10.62% 8.01% 5.56% 64 108 204 88 65 49 34 612 4.57 Trespassing 8.66% 12.25% 15.20% 38.56% 11.93% 9.15% 4.25% 53 75 93 236 73 56 26 612 4.23 Garbage 3.10% 8.99% 13.07% 15.52% 43.14% 12.58% 3.59% 19 55 80 95 264 77 22 612 3.61 Fire Hazards 9.64% 8.50% 7.84% 5.72% 12.25% 45.59% 10.46% 59 52 48 35 75 279 64 612 3.19 Animal Control 0.82% 1.96% 4.41% 6.05% 7.68% 14.05% 65.03% 5 12 27 37 47 86 398 612 1.80 24/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q8 Do you believe short-term rentals should have a local emergency contact within a certain distance? Answered: 771 Skipped: 19 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 68.87% 531 No 31.13% 240 TOTAL 771 25/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q9 Do you believe short-term rentals affect the sense of community in your neighborhood? Answered: 771 Skipped: 19 Yes No If yes,in what ways have STR's change... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 13.88% 107 No 51.23% 395 If yes, in what ways have STR's changed your community? 34.89% 269 TOTAL 771 # IF YES, IN WHAT WAYS HAVE STR'S CHANGED YOUR COMMUNITY? DATE 1 The guests tend to not respect nature. They leave garbage, don't listen to the burn ban, less 2/17/2025 10:18 PM locals to build relationships and a sense of community with. 2 They are loud. 2/17/2025 10:01 PM 3 absentee owners don't care 2/17/2025 9:49 PM 4 Lack of full time residency increases issues with disrespect for the community. 2/17/2025 6:20 PM 5 Strangers moving around and not following community rules and road damage 2/17/2025 5:48 PM 6 Regular neighbors can get to know each other. Different renters doesn't help people come 2/17/2025 1:11 PM together 7 they don't care 2/17/2025 12:49 PM 8 We don't have many at this time but definitely impacts closest neighbors 2/16/2025 4:01 PM 9 Less people living in the homes, actual neighbors. 2/16/2025 8:16 AM 10 Don't get to know the renters 2/15/2025 6:17 PM 11 No for me in my neighborhood, but I can see how it could affect some neighborhoods with 2/15/2025 10:36 AM more full-time residence. 12 I'm lucky to live on Romans Court, which is 100% owned occupied 100% of the time. Our 2/14/2025 7:50 PM experience is very different than our neighbors who live among STRs. We have had two friends 26/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals in upper Hyak sell in the past year due to frustration with STR neighbors. 13 People don't understand what our communites are like and don't respect our way of life 2/14/2025 3:05 PM 14 How can you build relationships with your neighbors when you're surrounded by vacant 2/13/2025 8:29 PM homes? 15 More out of town visitors. No real community exists because people don't live there. 2/13/2025 1:34 PM 16 Prevents one from flourishing 2/13/2025 11:52 AM 17 Must be managed at the local level for accountability 2/13/2025 6:42 AM 18 STRs = not my problem, gone tomorrow 2/13/2025 12:09 AM 19 We don't know the people who are staying there. 2/12/2025 8:36 PM 20 Tough to know your neighbors -but there's still a sense of owners looking out for property 2/12/2025 8:10 PM integrity 21 Short term people do not respect the community. 2/12/2025 4:54 PM 22 STR have no respect for our neighborhood, new neighbors every weekend, not a sense of 2/12/2025 4:51 PM community. I have 7 STR around my home in Upper County. 23 They don't contribute to it and don't care about local neighbors 2/12/2025 4:37 PM 24 People don't know and talk to each other when out as much. 2/12/2025 2:49 PM 25 It dilutes the sense of community because there are less people consistently around 2/12/2025 2:34 PM 26 Loud, noisy drunks. Rude and disrespectful 2/12/2025 2:16 PM 27 Brought the community together as most of my neighbors are against short term rentals. 2/12/2025 1:01 PM 28 They do not care about the rules of the community because it wo t affect them after they 2/12/2025 12:49 PM leave. 29 More transient people who don't care for the community 2/12/2025 12:44 PM 30 Hard to get to know neighbors to build sense of community. We watch out for each other at the 2/12/2025 12:01 PM Pass. 31 Disregard for neighbors 2/12/2025 11:32 AM 32 No pride of ownership 2/12/2025 10:38 AM 33 Endless stream of non-residents staying-partying disturbing the peace- no tracking of who is 2/12/2025 9:56 AM staying there 34 New people filtering thru 2/12/2025 7:03 AM 35 Strangers that have no vested interest in the community 2/11/2025 7:22 PM 36 Don't know neighbors 2/11/2025 3:10 PM 37 Renters don't abide by community rules 2/11/2025 12:47 PM 38 Never know the people 2/11/2025 11:29 AM 39 We live in an HOA with specific rules, especially in the winter, which most renters either don't 2/11/2025 10:56 AM know or don't care to follow. 40 strangers using facilities: less safety (including personal safety)for especially the minors in 2/11/2025 10:47 AM public areas (pools etc)and on the roads. this is one of the reasons for a community like ours. 41 Negative impact on community 2/11/2025 10:32 AM 42 More transient so less sense of community on our block 2/11/2025 9:25 AM 43 It's great that people in this region get to experience our great county and cities! 2/11/2025 9:24 AM 44 More like motel than community with transient population 2/11/2025 8:37 AM 45 STRs mean fewer houses of full-time residents that make the community, more rowdiness and 2/11/2025 8:28 AM 27/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals lack of interest in respecting the town/wider area, vacationers here to party and then leave. 46 Ruins the ambiance of the neighborhood 2/11/2025 8:06 AM 47 College rentals in my neighborhood. Lots of parties and noise. They move on before we can 2/11/2025 6:45 AM get to know them. 48 Add to diversity of people in community. A positive affect. 2/10/2025 11:03 PM 49 The owners of the STR's are often absent and don't actually participate in the community. 2/10/2025 7:07 PM They often expect the community to help policy their rental with no compensation to the community for the added effort. 50 Don't know your neighbors. 2/10/2025 4:46 PM 51 Neighbors have sold to short term renters 2/10/2025 4:42 PM 52 Less full-time residents means less opportunity to build community 2/10/2025 3:42 PM 53 they are people that dont live in the community and only there for a short time so dont care 2/10/2025 2:06 PM about what they do in a place they dont live in. 54 No respect for noise, rules of hoas, causes anger hostility towards owners 2/10/2025 8:00 AM 55 you may or may not have neighbors any given time. 2/10/2025 5:38 AM 56 Landlords make improvements and make visitors stays more enticong to visit longer 2/10/2025 2:24 AM 57 Less knowledge of who your neighbors are. 2/10/2025 2:00 AM 58 We love to too see folks having fun and families enjoying suncadia much more than non 2/9/2025 7:48 PM present owner. 59 My community is mostly short-term rentals and vacation homes, so we do not get to know our 2/9/2025 7:01 PM neighbors. However, we also own a vacation home and do not live here full time, so it is less concerning at the moment. 60 There are more transient people and less community 2/9/2025 6:04 PM 61 Having long term tenants are what build a community not a one/two night stay 2/9/2025 4:36 PM 62 More unfamiliar faces at restaurants 2/9/2025 4:18 PM 63 Owners of STR's do not engage in the community nor do their renters. 2/9/2025 2:50 PM 64 Too many short term rentals means that a) driving up pricing so that locals can't afford to live 2/9/2025 2:35 PM here and b) STRenters aren't as invested in the community long-term 65 Less owners up here 2/9/2025 12:54 PM 66 Renters don't care about the community; they just come from the west side to maraud around 2/9/2025 12:28 PM in a way that they themselves would never allow in their own neighborhoods!!! 67 Loud, entitled strangers in our small neighborhood makes us all on edge...ALMOST EVERY 2/9/2025 11:44 AM SINGLE WEEKEND!! PLEASE establish limits and ceilings!!@ 68 Random people instead of neighbors 2/9/2025 10:48 AM 69 It shouldn't be outside of Suncadia. There are ways to do this as we are concerned about 2/9/2025 10:44 AM supply and demand as far as having too many short term rentals which then would hurt people that live here and those that own short term rentals. 70 Less locals to crate friend groups 2/9/2025 10:29 AM 71 Less opportunity to connect with neighbors if the STIR is primarily a rental property 2/9/2025 10:28 AM 72 Brings in party crowds that are loud well past quiet hours. Just last night had to call security 2/9/2025 10:25 AM twice and they weren't quiet until 130am 73 People are closed off, no one wants to engage with each other as to not engage with renters 2/9/2025 9:44 AM 74 There is no community 2/9/2025 9:39 AM 75 1 think obviously there are just more people you don't know but I would argue that could help 2/8/2025 9:14 PM 28 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals you connect with other members of the community if something needs to be addressed. I don't think anyone wants to have an Airbnb that causes trouble with the neighbors and lots of the time, it's not something the owners can control. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be allowed. 76 Don't know your neighbors 2/8/2025 6:01 PM 77 Seems obvious--fewer actual neighbors 2/8/2025 10:49 AM 78 Destroys the sense of community. A lot of loud people who don't appreciate our region and 2/8/2025 10:08 AM trash everything. 79 Transient mentality 2/8/2025 9:25 AM 80 My Community is now a hotel 2/8/2025 7:53 AM 81 Lots of transient people in the community. Not fully vested in our 2/7/2025 9:11 PM 82 They are solely interested in profit, viewing any investment of time or resources as an erosion 2/7/2025 7:44 PM of profit. The guests are often rude, unwilling to abide by basic courtesy (garbage, noise, and parking)as they often don't care about consequences given their short stay. 83 Maybe, but mostly good, considering. Everyone knows us and how to find us so if there's any 2/7/2025 3:56 PM issue we would hear about it. I am able to rent our apartment out to longtime full-time resident /. resort employees renters (10+years) at below market rents because they help with the STIR and property manager. 84 STIR Visitors don't care about community, they are here to do whatever it is they're here for 2/7/2025 3:12 PM and go home. 85 Creates a transient population with no ties to the neighborhood. 2/7/2025 3:04 PM 86 Limit weeks or weekend to 1 month 2/7/2025 2:42 PM 87 more transient 2/7/2025 2:39 PM 88 There isn't a regular person at the home to get to know. There are constantly new people in 2/7/2025 2:11 PM and out of the neighborhood so there isn't any "get to know your neighbor." 89 It becomes less of a community because STIR are permanent homes 2/7/2025 1:32 PM 90 People who are just here to party for the weekend do not contribute to a positive community 2/7/2025 11:50 AM and are not respectful to the neighborhood or environment. 91 traffic, shooting recklessly in a residential neighborhood disrespectful use of recreational 2/7/2025 10:34 AM vehicles 92 bringing strangers into the community, not respecting the people who live there in general. 2/7/2025 9:57 AM Especially in communities where there is not security and the full time residences have to be in business with the rentals 93 Some management companies don't care about certain fire codes and don't increase the sense 2/7/2025 9:22 AM of community. 94 People coming and going not knowing who they are or what there up to 2/7/2025 8:52 AM 95 Very negatively. People who come out here, don't understand that voices carry, drink 2/7/2025 8:21 AM excessively and then we have to use police and sheriffs to shut it down. 96 Negatively impacted the community feel with non-owners every weekend contributing nothing 2/7/2025 7:33 AM to our area. 97 Changes inevitable. 2/6/2025 10:07 PM 98 Not as much of everyone sticking together and helping each other 2/6/2025 9:08 PM 99 Some people do not respect other people's property. 2/6/2025 8:26 PM 100 You don't have neighbors you know. It's selfish short timers that believe they have the right to 2/6/2025 6:43 PM be loud and disruptive. 101 The STIR renters have no interest in the community. Based upon my experience they are rude, 2/6/2025 6:11 PM have an excessive sense of entitlement and flagrant"I font care"attitudes. There is no 29/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals incentive for them to have any respect for their actions. They will be gone in a few days. 102 Additional friendly faces to enjoy what we have to offer. Our neighbor has rented for years and 2/6/2025 4:52 PM developed regular renters that we enjoyed. 103 1 rent my home in Ellensburg on the weekends to make ends meet 2/6/2025 4:09 PM 104 When strangers invade our communities with their rude behavior, it is difficult to enjoy our 2/6/2025 3:41 PM peaceful mountain homes. They let their dogs poop on private property and don't clean up after them, let their children sled down an active roadway, and generallymake life uneasant for the locals. 105 Noisy, party's leave garbage everywhere 2/6/2025 3:33 PM 106 The neighborhood culturally has people in it. The local businesses have more visitors and are 2/6/2025 2:52 PM thriving. STRs ensure homes are not just owned by the wealthy. If STIRS are restricted you will see less revenues to local business and Suncadia will benefit. Only the uber rich will own homes and visit the area. Less visitors equals less business. 107 It promotes community, better than empty cabins. Short term rentals are fully insured and, in 2/6/2025 2:36 PM this area(Cle Elum, Roslyn, Ronald)the renters typically are paying a premium and are therefore thoughtful, responsible guests who enjoy the area. There always are bad apples, but that is true among permanent residents, too. 108 All the houses around me now short term rentals 2/6/2025 2:29 PM 109 If you are renting a house or a condo generally you are coming with a bunch of friends to have 2/6/2025 2:25 PM a good time...that's what vacation is for many people...add in alcohol and the outcome is a loud group of people having a good time...great for them...but not so good for permanent homeowners and long term renters 110 1 lost my long term rental of two years so that my landlord could make it a short term rental. 2/6/2025 2:10 PM As a full time ski area employee housing has been a serious issue for a lot of us. 111 Constant new people that do not respect the peace of the neighborhood, including speeding 2/6/2025 2:04 PM during winter conditions, parking in areas that block road access, and disrupting the quiet life. 112 Less neighborly, more traffic, less care for the properties. 2/6/2025 1:27 PM 113 Whole streets of house just sit empty and a lot of the time. 2/6/2025 10:56 AM 114 My neighborhood in Snoqualmie Pass is almost entirely short term rentals where I do not see 2/6/2025 10:35 AM the owners ever 115 Short term rentals, rentals of most any kind, often lack community & neighborhood 2/6/2025 10:10 AM involvement. Home owners are more invested in the neighborhood and condition of the home. 116 Fore the worse 2/6/2025 10:08 AM 117 From my experience those who own short term rentals use it as a way to make extra income. 2/6/2025 9:44 AM They don't contribute to the wellbeing of the community and only want a specific aesthetic. I've witnessed local children being yelled at for playing in the street"ruining my renters experience". 118 No one is renting houses or rooms to ski staff because they make more money with Airbnb 2/6/2025 9:39 AM and Vacasa 119 They reduce the sense of community compared to having a long term renter who actually lives 2/6/2025 9:36 AM in the community. 120 community pride and neighbor to neighbor relationships 2/6/2025 9:22 AM 121 Our community is supportive of STR's as they bring happy guests who want to enjoy their time 2/6/2025 8:56 AM away from home. 122 Difficult to get to know real neighbors 2/6/2025 8:55 AM 123 They have no commitment to property 2/6/2025 8:52 AM 124 Fulltime resident home sales in the past 5 yrs have primarily been turned into vacation rentals. 2/6/2025 8:49 AM Many residents left when they couldn't guarantee that the fire dept and EMTs could even get to their homes, because of illegal street parking. 30/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 125 Not prepared for environment 2/6/2025 8:45 AM 126 1 don't have any neighbors I know or trust. 2/6/2025 8:41 AM 127 Strangers walking through the neighborhood, I can't let my kid go out and play due to all the 2/6/2025 8:40 AM strangers. They lack common knowledge of living in a snowy environment and make unsafe choices that could harm themselves or others. 128 1 no longer have any neighbors in my cut de sac 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 129 They have ruined Snoqualmie Pass, increased rental rates. Brought in a never ending stream 2/6/2025 8:37 AM of people who aren't invested in the community 130 Community members who know their neighbor create bonds and connections. Strangers 2/6/2025 8:24 AM coming and going, isolates the people who live there permanently. 131 Many locals have been pushed out due to costs. Too much partying in small neighborhoods. 2/6/2025 8:21 AM 132 If I could have rented a home here a year or two ago I would have neighbors to connect with 2/6/2025 8:17 AM and they would have helpful people living next door instead of random people in and out of the property. 133 Crowds and noise with little respect for properties 2/6/2025 8:15 AM 134 there is no community because everyone is a weekender 2/6/2025 8:00 AM 135 Often, the owner is not onsite or active in the community so they don't actually know their 2/6/2025 7:43 AM neighborhood or the impact that is causing on the community 136 1 don't have any immediate neighbors that are full time. 2/6/2025 7:37 AM 137 Neighbors are annoyed by some of them. Bad feelings are discussed. 2/6/2025 7:33 AM 138 They weaken the community greatly. 2/6/2025 7:29 AM 139 You don't know your neighbors 2/6/2025 7:26 AM 140 Uncomfortable feeling with unknowns walking around the neighborhood. 2/5/2025 10:27 PM 141 Don't recognize people walking by our house 2/5/2025 10:05 PM 142 Less community and small town feel 2/5/2025 9:10 PM 143 They replace a community member with a business that contributes nothing to its neighbors 2/5/2025 6:41 PM 144 There are some that aren't managed as well as others. Maybe they don't do as good of ajob 2/5/2025 6:24 PM with explaining some of the community or county regulations 145 It's had a negative impact. Too much noise and it has created distrust 2/5/2025 5:54 PM 146 You don't even know your neighbors and who belongs or not for crime related incidents 2/5/2025 4:28 PM 147 They are not homes with owners that put down roots 2/5/2025 2:30 PM 148 What community?All areas have been bought out by non locals 2/5/2025 12:19 PM 149 STR visitors litter my neighborhood DAILY, drive vehicles not suitable for our weather and 2/5/2025 11:15 AM cause accidents regularly AND leave vehicles in the ROW instead of moving driveway snow and parking on their STR property. STR property owners allow visitors to drive 3 wheelers, quads, motorcycles, and side by side that are not street legal on our county roads, beach, and trailswhere it is illegal to do so. 150 Too many new/different people in&out 2/5/2025 9:17 AM 151 We have many in our neighborhood. It brings upwards of 25 guests per home. They get loud, 2/5/2025 9:15 AM have outdoor fires during our Burn Bans, animals off leash running around, garbage left out and dogs and bears get into it. Trespassing and taking over our community beach on the Yakima River common area. Making it unusable for my children during the times they are here. Leaving trash at the beach on the river. The list goes on. Just extremely frustrating. 152 They put neighbors on point to deal with the renters. Late parties, dogs barking and running 2/5/2025 8:36 AM loose, having camp fires and fireworks during the summer... 31/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 153 You don't know your neighbors anymore 2/5/2025 8:33 AM 154 With neighbors consistantly changing, we are unable to create and keep a working relationship 2/5/2025 8:17 AM with those we live near. When teh neighborhood consistantly changes, you are unable to create a safe environment for teh kids, pets, livestock. You never know who is going to show up next or what their intentions are. 155 It brings in people that are more prone to crime, violence, &drugs. 2/5/2025 8:13 AM 156 Going only based on the long term rental next door, I no longer know who my neighbor is. 2/5/2025 8:01 AM 157 STIR customers invade our neighborhood with no concern for the people who live here. They 2/5/2025 7:45 AM ride ATVs or snow machines through the neighborhood at all hours. They play music outside loudly at all hours. They allow their aggressive pets to roam freely. And they overfill the garbage cans leaving it for bears to get into. 158 Transient nature of STIR erode neighborly communication as any attempt to remind renters of 2/5/2025 7:29 AM the rules they did not read or did not intend to follow is met with outrage and owner says to call police rather than taking any responsibility to intervene. 159 Strange vehicle/ people walking in our community. Driving to fast though neighborhoods. Public 2/5/2025 7:16 AM intoxication. Strangers coming to our door at odd hours wanting to borrow tools, kitchen appliances, not furnished in rental. 160 No longer neighbors. Especially up in Hyak it has gotten worse to the point that every weekend 2/5/2025 7:09 AM is a new party house popping up. 161 People coming and going have no tie to the community and the property owner is concerned 2/5/2025 7:09 AM with keeping the unit occupied for revenue. Families and locals are more prone to move away since housing and rent prices continue to increase yet economic opportunity in Ellensburg remains fairly stagnant. 162 1 believe short-term rentals negatively affect the sense of community in my neighborhood 2/5/2025 7:03 AM because they replace long-term neighbors with a constant flow of tourists who have no investment in the area. The beach, once a place for locals to gather and connect, is now overcrowded with short-term visitors who don't respect or understand the community's values. With so many temporary guests, there's no opportunity to build relationships, and the neighborhood starts to feel more like a commercialized resort than a real home. 163 Way less neighborhood kids, and for someone with kids, that sucks. 2/5/2025 7:02 AM 164 My neighborhood is always a rotating group of strangers who treat the area like their own 2/5/2025 6:47 AM personal playground/party ground without any respect for those of us who live here full time. 165 Its spring break party all year long! 2/5/2025 6:32 AM 166 renters have no clue on HOA rules 2/5/2025 6:27 AM 167 We started community meetings i 2/5/2025 2:25 AM 168 My community has seen an exodus of residents as short term rentals have become more 2/4/2025 10:54 PM common than long term rentals or home ownership 169 If it is owned by a big corporation out of town or the state then the property can become trashy 2/4/2025 10:42 PM looking (long grass/trash around house)or have problem tenants. You also don't really get to know your neighbor that way, so that can cause a sense of unease. But if the owner lives in town and is a face seen often then I think that will ease that concern. 170 Given citizen the opportunity to better financially support themselves by offering part of their 2/4/2025 10:00 PM property up as short term rentals 171 Never know who is coming and going at rentals 2/4/2025 9:46 PM 172 Visitors are great but they are not here for more than a few days in a year. 2/4/2025 9:14 PM 173 Wild parties, trespassing and non-compliant to fire A risks 2/4/2025 9:10 PM 174 Sense of community is lost. 2/4/2025 8:25 PM 175 Having to control noise, traffic/speeding, continuity of use and inability to develop relationships 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 32 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 176 Less people who actually live in neighborhood 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 177 There are too many short term rentals to have a sense of community 2/4/2025 8:21 PM 178 1 live in a long standing, tight knit community grasslands. There have been an increase of 2/4/2025 8:10 PM airbnb in the area, even some owners who bought the house specially for that. Know we have out of state people speeding through our close knit neighborhood, they leave their dogs outside barking for hours, and party in our quite neighborhood. 179 Makes it less than a community and more commercial. 2/4/2025 8:04 PM 180 Neighbors are transient 2/4/2025 7:48 PM 181 There are gaps in the community where short term rentals are, the people there are not 2/4/2025 7:35 PM involved at all in the community yet they hold strong opinions about the area and feel entitled to change things about it. 182 There is no longer a neighborhood feel. People don't care about taking care of where they live 2/4/2025 7:31 PM or getting to know neighbors in a friendly way because they know they're not there for long. 183 Negatively 2/4/2025 7:30 PM 184 Creating a transient environment that doesn't care about the cimmunity 2/4/2025 7:24 PM 185 Less locals around and more empty property during the week 2/4/2025 7:23 PM 186 No one is home full time 2/4/2025 7:13 PM 187 Ownership usually helps with a sense of community 2/4/2025 7:10 PM 188 Renters in our community don't follow our hoa rules. 2/4/2025 7:10 PM 189 Too many visitors that are in neighborhoods don't contribute to feeling of belonging to 2/4/2025 7:03 PM community causing negative impact. 190 People come and go with no pride in the neighborhood 2/4/2025 6:51 PM 191 1 have personally seen LESS buy in, in the community. Certain short term rental owners are 2/4/2025 6:40 PM dismissive and at times complicit in noise, trespassing, and privacy issues. 192 Less neighborly 2/4/2025 6:31 PM 193 It has not as yet, but unless owners are nearby, it sure could. 2/4/2025 6:26 PM 194 Lots of local people having to leave the community in search of affordable housing 2/4/2025 6:25 PM 195 Loss of community 2/4/2025 6:22 PM 196 Renters don't socialize with locals 2/4/2025 6:13 PM 197 Both of my direct neighbors accidentally sold to people who are STIR. They didn't intend on it, 2/4/2025 6:11 PM but the buyers were deceitful. So, now, all of my surrounding neighbors change every weekend. It is awful. I loved my previous full time neighbors. 198 We never know who belongs and who doesn't 2/4/2025 6:09 PM 199 Empty homes, visitors not inclined to meet neighbors 2/4/2025 5:52 PM 200 No sense of community, responsibility. 2/4/2025 5:44 PM 201 more noise, disrespect to the neighborhood and surrounding area 2/4/2025 5:39 PM 202 We have a very tight community and those people doing short-term rentals. Do not respect our 2/4/2025 5:31 PM speed limits and use our resources. 203 1 no longer live next to a STIR. When I did, it affected my parking(people parking in my private 2/4/2025 5:27 PM driveway) using my trash bin, and noise. I have also had issues when they bring a dog, not everytime but I have had issues in the past because I have 2 dogs, with being asked to keep my dogs inside because theirs isn't friendly. There seems sometimes, to be an expectation of the permanent people to change and adapt to vacationers. Not always but enough that it is a noticeable issue. 204 The majority of the community doesn't want them so that causes friction with the few who do. 2/4/2025 5:27 PM 33 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 205 Less community members involved with everyday life. We serve travelers not residents. 2/4/2025 5:26 PM 206 Community members living in residential housing are the backbone of 2/4/2025 5:21 PM 207 Parking, garbage, trespassing, strain on LEO's 2/4/2025 5:02 PM 208 Pitted neighbors against each other. 2/4/2025 5:01 PM 209 Don't who my neighbor is from day to day 2/4/2025 5:01 PM 210 It's no longer a neighborhood if there's constantly strangers next door 2/4/2025 4:57 PM 211 Need to gate and extra security cameras 2/4/2025 4:47 PM 212 Much less secure and higher crime due to ever changing flow of people who have no 2/4/2025 4:38 PM accountability if there are problems. It feels less like a community and more like a motel, not as much of a place I would choose to live in. 213 Not as many positive interactions 2/4/2025 4:36 PM 214 People trespassing and loudness thru the nite 2/4/2025 4:25 PM 215 Lack of pride of ownership. Dont seem to care about people who don't rent out their house. Its 2/4/2025 4:24 PM a party every weekend for the renter and we get to listen to them 216 Rude and noisy 2/4/2025 4:11 PM 217 1 like that my neighborhood is empty except weekends and some of the summer. More privacy 2/4/2025 4:01 PM for me. 218 Not knowing who is staying next door on a day to day or weekly bases 2/4/2025 3:57 PM 219 Transient population with little regard for the community well-being 2/4/2025 3:47 PM 220 Always strangers 2/4/2025 3:42 PM 221 When neighbors and in-and-out, there is no sense of community. Just people coming and 2/4/2025 3:40 PM going. 222 Of course a full-time neighbor will be either a lot better, or a lot worse, than a flow of different 2/4/2025 3:25 PM folks. That said, most vacationers are usually happy to be there. 223 Don't know your neighbors, just an ever rotating group of strangers. Lots of noise in an 2/4/2025 3:15 PM otherwise quiet area. 224 They speed in our neighborhood with no respect for the animals 2/4/2025 3:08 PM 225 Short term rentals are a nightmare for a community. Our street frequently has uncared for 2/4/2025 2:56 PM rental properties. 226 Less cohesion, more frustration over neighbors with short term rentals not abiding by rules or 2/4/2025 2:47 PM noise ordinances. 227 Strain on our water systems on our roads ect 2/4/2025 2:35 PM 228 Concerned about safety of our young grandchildren since we have no idea who is renting from 2/4/2025 2:24 PM day to day. We now have too many revolving door strangers next door instead of"neighbors" no longer our neighborhood! 229 Noise 2/4/2025 2:10 PM 230 They are a pain!! 2/4/2025 2:10 PM 231 To much traffic 2/4/2025 2:06 PM 232 they do not pay attention to homeowners policies, and are noisy with a don't-care attitude 2/4/2025 2:05 PM 233 They weaken the sense of community within a neighborhood 2/4/2025 1:54 PM 234 They do not obey community CC&Rs 2/4/2025 1:45 PM 235 Speeding on our private road, congestion, noise. garbage 2/4/2025 1:44 PM 236 More garbage left around and abuse of the area 2/4/2025 1:41 PM 34/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 237 Trespass and fire works 2/4/2025 1:38 PM 238 Always have new group not following rules, party on the weekend and weeklong visits. No 2/4/2025 1:36 PM respect 239 ironically, it bring more life into our neighborhood which has a lot of folks with second homes, 2/4/2025 1:34 PM so it brings greater sense of community and life 240 Creates a transient communities and limits ability to establish relationships that make up a 2/4/2025 1:33 PM neighborhood. 241 You have unformilliar people in your area that don't follow your community rules and tend not to 2/4/2025 1:23 PM respect other home owners properties 242 Not caring about the overall community 2/4/2025 1:16 PM 243 They certainly can in certain communities. I think most str in our county would be more rural 2/4/2025 1:11 PM homes in the foothills and lees so in the city. 244 Leaving trash out for bears, burning during burn bans, off leash dogs coming into our property 2/4/2025 12:59 PM and attacking our dogs 245 Guess it brings us together to focus on a common enemy. 2/4/2025 12:57 PM 246 1 have random people walking by house. I know who my neighbors are and it's different people 2/4/2025 12:56 PM all of the time. Letting their dogs run off leash and kids climbing on my fence. 247 More disrespectful people 2/4/2025 12:51 PM 248 Loud , disrespectful, not invested into the neighborhood 2/4/2025 12:48 PM 249 Having strangers coming and going every weekend doesn't give you a sense of community. 2/4/2025 12:46 PM 250 It's educating renter every weekend/holiday of the rules, no fires , no fireworks, no ATVs and 2/4/2025 12:46 PM guitar times. The only enforcement is the sheriffs department that is all ready spread to thin. Most renter don't care about the rules and that is destroying the sense of community and affecting are standard of living. 251 Less friendly 2/4/2025 12:33 PM 252 Non local a-holes 2/4/2025 12:32 PM 253 Short term renters have reduced respect, if any, for other property owners including parking, 2/4/2025 12:14 PM speeding, noise and local/natural resources. 254 Accountability in behavior 2/4/2025 12:08 PM 255 Strangers staying in homes in our neighborhood is very weird. Most of these are tech and 2/4/2025 12:05 PM bachelor parties, so men. 256 less involvement in the community 2/4/2025 12:01 PM 257 They reduce the feelings of community and should be allowed only in"tourist/hotel districts" 2/4/2025 11:58 AM 258 Parking issues, Noise issues, lack of community respect. Trespassing. 2/4/2025 11:40 AM 259 Created a division among members 2/4/2025 11:33 AM 260 We get to know our neighbors and consider them somewhat family. The increase of STR's 2/4/2025 11:23 AM leads to becoming more isolated in the place we live. Visitors don't care about the neighborhood. They care about having a good time. I'm not opposed to STR's, but there must be better monitoring and regulations. 261 Constant new tenants and no neighbors that are actually there contributing to community 2/4/2025 10:44 AM 262 1 don't have any STRs in MY neighborhood but agree for the community in general 2/4/2025 10:31 AM 263 Generational families have moved away because STIR, new strangers every weekend, owners 2/4/2025 10:29 AM never around 264 Controversy in the HOA 2/4/2025 9:22 AM 265 Close knit gated hoa invaded every weekend 2/4/2025 9:19 AM 35/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 266 Rude strangers as neighbors every weekend rather than stable neighborhood 2/4/2025 8:36 AM 267 Parking issues 2/4/2025 8:28 AM 268 Negative impact on ownersas listed above 2/4/2025 8:11 AM 269 Loss of community, massive traffic increase, trespassing, garbage 2/4/2025 7:59 AM 36/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q10 Have you experienced any disturbances or issues related to short- term rentals in your neighborhood? Answered: 770 Skipped: 20 Yes No If yes,please explain 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 5.45% 42 No 61.56% 474 If yes, please explain 32.99% 254 TOTAL 770 # IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN DATE 1 Guests getting their vehicles stuck in our neighborhood be they aren't used to driving in snow 2/17/2025 10:18 PM or mud. They block the road. Offleash, uncontrolled dogs. Having a fire during a burn ban (the scariest issue) 2 Noise 2/17/2025 10:01 PM 3 noise, tearing up roads, fires during fire season, disregard for rules 2/17/2025 9:49 PM 4 extreme noise from motorcycles racing and side by side on dirt bike tracks made on properties 2/17/2025 6:20 PM and on private community roads that lack presence of surveillance and shown disrespect to neighboring properties.. 5 We have one next to our property and renters there were yelling at us and interfering with our 2/17/2025 4:03 PM weekend when they weren't informed on what we were doing. 6 Noise and garbage 2/17/2025 3:24 PM 7 They do not respect any rules 2/17/2025 12:49 PM 8 Renters not knowing and following HOA rules 2/16/2025 4:01 PM 9 Speeding in the neighborhood, theft. 2/16/2025 8:16 AM 10 Late night noise and lights 2/15/2025 6:17 PM 11 Noise, overflow parking, dog poop 2/15/2025 8:27 AM 37/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 12 STIR have walked under our roof and tried to forge our creek to get to sno park, have let their 2/14/2025 7:50 PM off-leash dogs run at ours and our child, and have sledded and played on our property and then argued with us that it didn't belong to anyone. 13 Not following city/county laws, disrespect for neighbors &community 2/14/2025 3:05 PM 14 Lack of respect for locals including: noise, poor parking, speeding on local roads etc 2/13/2025 8:29 PM 15 Illegal parking, loose animals, car accidents, injuries due to poor choice of"play"areas and 2/13/2025 11:52 AM more 16 Late,late night noise 2/13/2025 12:09 AM 17 Parking in my driveway, tents set up in my yard, people running though my property, 2/12/2025 8:36 PM disrespect to our community. 18 Loud 2/12/2025 7:47 PM 19 Vehicles driving fast, no respect for burn ban, outside noise after 10 pm. 2/12/2025 4:54 PM 20 Not respectful of burn bans, dogs run unleased, vehicles driving fast, noise after quite time 2/12/2025 4:51 PM (10:00 pm) 21 Garbage left out a week before pickup which is against covenants, parties flowing into the road 2/12/2025 4:37 PM with no re GF and to move, sledding in an unsafe road blocking traffic, rude people, late loud music and parties 22 Parking impacts street and access. Drivers and renters don't care about neighbors. 2/12/2025 2:49 PM 23 parking in our driveway, partying well past 1AM, property damage 2/12/2025 2:34 PM 24 Loud, aggressive drunks, disrespectful to community members and property. 2/12/2025 2:16 PM 25 Brought the community together as most of my neighbors are against STIR. 2/12/2025 1:01 PM 26 No parking in the member area because short term people think they can park anywhere 2/12/2025 12:49 PM 27 Stolen property. 2/12/2025 12:44 PM 28 Too many cars, garbage, trespassing. 2/12/2025 12:01 PM 29 Reckless driving 2/12/2025 11:32 AM 30 Partying, noise, parking issues, fires outside 2/12/2025 9:56 AM 31 Mistaking wrong house/driveway, trespassing 2/12/2025 7:03 AM 32 A short term renter came on our property to sled because of materials left in the house by the 2/11/2025 7:36 PM agency. We politely asked them to change the paperwork and it hasn't happened since. 33 Loud music, unleashed dogs 2/11/2025 5:30 PM 34 One time there were quite a few cars parked along the road, but talked with the homeowner 2/11/2025 4:46 PM and have had no additional issues 35 Noise and light pollution after 10pm. Dogs in our yard leaving waste/garbage; dogs have also 2/11/2025 3:10 PM broke thru our screen door to come in our house. A huge dog (120lbs)was loose when we were on our normal walk around neighborhood and tried to attack our Vizsla. Naked girl at Bachelorette party (extremely drunk women loud in hot tub) ; several times our sound bar has been high-jacked our sound bar and loud music has blared in our home at 3am 36 Renters have used my driveway for parking without permission 2/11/2025 12:47 PM 37 Guests at a rental were shooting off the deck, which crossed a roadway below. Not only was it 2/11/2025 10:56 AM unsafe, our HOA does not allow discharge of firearms. 38 Driving too fast, drinking and cannabis use at pool, park where children are because short term 2/11/2025 10:32 AM renters see it like a party not a community 39 Dog poop. Garbage. Trespass. Theft of fire wood 2/11/2025 8:37 AM 40 Noise, belligerent behavior, lights on 24/7 2/11/2025 8:06 AM 38/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 41 Illegal fires, noise, parking issues 2/11/2025 6:45 AM 42 Renters do dangerous things like park illegally making it hard for emergency vehicles to pass. 2/10/2025 7:07 PM Leave garbage out unsecured for animals to get into. Light off fireworks during burn bans 43 Noise. Being inconsiderate of neighboring homes 2/10/2025 4:46 PM 44 Noise and stress to water and sewer systems 2/10/2025 4:42 PM 45 Noise, loose animals 2/10/2025 2:41 PM 46 trespassing due to lack of knowledge of the area, loud noise from parties at rentals, lack of 2/10/2025 2:06 PM respect for owners 47 Having to ask for help for garbage left out for bears, noise level past time, fire pits left on all 2/10/2025 8:00 AM night, parking in street etc 48 noise and overflow parking 2/10/2025 5:38 AM 49 Noise or parties. Not abusive or too often but 10 in summer is early for some groups. 2/9/2025 7:48 PM 50 Noise, parking issues. 2/9/2025 7:01 PM 51 Noise, late night parties 2/9/2025 6:04 PM 52 Noise trespass and parking issues 2/9/2025 4:36 PM 53 Part time. Also speeding in the neighborhood 2/9/2025 2:50 PM 54 Parking and gsrbage 2/9/2025 12:54 PM 55 Police come because of noise and trash, drinking and druges 2/9/2025 12:28 PM 56 Campfires, fireworks, drones, trespassing, late loud parties, drugs and drinking. It goes on. 2/9/2025 11:44 AM PLEASE establish limits and enforce them! 57 Noise 2/9/2025 10:54 AM 58 Living full time in a community that has a large amount of short term rentals. HO do not 2/9/2025 10:54 AM communicate rules which cause disturbances, damage and high fire risk.HO rely on security or law enforcement to manage their retails. 59 Just some people that were being loud, late, security came and they settled down 2/9/2025 10:29 AM 60 Late night parties, loud until early hours in the morning, pets being allowed to crap on my 2/9/2025 10:25 AM property and not picked up 61 Noise 2/9/2025 10:19 AM 62 Late night parties 2/9/2025 10:14 AM 63 We had a renter barge into our home thinking it was there rental! Posted rules around noise 2/9/2025 9:44 AM and property lines, pet policies seen to be ignored by many people. 64 Noise drunken people 2/9/2025 9:39 AM 65 Placing their garbage in my garbage cans because owner requires them to haul it away 2/8/2025 6:01 PM 66 Noise after hours 2/8/2025 10:53 AM 67 Loss of full-time residents (so loss of neighborhood)and parking 2/8/2025 10:49 AM 68 Trash, noise, fire danger 2/8/2025 10:08 AM 69 Noise 2/8/2025 9:25 AM 70 The very rare noise complaint. Maybe once per uear 2/8/2025 7:53 AM 71 Parking, garbage, road blockages 2/8/2025 7:53 AM 72 Noise, increased traffic. Not following rules-outdoor fire burn bans 2/7/2025 9:11 PM 73 Parking and blocking snow clearing and emergency vehicles. Garbage left in road. Walking 2/7/2025 7:44 PM dogs that defecate on road or in yards without cleaning up. Owners ignoring covenants and 39/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals obstructing HOAs. Sledding on my driveway or trespassing through my yard to get to trail 74 Fire during summer months 2/7/2025 4:28 PM 75 Trespassing, fast driving, attitudes, 2/7/2025 3:18 PM 76 Loud parties into early morning hours and when politely asked to be quiet they refused and we 2/7/2025 3:12 PM had no one to contact other that Kittitas sheriff. 77 Noise, parking, disregard for neighbors well being. 2/7/2025 3:04 PM 78 late night noise, fire during ban 2/7/2025 2:39 PM 79 People shooting guns on the property 2/7/2025 1:32 PM 80 Large parties of multiple people needing the request of the fire department. Dogs running 2/7/2025 11:50 AM around and pooping in our yard. Trash left behind in community. 81 skeet shooting, trespassing, reckless use of and speeding utvs, motorcycles and snowmobiles 2/7/2025 10:34 AM 82 Drunk indivduals, getting hurt, fires in a level 8 fire zone, garbage, overflow of septic systems 2/7/2025 9:57 AM because of an abuse of occupancy rates. f 83 Parking in the middle of the road during winter. 2/7/2025 9:35 AM 84 People on my property 2/7/2025 8:52 AM 85 Noise and trespassing 2/7/2025 8:34 AM 86 I'm the HOA president, and once we had renters get so excited they shot the guns straight up 2/7/2025 8:21 AM in the air. We were lucky no one was hurt. 87 Trespassing, theft and garbage left all over our street 2/7/2025 7:33 AM 88 Fires when there shouldn't be and general disrespect and noise throughout the evenings 2/7/2025 5:59 AM 89 Trying to quiet a party several times, keeping my family awake on a weeknight. Picking up dog 2/6/2025 10:36 PM poop in my driveway because. Sending people out of my yard while they're doing a photo shoot because they think they're at a resort and not in someone's home property. 90 Every once in a while there might be some roudy renters but never anything to crazy. 2/6/2025 10:23 PM 91 Parking problems, sledding in the middle of the road, being in unsafe areas, aka roof drops 2/6/2025 9:08 PM with snow loads 92 just some parking issues. 2/6/2025 8:33 PM 93 Dog bite 2/6/2025 8:26 PM 94 People having illegal fires since they feel a cabin setting should have a firepit session. 2/6/2025 6:43 PM 95 Noise, speeding, dangerous activities, like sledding on the roads, parking where they interfere 2/6/2025 6:11 PM with plowing and causing hazards on the road. 96 Constant trespassing, dogs off leash, feces in my yard and driveway 2/6/2025 4:19 PM 97 Both sides of me 2/6/2025 3:33 PM 98 Occasional noise from music or people gathered around fire pits. That said, permanent 2/6/2025 2:36 PM residents'dogs barking can be similarly disturbing. 99 Walking thru our property to get to Suncadia trails kids playing at our basketball hoop and 2/6/2025 2:29 PM jumping on our trampoline. Lots of dogs!! 100 We were woken up at 2a by a large group of young women looking for their lost friend and 2/6/2025 2:25 PM hoping we had a flashlight or 2 they could borrow...we helped locate her as she had passed out sitting behind one of the outbuildings at the local ski resort 101 Like I said above, dangerous driving, not respecting the people who live up there full time, 2/6/2025 2:04 PM taking resources that locals need 102 Trespassing on our property, dangerous sledding activities on the street and adjoining 2/6/2025 1:27 PM properties 40/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 103 Noise, overused public spaces and facilities 2/6/2025 12:54 PM 104 Large parties, trash unsecured around wildlife 2/6/2025 11:23 AM 105 A Dog jumped the fence and killed our Cat 2/6/2025 11:20 AM 106 People snow play on my private property. Park in road and then county grader and blower can't 2/6/2025 10:56 AM do as good job clearing do to blocked road. People have walked under my roofline where snow sheds. 107 I've had people park in my parking spaces, shoot fireworks, and generally be a nuisance 2/6/2025 10:35 AM 108 Party noise from large groups 2/6/2025 10:30 AM 109 parking, sledding in the streets, garbage cans overflowing allowing animals to pillage 2/6/2025 9:47 AM 110 Off leash dogs have attacked our dog on two separate occasions. In winter we constantly have 2/6/2025 9:44 AM short term rentals customers trespassing through our yard and our neighbors. 1 out of 3 STR customers leave over flowing trash that then gets all over the neighborhood. 111 A Vacasa house fire. Staff knew there was electrical problems Kirsten with Vacasa knew the 2/6/2025 9:39 AM kitchen island had faulty wiring and still let Families with KIDS rent the house. A month later there was a fire. 112 They trespass. They let their dogs roam the neighborhood off leash (which is both a safety 2/6/2025 9:36 AM hazard and a nuisance due to dog poop) 113 loud! late night parties in the hot tubs and outdoor decks. 2/6/2025 9:22 AM 114 Bonfires in wooded area during dry summer months 2/6/2025 9:17 AM 115 Large gatherings 2/6/2025 8:52 AM 116 Disturbances in my neighborhood are often caused by owners. 2/6/2025 8:51 AM 117 Disrespectful renters, trespassing, property damage, being blocked into my own driveway for 2/6/2025 8:49 AM over 8hrs due to a massive party/ had to call 911; repeatedly warning children at the STIR that playing under a snow loaded roofline is extremely dangerous and will get you killed (need policy that requires these for profit homes to follow same rules to protect uneducated people, just like the ski area and all other businesses at the pass have to do); parking nightmares; several garbage issue as wildlife get into cans left outside) 118 People sledding in middle of roads 2/6/2025 8:45 AM 119 They park everywhere. Leave trash around. And sled in the streets. No regard for their safety 2/6/2025 8:41 AM or the safety of others. 120 People driving through neighborhood at high speeds on snow with children present 2/6/2025 8:40 AM 121 Str getting stuck not having vehicles equipped for snow, blocking snow blow pathways, 2/6/2025 8:37 AM sledding down my driveway, parking in the street that need to be maintained 122 Noise and fireworks during burn bans 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 123 Noise from parties, garbage left behind 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 124 floodlights, noise 2/6/2025 8:26 AM 125 Rentals that allow 5 cars to spill out onto the road and late night loud parties 2/6/2025 8:24 AM 126 garbage left places, too many cars, noise complaints. 2/6/2025 8:21 AM 127 Noise 2/6/2025 8:15 AM 128 Multiple times I've trespassed on my property noise issues fires during burn bands, etc. etc. 2/6/2025 8:13 AM 129 Parking issues, late night noice violations 2/6/2025 8:07 AM 130 people treating the community like a hotel where someone else will clean up after them 2/6/2025 8:00 AM 131 People sledding on public streets, not following fire bans and endangering the community 2/6/2025 7:43 AM 132 Trash, dog shit, lack of respect, don't understand the dangers of larger machinery/snow 2/6/2025 7:37 AM 41/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals removal, constantly stuck in the road or even parking in front of my house/driveway, playing in my yard, new years and stuff they pop confetti which I have an picking up for months, when they get stuck they don't call the owners and things end up falling on the shoulders of their neighbors. Be a good person- Rent your home full time to people that care about the community 133 Noise. People sledding in the streets. Blocking streets. Parking problems. Trash overflowing. 2/6/2025 7:33 AM 134 Tourists being dangerous and unaware of how intrusive they're being to full time residents. 2/6/2025 7:29 AM 135 Noise and garbage and parking 2/6/2025 7:26 AM 136 Late night noise increases when Airbnb's are occupied 2/6/2025 12:52 AM 137 Parking on the streets blocking driveways 2/5/2025 10:27 PM 138 Erotica river dancing 2/5/2025 6:41 PM 139 Kids sledding on roads. However, I used to sled on the roads where I grew up, so I get it. 2/5/2025 6:24 PM Where I currently live, it's often an option to sled in roads, however. Where I grew up it only snowed maybe a couple times a winter 140 Noise, public drunkenness, gunfire 2/5/2025 5:54 PM 141 Parking all over street and not parking properly 2/5/2025 4:28 PM 142 There is one right next door and not only are they noise but they don't care about the HOA 2/5/2025 2:44 PM rules in our neighborhood. 143 Violence, trespassing, garbage dumping 2/5/2025 12:19 PM 144 1 live near Speelyi Beach and have to pick up garbage daily from STIR visitors. There are close 2/5/2025 11:15 AM calls every weekend on the road with illegal off road vehicles on the county road I live on. STR visitors turn our narrow road into a 1 lane road when they leave their cars in the ROW because they don't want to put effort into parking in the snow covered driveways. 145 Trespassing. Overflowing garbage attracting bears and other wildlife. 2/5/2025 9:26 AM 146 As stated in the above answer: Fires outside during burn bans, Loud music after 10PM until 2/5/2025 9:15 AM 4AM, trespassing on our private common areas utilizing all the space during the whole day. Leaving trash behind on the beach. Excessive drinking, noise. One neighbor moved because this behavior was nonstop. 147 Loud parties with to many people for the size of house,UTV's into the nights, fires and 2/5/2025 8:36 AM fireworks during burn bans... 148 Trespass 2/5/2025 8:33 AM 149 Fewer people live full-time on the street of our vacation cabin 2/5/2025 8:09 AM 150 Loud music all night, driving ATVs and snowmobiles at night. 2/5/2025 7:45 AM 151 Aggressive dogs, garbage violations and noise 2/5/2025 7:29 AM 152 Loud noise in early morning hours. 2/5/2025 7:16 AM 153 In my community, we have a gated property to access the beach, but with so many short-term 2/5/2025 7:03 AM rental guests coming and going, the gate is misused, making it frequently inoperable. These visitors have no long-term stake in the neighborhood, so they often disregard the rules—riding ATVs and snowmobiles throughout the property, ignoring speed limits, and disrupting the peace. This constant turnover of people who don't respect or understand the community's guidelines makes it feel less like a neighborhood and more like a rental property free-for-all. 154 Non-Stop Party's 2/5/2025 7:02 AM 155 Noise, littering, breaking rules, e.g. parking, and dogs off leash 2/5/2025 6:47 AM 156 Puking in yards screamong, not able to use the fire place and the emergency calls for dumb 2/5/2025 6:32 AM things 157 ATV use, Traffic 2/5/2025 6:27 AM 42 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 158 We started community meetings for other reasons but this has been a major contention point 2/5/2025 2:25 AM leading to negative interactions between locals. I believe the price of my home was inflated due to short term rentals creating scarcity and purchase competition. Our town is the size of most Texas neighborhoods so when there was a STIR trash clean up day on another street, all were invited to join the cleanup. 159 Short term rental guests frequently treat the neighborhood as a resort. They launch illegal 2/4/2025 10:54 PM fireworks, sled in streets, operate illegal vehicles on streets, and so forth 160 Noise and traffic 2/4/2025 9:25 PM 161 Noise, trespassing, parking, 2/4/2025 9:14 PM 162 Fireworks in the middle of summer 2/4/2025 9:10 PM 163 Noise, unruly guests 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 164 Parking on street that makes for difficult snow removal 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 165 Parking for residents is consumed by renters. Increase in property theft. 2/4/2025 8:21 PM 166 Speeding, increased traffic, noise, disregard to family oriented environment. Taking away from 2/4/2025 8:10 PM family to move in. 167 There are none. 2/4/2025 8:04 PM 168 Leaving garbage out attracting bears, illegal campfires in fire bans, illegal trash dumping 2/4/2025 7:35 PM 169 Noisy renters all times of the day and night with trashy looking places (lawns not watered or 2/4/2025 7:31 PM mowed, garbage outside littering the driveway and yard, excessive cars parked all over the street, animals that are loud and sometimes get loose) 170 Noise, parking issues, kids sledding down the middle of the streets 2/4/2025 7:24 PM 171 Noise garbage and loose dogs 2/4/2025 7:13 PM 172 Noise, trespassing, destruction to our private roads and communal property 2/4/2025 7:10 PM 173 Noise 2/4/2025 7:03 PM 174 1 live next to what I would describe as a party Air BnB. Constant noise and party music. The 2/4/2025 6:40 PM County has been unable to help in terms of enforcing noise ordinances. The owners refuse to address noise issues. 175 some STR's do not enforce quiet times. but most owners have quiet time in their leases. 2/4/2025 6:40 PM 176 Speeding! Confrontational 2/4/2025 6:31 PM 177 Dogs not on leash and trespassing on other's properties and the owners not cleaning up after 2/4/2025 6:14 PM their dogs. 178 Fireworks and noise on holidays even with bans 2/4/2025 6:13 PM 179 Noise and threatening comments. Trespassing many, many times. Sheriff had to come to 2/4/2025 6:11 PM assist someone out of my driveway. Trash being left and bears drag it everywhere. Privacy is gone. Lookie Lou's on our property all the time. Had to get cameras all around. It is super frustrating because we can't trust our place won't be prowled. 180 Trespassing on other's property, noise, fireworks and not being aware of burn bans 2/4/2025 6:09 PM 181 Extreme noise and parties, drug use 2/4/2025 5:52 PM 182 speeding, noise, trespassing, poor attitude 2/4/2025 5:39 PM 183 Only parking issues with 2 of the STRs in our neighborhood. 2/4/2025 5:36 PM 184 Open use of hard drugs, leaving garbage on the roads 2/4/2025 5:31 PM 185 1 covered in the previous question. 2/4/2025 5:27 PM 186 Trespassing, noise, garbage, speeding 2/4/2025 5:27 PM 187 Traffic 2/4/2025 5:26 PM 43 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 188 Knocking on the wrong door to find the rental at 2 am? 2/4/2025 5:21 PM 189 Noise, but not a huge deal 2/4/2025 5:11 PM 190 Lack of LEO and code enforcement 2/4/2025 5:02 PM 191 Trespass, increased traffic 2/4/2025 5:01 PM 192 Dog loss and it attacked my dog 2/4/2025 5:01 PM 193 Renters trespassing on my property by accident weekly 2/4/2025 4:47 PM 194 We've had to put up signs everywhere for no trespassing and still have people traipse through. 2/4/2025 4:38 PM We've had to extinguish outdoor fires left burning unattended. People come really unprepared for the winter weather and often need help. 195 Noise, not respecting community space 2/4/2025 4:36 PM 196 Just now and then-noise 2/4/2025 4:28 PM 197 Loud parties til early AM right by our bedroom from house behind 2/4/2025 4:25 PM 198 Walking thru our property several times as a shortcut. Having a fire during a burn ban, MANY 2/4/2025 4:24 PM times, loud people? Late night loud parties, using the lake access inappropriately, cars parked in the road, they don't care because they leave. 199 Noisy rude don't follow hoa rules 2/4/2025 4:11 PM 200 Breakins and assault in our neighborhood due to a large party at an STIR 2/4/2025 4:01 PM 201 Traffic and loose dogs 2/4/2025 3:57 PM 202 Multiple callouts for Fire dept for smoke and CO alarms due to poor owner maintenance. 2/4/2025 3:47 PM 203 Noise, and driving over the speed limit 2/4/2025 3:13 PM 204 Same as above they speed through our neighborhood which is 10 miles an hour people are out 2/4/2025 3:08 PM walking their dogs we have deer elk all sorts of different animals in our neighborhood 205 Constant in and out of loud visitors all through the night. 2/4/2025 2:56 PM 206 Lack of accountability, have had house rent out to 12-15 2/4/2025 2:35 PM 207 Over occupancy of rentals. Loud late night parties. Outdoor burning during burn bans. ATV, 2/4/2025 2:24 PM Motorcycles and Side-by-sides racing on our 10 mph roads and on the lake shores. Feel unsafe letting our grandchildren play outdoors when we no longer know who is in the nearby houses. 208 Trespassing and Noise 2/4/2025 2:15 PM 209 Trespassing 2/4/2025 2:10 PM 210 Keeping us awake at night. 2/4/2025 2:10 PM 211 Noise 2/4/2025 2:06 PM 212 riding motorcycles too fast in the community 2/4/2025 2:05 PM 213 Noise, reckless driving, litter, traffic 2/4/2025 2:05 PM 214 Minor disturbances such as excessive use of a a side by side yo and down our street for hours 2/4/2025 1:54 PM by the renters 215 Loud parties late at night 2/4/2025 1:45 PM 216 Speeding, noise, garbage, lack of respect to neighbors. 2/4/2025 1:44 PM 217 Exssesive speeding and loud partying 2/4/2025 1:41 PM 218 Fireworks and ATV trespassing 2/4/2025 1:38 PM 219 Speeding, too many cars parked in the right of way. Tressepassing on owners property. Fires 2/4/2025 1:38 PM when there is a burn ban. Garbage left out for the wildlife to get into. 44/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 220 Party every weekend, fireworks during burn bans. 2/4/2025 1:36 PM 221 Houses are consistently rented for bachelorette/bachelor parties creating evening noise and 2/4/2025 1:33 PM obscene behavior during the daytime (e.g., public urination). 222 Loud music. Fireworks. Drugs 2/4/2025 1:25 PM 223 Uncontrolled drunkenness in the very late night hours 2/4/2025 1:23 PM 224 Noise, unrulynes 2/4/2025 1:16 PM 225 Our dogs, on our own property, have been attacked. We've been woken up in the middle of the 2/4/2025 12:59 PM night by renter's loud music. We also CONSISTENTLY see trash left out by renters, and have seen bears get into it 226 Came onto our land to access state/federal lands with 6+ quads. 2/4/2025 12:57 PM 227 See above. Dogs run up to my fence trying to attack my dog, kids climbing the fence or 2/4/2025 12:56 PM throwing snowballs at my vehicles or house. 228 People trespassing in my porperty 2/4/2025 12:55 PM 229 Gun fire, trespassing with trail vehicles, 2/4/2025 12:51 PM 230 2across the street from me and they are shutdown from complaints of the neighborhood 2/4/2025 12:48 PM 231 Noise, light pollution, parking 2/4/2025 12:46 PM 232 If can happen , I have had to deal with it as a HOA President 2/4/2025 12:46 PM 233 Erratic driving 2/4/2025 12:32 PM 234 NOISE from large parties in the summer 2/4/2025 12:31 PM 235 Parking during fire restrictions 2/4/2025 12:29 PM 236 inadequate parking 2/4/2025 12:17 PM 237 Not complying to local laws or common decency. 2/4/2025 12:14 PM 238 Noise and parking 2/4/2025 12:08 PM 239 Drunks coming back from the bars, loud parties outside, illegal bbq and fires in the summer. 2/4/2025 12:05 PM 240 The trash left in areas. Cannot really go to the lake on weekends because of them 2/4/2025 12:04 PM 241 There are none on my block currently 2/4/2025 11:58 AM 242 People not obeying local rules, i.e. speed limits in neighborhood. 2/4/2025 11:55 AM 243 Short Term Renters routinely trespass and park on other's private property. Several Domestic 2/4/2025 11:40 AM Violence incidents have occurred also at 2 nearby rentals. 244 Late night noise and parking management 2/4/2025 11:34 AM 245 Noise and shooting guns at night 2/4/2025 11:33 AM 246 Noise garbage pets 2/4/2025 9:54 AM 247 One neighbor clearly advertises as a party cabin. Most guest are loud all through the night. 2/4/2025 9:53 AM 248 Violating burn bans 2/4/2025 9:38 AM 249 Fire hazards, Noise, Garbage, tresspassing 2/4/2025 9:22 AM 250 Speeding, fireworks, teens and young adults drinking 2/4/2025 9:19 AM 251 Loud partying fires during burn bans gunshots speeding in community 2/4/2025 8:36 AM 252 Trespassing poo 2/4/2025 8:28 AM 253 Parking, tresspassing 2/4/2025 8:28 AM 254 Starting campfires during wildfire season, not containing trash, speeding in vehicles 2/4/2025 7:59 AM 45/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q11 Do you support the implementation of regulations for short-term rentals? Answered: 762 Skipped: 28 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 59.84% 456 No 40.16% 306 TOTAL 762 46/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q12 Which of the following regulations would you support? (Select all that apply) Answered'. 59�; Skipped: 191 Annual permit requirements with fees Compliance with occupancy regulations Safety Inspections Noise restrictions Tax collection Other(please specify) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Annual permit requirements with fees 57.26% 343 Compliance with occupancy regulations 70.78% 424 Safety Inspections 47.91% 287 Noise restrictions 71.79% 430 Tax collection 44.57% 267 Other(please specify) 28.55% 171 Total Respondents: 599 # OTHER(PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE 1 A countywide cap on the percentage of short term rentals in the area. 2/17/2025 10:18 PM 2 hefty deposit by owner to cover damage and or violation of rules by renters 2/17/2025 9:49 PM 3 no rentals at all 2/17/2025 12:49 PM 4 Strong communication on parking, dogs, and sledding rules 2/16/2025 8:21 PM 5 Liability insurance to protect HOAs 2/16/2025 4:01 PM 6 Fireworks and outdoor fire pit regulations 2/16/2025 2:49 PM 7 Vehicle limitations and regulations translated into multiple languages. 2/14/2025 7:50 PM 47/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 8 No short term rentals 2/13/2025 5:53 PM 9 Banned 2/13/2025 11:52 AM 10 Business license. A limit of 5% to 10% of total housing in a community. 2/12/2025 4:54 PM 11 Business License Requirement, it is a business, they are making money. 2/12/2025 4:51 PM 12 Leave as is 2/12/2025 4:49 PM 13 Immediate enforcement of violations to those renters at the time of the incident Parking should 2/12/2025 4:37 PM be restricted to a few cars in the driveway not many packed in so no emergency vehicle can access 14 Strict fines for breaking of rules that owners MUST communicate to renters. 2/12/2025 2:49 PM 15 Restricting any rentals in area. 2/12/2025 2:16 PM 16 Follow HOA covenants. 2/12/2025 12:01 PM 17 Nothing. Just a money grab 2/12/2025 11:44 AM 18 Additional tax with money towards low income housing 2/12/2025 9:56 AM 19 None. I didn't move to Kittitas County to have more regulations. 2/11/2025 7:36 PM 20 Not really interested in additional regulations, we want more economic opportunities in the 2/11/2025 4:46 PM community 21 Light restrictions -party light strands on timers brightly lit all night long even when there aren't 2/11/2025 3:10 PM any renters 22 NONE, they already pay property taxes, and local help to clean, etc.... 2/11/2025 2:13 PM 23 None 2/11/2025 11:18 AM 24 It is operated as a business, and should be regulated as such. 2/11/2025 10:56 AM 25 at most, limiting number outside of planned resort areas or areas within city limits to preserve 2/11/2025 9:25 AM convenient affordable longer term housing 26 It's funny how all of your"regulations" involve paying the county or city. Laughable given that 2/11/2025 9:24 AM the city of Cle Elum just declared bankruptcy. 27 None 2/11/2025 9:04 AM 28 Limit number of renters to 2 people per bedroom. 2/10/2025 4:42 PM 29 Code of conduct with repercussions if not met. 2/10/2025 3:42 PM 30 Animal control. People with pets should be charged an additional fee and Owners that rent their 2/10/2025 2:06 PM homes should be fined with renters cause community problems. Better vetting of renters 31 None please. 2/10/2025 9:52 AM 32 People should be allowed to do with their property what they would like without the interference 2/10/2025 9:40 AM of the local government. The wording of these questions suggests the local government favors implementing new regulations regarding STIR. 33 They are a part of the planning and history and lifestyle. However excessive continued abuse 2/9/2025 7:48 PM by some needs to have enforceable remedies. Repeated bad behavior at some houses hurts all rentals as far as public opinion. 34 None of these. 2/9/2025 7:12 PM 35 Parking regulation at the rental 2/9/2025 7:01 PM 36 Only certain percentage 2/9/2025 12:54 PM 37 Make a maximum number of allowed rentals in the area and have to pay for the license, kind 2/9/2025 12:28 PM of like cab drivers have to. 38 Why doesn't zoning contain where the rentals are allowed? 2/9/2025 11:58 AM 48 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 39 Maximum number of days per year allowed for rental. 2/9/2025 11:44 AM 40 And compliance with HOA rules and regulations as well as notification of high fire danger with 2/9/2025 10:54 AM certain actions durning wildfire season 41 Regulate short term rentals on any new developments and new ones to a certain amount per 2/9/2025 10:44 AM year. 42 None 2/9/2025 10:29 AM 43 STIR cap 2/8/2025 8:42 PM 44 Garbage collection 2/8/2025 6:01 PM 45 Only allow them in specific areas 2/8/2025 10:49 AM 46 Fines for not following hoa rules and noise. 2/8/2025 10:08 AM 47 banned 2/8/2025 5:19 AM 48 None 2/8/2025 5:16 AM 49 A property in its lifetime should only be a short term rental for a max of three years. Similar to 2/7/2025 9:11 PM Leavenworth. 50 These are all (or should be) done already via HOA or via STIR apps, why add more?And who 2/7/2025 3:56 PM would enforce? If we have some bad actors, go after them, don't unilaterally regulate all for the sins of a few. 51 None 2/7/2025 3:29 PM 52 Limits to number of nights a place can be rented as an STIR 2/7/2025 3:04 PM 53 perhaps a cap on the total number 2/7/2025 2:30 PM 54 No 2/7/2025 1:48 PM 55 Posting rules of the neighborhood you are at in the rental. Make sure renters adhere to rules 2/7/2025 11:34 AM like all the people that live there do. 56 WA citizens are tired of illegal regulations and disenfranchised elections 2/7/2025 10:10 AM 57 Insurance verification, Annual inspections 2/7/2025 9:57 AM 58 $5k permit for short term rental permit one time to satisfy the city upon any arrived need 2/7/2025 8:34 AM 59 Minimum Rental time 2/7/2025 8:21 AM 60 None of the abovel 2/7/2025 7:45 AM 61 Limit on percentage of homes allowed to have short term rentals. 2/6/2025 6:43 PM 62 They should all have to be registered as a business and should be reviewed by the residents 2/6/2025 6:11 PM around them. 63 Contact with str owner. Str.. short term renter. 2/6/2025 4:52 PM 64 None 2/6/2025 4:40 PM 65 Minimum stay requirement, 3 or 4 days 2/6/2025 4:39 PM 66 Do not support different rules and fees for mixed ownership classes. This is a bad idea. 2/6/2025 4:01 PM 67 Allowing STRs so Kittitas only caters to wealthy homeowners and visitors. 2/6/2025 2:52 PM 68 A permit with fee would merely be an unfair penalty/fine associated with the use of one's 2/6/2025 2:36 PM property. I support less government regulation, not more. 69 There should be a limit on the number of short term rental days...if they go over there should 2/6/2025 2:25 PM be additional fees. Local residents are paying for infrastructure maintenance, roads, etc. Short term rentals use these resources more than the average resident...due to volume of occupants...so disproportionate useage! 70 S 2/6/2025 12:54 PM 49/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 71 Hey fuck off you assholes. Leave us alone. 2/6/2025 10:38 AM 72 1 would support a vacancy tax where short term rental owners need to reside in the home a 2/6/2025 10:35 AM certain amount of time. I rent my house on weekends in the winter because it pays for my ski trips. I probably rent 20-30 days/year. A general tax on this would hurt me financially but limiting homes that are bought purely as an investment is good in my eyes. 73 Prefer no short term rentals 2/6/2025 10:30 AM 74 Airbnb doesn't allow parties, homeowners need to vet their guests. 2/6/2025 9:56 AM 75 present owner/manager rules 2/6/2025 9:47 AM 76 Restrictions on off leash pets. Mandated renters remove any trash that does not fit in trash bin 2/6/2025 9:44 AM 77 There has to be enough housing for locals before tourists 2/6/2025 9:39 AM 78 Not a big fan of any regulation unless we have an extremely identifiable and reasoning for the 2/6/2025 9:17 AM regulation itself. As a broker and investor, regulation on short-term rentals typically does more harm than good. 79 These properties put a lot of additional strain on our neighborhoods and should be contributing 2/6/2025 8:49 AM to the additional maintenance 80 They should be banned 2/6/2025 8:45 AM 81 None 2/6/2025 8:41 AM 82 1 would actually love to have short term rentals be illegal in this area. 2/6/2025 8:40 AM 83 Only allowing 6+ month lease like alpental 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 84 NONE-Government should not be involved in deciding what property owners can do with their 2/6/2025 8:35 AM property 85 Adhere to codes already in the county for noise, trespass and parking. 2/6/2025 8:32 AM 86 Light control. We live in a rural area for the peace, quiet and night sky. Floodlights even when a 2/6/2025 8:26 AM place is unoccupied ruins that for everyone 87 Limit the number of STIR to be owned. Allow a person to own one, but a corporation or 2/6/2025 8:24 AM individuals that own more than 2 rentals should be banned. Regulate the amount of rentals one can own in an area. 88 Cap on#of rentals at any given time. 2/6/2025 8:15 AM 89 Parking stress is Iesssned by short term rentals-Short term rentals or empty houses 2/6/2025 7:52 AM 90 Funding of addition law enforcement resources for our community 2/6/2025 7:43 AM 91 Business license 2/6/2025 7:40 AM 92 Limited number to each neighborhood with regulations on management. 2/6/2025 7:37 AM 93 Reduction of STIR permits. 2/6/2025 7:29 AM 94 Additional dues to HoAs 2/5/2025 10:27 PM 95 None 2/5/2025 7:46 PM 96 None 2/5/2025 7:28 PM 97 A ban 2/5/2025 6:41 PM 98 Part of the Tax collection or some money going into fund that is designated specific to that 2/5/2025 6:24 PM neighborhood...Kittitas is just so big, and I don't think some areas are as affected 99 The same restrictions any other citizen has to live by, that's all 2/5/2025 5:37 PM 100 STIR should be counted as part of the county-wide lodging options and taxed accordingly. 2/5/2025 1:31 PM Additionally, we need to ability to collect data on STIR similar to other lodging data collected. 101 Hotel/lodge tax equality. Unfair business practice without equal tax 2/5/2025 12:19 PM 50/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 102 Health Department Rules and Regulations Compliance 2/5/2025 11:18 AM 103 None. We need our community to have more affordable housing available for our kids coming 2/5/2025 11:15 AM home from college starting their careers locally and for our grandparents so we can care for them locally instead of sending them to nursing homes. 104 Same as private residences 2/5/2025 10:23 AM 105 Sanitation 2/5/2025 9:26 AM 106 1 would suggest banning them. My son who is 21 and his girlfriend can't even find affordable 2/5/2025 9:15 AM housing and are paying 1750 for rent for a studio house. Just insane. No rentals available, unless you want to live in an apartment. 107 Major Burn ban fines for activities out of compliance. Additional insurance fees to fight fires. 2/5/2025 8:36 AM 108 Business licensing or at least some way of registering STRs with the county and making teh 2/5/2025 8:17 AM neighbors or county aware of where these are located. 109 No sex offenders or people with felonies. 2/5/2025 8:13 AM 110 Need some sort of max occupancy 2/5/2025 8:01 AM 111 Obedience to local HOA rules. 2/5/2025 7:45 AM 112 There are already Rules in place for the safety of communities and there are rules on str sites. 2/5/2025 7:24 AM People are already paying property tax and there should be no more fees, taxes , or regulations beyond that. 113 In addition to annual permitting requirements, occupancy regulations, safety inspections, noise 2/5/2025 7:03 AM restrictions, and tax collections, I would support: • Minimum Stay Requirements—Requiring a minimum number of nights per stay (e.g., 30-day minimum)to reduce constant turnover and maintain neighborhood stability. • Owner-Occupancy Rules —Requiring short-term rentals to be operated only by primary residents, preventing large-scale investor takeovers. • Caps on Rentals—Limiting the number of short-term rentals allowed in a given area to preserve housing for long-term residents. • Strict Parking Regulations—Ensuring guests do not overcrowd streets, driveways, or public spaces, preventing congestion and safety hazards. • Guest Education Requirements —Mandating that hosts provide clear guidelines on community rules, speed limits, and respectful behavior. • Stronger Enforcement& Fines—Implementing real consequences for violations, including steep fines and loss of rental permits for repeat offenders. • Neighborhood Notification &Approval—Requiring hosts to notify and obtain approval from nearby homeowners before operating a short-term rental. These measures would help protect the character and livability of the community while holding short-term rental operators accountable. 114 BAN 2/5/2025 7:02 AM 115 PERMISSION FROM YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY THAT IT IS OK TO RENT YOUR 2/5/2025 6:32 AM HOME AND A COMPLETE FIRE INSPECTION FOR EVERY RENTAL. 116 Required Trash Collection with large lid-locking cans or proper can monitoring on trash day. 2/5/2025 2:25 AM Increased burning fines during burn bans. 117 Lodging tax that remains in jurisdiction; Fees should be reasonable to pay for inspections. 2/4/2025 9:31 PM Inspections should be for basic safety such as smoke alarms, garbage removal, etc. 118 Limit the numbers in any area 2/4/2025 9:10 PM 119 Let the market dictate supply and demand. This isn't the west side that needs to regulate 2/4/2025 9:10 PM everything. 120 Ban 2/4/2025 8:25 PM 121 Limited overall number 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 122 All 2/4/2025 8:08 PM 123 Back off private property owner rights! 2/4/2025 8:06 PM 124 moratorium 2/4/2025 7:35 PM 125 Owners that don't live in the community need to understand the local culture and respect our 2/4/2025 7:03 PM 51/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals neighbors. 126 None 2/4/2025 7:00 PM 127 These are people's houses and none of anyone's business what they do with them 2/4/2025 6:58 PM 128 Animal and Taxes aren't a reasonable regulation you could follow up on, but the others seem 2/4/2025 6:40 PM reasonable. Every owner should be concerned about safety, occupancy and noise. 129 None 2/4/2025 6:26 PM 130 Owners living nearby to deal with issues 2/4/2025 6:26 PM 131 None- it's not your property 2/4/2025 6:15 PM 132 Animal Control 2/4/2025 6:14 PM 133 Increase fees for water consumption which we all pay for 2/4/2025 6:13 PM 134 Minimize the amount aloud. Make the rental companies more responsible too! There are many 2/4/2025 6:11 PM around the area who only are in it for the dollar. Digs&Co., VR365 among others. 135 1 don't believe the government should be regulating what a homeowner does with their privately 2/4/2025 6:08 PM owned property. 136 Require owner live onsite. If not then have a person with 15 minutes of STIR 2/4/2025 5:42 PM 137 A limit of no more than 90 days of rental on a piece of property 2/4/2025 5:31 PM 138 Keep government out of our business 2/4/2025 5:28 PM 139 Fire safety inspection like a commercial rental needs 2/4/2025 5:21 PM 140 1 don't think we need county wide rules 2/4/2025 5:11 PM 141 Need transparency on where this money is being spent 2/4/2025 5:02 PM 142 None. Stop infringing on people's rights to use their property as they see fit. 2/4/2025 4:50 PM 143 Requirements related to insurance coverage for renters, like fire insurance or other minimums 2/4/2025 4:38 PM 144 Respect the residents who live and work here 2/4/2025 4:25 PM 145 Occupancy is huge. There was a rental with 8 cars/trailers that were parked in the road. Strain 2/4/2025 4:24 PM on our water system 146 None 2/4/2025 4:01 PM 147 None 2/4/2025 3:54 PM 148 Any laws already in effect for home owners 2/4/2025 3:44 PM 149 A certain percentage of homes allowed to be STIR or it can only be a STIR after primary 2/4/2025 3:40 PM residence of a year... something like that 150 1 believe STRs certainly need a LOCAL contact for when issues arise 2/4/2025 3:25 PM 151 Higher payments to the Hoa if they rent out pay extra for the roads water ect 2/4/2025 2:35 PM 152 1 feel the county has turned a blind eye on short term rentals. They are way out of control in 2/4/2025 2:24 PM our area and should be taxed as hotel/motel for the county revenue. 153 % of housing to create affordable rental properties for long term rental. 2/4/2025 2:19 PM 154 Higher HOA dues 2/4/2025 2:18 PM 155 Limit#of occupants...Next to me is OK with up 14. Septic not designed for that. 2/4/2025 1:44 PM 156 Restrictions on the number of rentals within a specific area. 2/4/2025 1:33 PM 157 True limit on the number of people in a house 2/4/2025 1:23 PM 158 None! Restrictions are a violation of private property rights 2/4/2025 12:59 PM 159 A ban. 2/4/2025 12:57 PM 52 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 160 All the above 2/4/2025 12:48 PM 161 Rules need to put in place that can be enforced 2/4/2025 12:46 PM 162 Regulations rarely work if they are not written properly by people who are either, or both, 2/4/2025 12:14 PM impacted by them or understand them. I do not believe a city or county council has the background or understanding of the impact of any regulations to make a decision that is best for property owners, both STIR, residents or second home owners. 163 TAx them more than a hotel. They add nothing to our neighbors, schools, or emergency 2/4/2025 12:05 PM services. 164 Theyre should be a maximum % of single family homes allowed as rentals (like Chelan County 2/4/2025 11:58 AM is doing) 165 None, they seem to boost our economy and cleanliness and appearance as a community. 2/4/2025 10:41 AM 166 Have to show they aren't taking away long-term housing for others 2/4/2025 10:32 AM 167 None PLS has never been rental 2/4/2025 9:54 AM 168 None of the above. Any of these would only create additional fees they pass on and drive up 2/4/2025 9:27 AM the cost of rentals even more. 169 The compete ban 2/4/2025 9:19 AM 170 Ban them from hoa's 2/4/2025 8:36 AM 171 Fine schedule for offenders 2/4/2025 8:11 AM 53 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q13 Would you be in favor of setting limits on short-term rentals based on housing stock? Answered: 763 Skipped: 27 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 45.09% 344 No 54.91% 419 TOTAL 763 54/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q14 Have you ever rented out your property as a short-term rental? Answered: 773 Skipped: 17 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 29.88% 231 No 70.12% 542 TOTAL 773 55 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q15 How was your experience managing a short-term rental? Answered: 228 Skipped: 562 Positive Neutral Negative 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Positive 80.70% 184 Neutral 10.96% 25 Negative 8.33% 19 TOTAL 228 # ANY COMMENTS? DATE 1 Been very positive and many are wanting to move to the area 2/17/2025 3:47 PM 2 Trusting that the heat will be left on by guests or housekeepers in the winter is a gamble. 2/17/2025 1:12 PM 3 Guests are not always respectful of rental properties, but for many young families these short 2/16/2025 2:50 PM term rentals are investment properties for our future and our families. I (we)deserve a place to vacation with our family and receiving income until we can be there more often. 4 We've had local folks help us with the rental and it's been great. 2/11/2025 7:37 PM 5 It's great and provides well paying jobs for locals. 2/11/2025 9:25 AM 6 We have a Suncadia STIR and also live in Suncadia full time. 2/10/2025 9:36 AM 7 Rental when we 1st purchased enable us to actually purchase deferring some of the carrying 2/9/2025 7:52 PM costs. I believe if you drive out rentals you will lower hosing demand negatively impacting prices.mi have sold real estate 35 years and now retired. 8 Short lived due to damage to property 2/9/2025 10:25 AM 9 Property damage 2/9/2025 10:15 AM 10 Sone renters are great, others are horrible. 2/9/2025 9:45 AM 11 It was good! We hired Vacasa to manage the property. I don't believe we've had any 2/8/2025 9:15 PM complaints about our home being a short term vacation rental. 12 It's not necessarily preferable, but it allows for many positives, like I can charge my FT- 2/7/2025 3:59 PM resident renters (in basement apt) much less and they make it up to us by helping take care of 56/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals the property and how the ST renters were. Neighbors have all been great because they know us, and know that we want to hear any complaints and that we will be responsive. 13 It is the responsibility of the owner to regulate and manage thier tennants. I am very selective 2/7/2025 3:37 PM in my rental process. I don't think any manner of governing will compensate for poor management from a property owner/landlord. I do feel there should be guidelines that help the Proprty owner/ladlord in the event that the need to poice tennants. 14 I'm just trying to pay my bills and it helps. 2/6/2025 10:07 PM 15 Roslyn attracts quality tourists. I believe our town is primarily visited by mature adults and 2/6/2025 5:06 PM their families. 16 It's exhausting to do all the cleaning and laundry, but i wouldn't be able to afford to live in 2/6/2025 4:10 PM Kittitas county without it as wages just aren't as competitive as elsewhere 17 Always had good tenants from the Pacific Northwest. The locals who own property have issue 2/6/2025 2:53 PM with it and don't see loss of STRs will disrupt local business and encourage hotel/motel builds. 18 We only rent our house infrequently. It is insured, guests are responsible due to security 2/6/2025 2:36 PM deposit and we've never had any complaints from any neighbors. 19 Leave us alone, assholes. 2/6/2025 10:39 AM 20 1 bought my home to live in full time before I met my girlfriend. Because of her commute from 2/6/2025 10:38 AM the pass, we have to maintain a rental toward Seattle. I rent my house during major holidays and weekends where I'm going on ski trips to pay the bills. I am not happy with houses in my neighborhood who bought homes as investments but a general tax on short term rentals would hurt people that use the platforms the way they were intended-to share their homes in times where they aren't there and make some money to pay the bills. Between the economy and massive tax/insurance increases in Kittias county, I'd be against a general tax on strs but for something that limits the number of days to 60 or makes sure owners are using their house a certain amount to avoid a tax. 21 Not worth the damage. 2/6/2025 10:26 AM 22 1 vet our guests and limit the number of guests. I am very strict and it works out well, I haven't 2/6/2025 9:58 AM had a problem.The cities benefit from these guests brought into our community. Especially with neighboring cities claiming bankruptcy...probably best to not bite off the hand that feeds you. 23 We rent a studio that is part of our home so not a"full" rental. 2/6/2025 9:48 AM 24 My wife and I love being a host. We live on site in the same building as our short-term rental 2/6/2025 9:18 AM and welcome the opportunity to invite outsiders to enjoy our community. Without the outside, we quickly turn into a echo chamber of biased locals who are looked at as gatekeepers to an incredible community. 25 I've never had an issue with renters, or noise complaints or any other negative effects. 2/6/2025 8:50 AM 26 We did not like having renters share our space and stopped after one year. 2/6/2025 8:37 AM 27 Too much damage by renters. 2/6/2025 7:34 AM 28 We are just entering our fourth year of hosting guests at our short term rental. Overall the 2/5/2025 11:07 AM experience has been excellent. The vast majority of our guests are polite, respectful, quiet, and thankful for a nice place to stay while in Ellensburg. We host MANY more guests in the summer than the winter. Many of our guests are here for weddings, sports tournaments, to see their CWU student, or to recreate in the area. There are always hiccups with any business, but ours have all been manageable. 29 Neighbors all know about the rental. They all have our contact info and they know to contact 2/5/2025 10:35 AM us if there's any problem. Also, Airbnb and VRBO have very strict guidelines for renters. I have guidelines for the renters to follow. I have never had a complaint from a neighbor or a renter or Airbnb and VRBO. 30 Short term rentals significantly help the local economy. 2/5/2025 10:30 AM 31 We use our STR to control the neighborhood, not exploit it. I'm a resident, and also a STIR 2/5/2025 9:28 AM owner. Just based on numbers, their is way less activity with STIR than without. Less water 57 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals use, less road use, less noise, etc. 32 Too many issues 2/5/2025 7:59 AM 33 no respect 2/5/2025 6:33 AM 34 Disrespectful renters, neighbor calls for fire and noise 2/4/2025 9:11 PM 35 We have rule in place and enforce. 2/4/2025 6:43 PM 36 Haven't 2/4/2025 5:44 PM 37 li use an agency for our rentals. It has been a very positive experience for several years now. 2/4/2025 5:26 PM 38 There are many second homes that rent responsibly, and many that don't. If you don't allow 2/4/2025 4:39 PM STIR, you will be policing the cheaters, and it will NOT create more housing for locals as the owners will still visit when they choose, this is a common misconception. The will not become LTR if you deny STIR. They will just sit empty with no folks adding to the communities income in tourism 39 We have hosted hundreds of positive travellers who visit and financially support our 2/4/2025 4:04 PM community. It would be a drastic detriment to remove that. 40 The short term rental has made our mortgage affordable and funded opportunities for my kids 2/4/2025 3:56 PM to participate in local sports. . 41 Guests were positive. The market is flooded 2/4/2025 3:13 PM 42 i have an agent who works fairly well with my concerns 2/4/2025 3:03 PM 43 Many homeowners in this tourist area would not be able to afford a second home w/o renting it 2/4/2025 2:22 PM out. For us, we plan to retire here but need to rent it out in the meantime. 44 Was my Seattle property. 2/4/2025 12:57 PM 45 Property management fees are way too high for any of the value provided. 2/4/2025 12:57 PM 46 We only rented to people we knew or friends of friends. 2/4/2025 12:53 PM 47 We have been renting our home for years with very few issues. We own in a cul da sac with 2/4/2025 12:30 PM one neighbor 48 We had a single bad experience with a negligent renter but for the most part it was smooth 2/4/2025 11:34 AM 49 I have managed my STIR myself and had a Property Manager. Overall renting has been 2/4/2025 11:34 AM positive. 50 Mostly good experience 2/4/2025 9:36 AM 51 Damage to my property 2/4/2025 9:22 AM 58/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q16 Operators of STR's - do you self-manage? Answered: 221 Skipped: 569 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 57.47% 127 No 42.53% 94 TOTAL 221 59/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q17 Do you have a local contact? Answered: 222 Skipped: 568 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 89.64% 199 No 10.36% 23 TOTAL 222 60/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q18 Have you rented a short-term rental in Kittitas County? Answered: 764 Skipped: 26 Yes No A 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 44.50% 340 No 55.50% 424 TOTAL 764 61 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q19 If yes, how did you find the rental? (check all that apply) Answered: 342 Skipped: 448 Public booking site(Airbnb, Vrbo,etc.) Private booking(Social media,... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Public booking site (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.) 91.52% 313 Private booking (Social media, classified listing, etc.) 19.30% 66 Total Respondents: 342 # OTHER(PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE 1 All Seasons 2/11/2025 4:49 PM 2 Word of mouth 2/10/2025 3:44 PM 3 Development in Upper County and in Suncadia should respect Tribal Treaty rights and adhere 2/10/2025 9:53 AM to existing conservation agreements. 4 Word of mouth 2/10/2025 8:02 AM 5 Vacasa is another prominent site 2/7/2025 4:10 PM 6 none of your business 2/7/2025 10:11 AM 7 Company booked, Suncadia only 2/7/2025 10:11 AM 8 Rented a mountain cabin for a family retreat. 2/6/2025 10:11 AM 9 Friends and family 2/6/2025 7:54 AM 10 Na 2/6/2025 7:45 AM 11 Local vacation rental company 2/6/2025 7:42 AM 12 N/A 2/5/2025 7:46 AM 13 Friend 2/4/2025 7:36 PM 14 Word of mouth, when I first moved here I stayed in a STIR until my house was ready. 2/4/2025 5:28 PM 15 Vacasa manages and uses many public booking sites 2/4/2025 5:28 PM 16 Furnished finders 2/4/2025 12:52 PM 17 VR365 2/4/2025 11:36 AM 62 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q20 Do you have any additional comments or concerns regarding short- term rentals in our Kittitas County? Answered: 333 Skipped: 457 # RESPONSES DATE 1 I'm taking this survey because Gina Peckman has forwarded this survey to HUNDREDS of 2/18/2025 4:29 AM people who in return have forwarded to hundreds of people. Her company "Peckman Search Partners"should be a red flag and indication on how skewed your survey response likely has been. I hope your local government is cautious with results from this and does its due diligence. Please make sure your elected officials are aware of this concern as well. Best of luck. 2 Our town's resources are stressed enough. Please choose community or capitalism. 2/17/2025 10:19 PM 3 Tired of ST Renters destroying community property and disregarding rules as they are only 2/17/2025 9:53 PM there for a couple nights. Owners should pay fines for renter bad behavior. Bad behavior doesn't add to our community and costs the rest of us money. 4 let people do what they want with their own property, as long as it is safe legal and they are 2/17/2025 7:40 PM paying taxes. 5 1 have talked with both the insurance company for our HOA and an HOA attorney regarding 2/17/2025 6:35 PM short term rentals. Our HOA insurance company states that airbnb's are a red flag and must be approved prior to being covered by the company. There have been numerous law suites where HOA board members have been sued for acts performed by airbnb tenants. HOA attorney stated owners of short term rentals have the right to rent out their home as they wish. We need the County to require some type of regulation to help stabalize the situation, yet allow home owners to rent their properties if that is what they wish. The noise some short term tenants create, disrespect for others and the risk of wildfires all need monitoring and some level of accountability. Other short term rentals are without issue but, there is no community stability with too many short term rentals. 6 No 2/17/2025 5:48 PM 7 We're concerned that renters may not have knowledge as far as fire safety or follow burn bans 2/17/2025 4:05 PM or restrictions. We also feel that they won't have the respect or care for our community. 8 Definitely think limiting the density of strs like done in Chelan county is a good thing. 2/17/2025 3:19 PM 9 If you want help with Surveys, you can contact me at: Kevin Silver, kjsilver@gmail.com, 2/17/2025 2:34 PM 650.283.3488, Ronald, WA 10 Our area is so beautiful and bringing in those that don't live in the area is a risk to the 2/17/2025 1:13 PM maintenance of our roads and lakes. When you don't live in the area you don't feel as compelled to not litter or take care of the area. 11 Short term rentals are a great economic development and tourism opportunity for visitors to 2/16/2025 3:25 PM learn about the area. We have an STIR across the street and have been invited to weddings and dinner-we love meeting new people and hearing the children playing in their yard. 12 There is always an impact on small towns. I love the small town feel, which is why we 2/16/2025 2:52 PM invested in the property. I started as a short-term rental and then purchased years ago. This rental has brought joy to so many. While it comes with some frustrations, the long-term investment for this middle class family is important. My children deserve to have a place to call their own. 13 We dislike them. Rarely a good experience involving them. 2/16/2025 8:16 AM 14 Regulation in some areas, maybe required, whereas others may not be. I think a blanket 2/15/2025 10:36 AM approach would be wrong. 15 Thank you for hearing the concerns and seeking input for how to address the problems. 2/15/2025 8:28 AM 63 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 16 I'm very concerned about the impact that short-term rentals have on our community. Properties 2/14/2025 7:56 PM bought as STRs become investments, not a place to live and not a place for people who want to support and be part of a community. STR landlords undermine our community's safety by putting a rotation of people who are inexperienced with winter weather into some of the highest snowfall areas in the world-conditions which require all of us to have the knowledge, experience and energy to drive in snow, remove snow, and stay safe during extended power outages. STR renters are not prepared for conditions in the Pass and are a burden on our resources-there have been plenty of times when desperate pleas from renters have popped up on local FB pages begging for food, help digging, help with houses without heat, help with driving, help with rides, etc. Pass residents always help but what happens when they're outnumbered by visitors? Finally, STRs make it difficult for local employees to find housing, which causes interruptions to mountain operations, local restaurants, etc when employees have long commutes and can't get to work in difficult weather. 17 The county infrastructure is being utilized by people using short term rentals. The county 2/13/2025 1:43 PM should collect a tax to cover the increased maintenance costs of roads. Additionally, a fee or tax would help address the increased pressure on recreation areas and it's resources. Folks visiting the county should help cover the wear and tear on County resources. People are willing to pay to play, so a recreation fee or tax would help the county establish funding to support recreation endeavors, and projects within the county. 18 If you try to remove or reduce the short term rentals in this community, you will kill its 2/13/2025 9:56 AM economy. 19 A problem here in Island Co. ,discourage it now. 2/13/2025 12:10 AM 20 Short term rentals add jobs, and keep our restaurants and services open. If our community 2/12/2025 9:23 PM was self sustaining all the businesses on the main streets in Roslyn and Cle Elum would be open seven days a week, but they are closed half the weekdays and always open on the weekends to take advantage of their busy time because of out-of-town guests. 21 Snoqualmie pass residents need to stop complaining on this issue. If there are safety or noise 2/12/2025 8:55 PM related issues, that is one thing, but simply complaining because they don't like change is short sighted and exhausting. The bias against others outside the Pass is palpable, but it is a reality that people visiting from outside the pass is what funds this community, the ski areas included. 22 We have children and grandchildren who live in the house and never know who is next door is 2/12/2025 8:38 PM disconcerting The freeway is literally 1 minute away. Any one of them could swoop a child up and be gone. The disrespect is immense. 23 This community has an opportunity to grow as a tourist hotspot. We should support local 2/12/2025 8:13 PM businesses and bring more people into this amazing community! 24 It's a safety concern when the power goes out and the pass is closed. I've had str's need to 2/12/2025 7:48 PM charge phones on our generator. 25 Having STRs are an essential part of our community socially as well as financially but also an 2/12/2025 7:46 PM important right of homeowners that have purchased second homes here should be able to rent it out safely, and where it does not adversely impact neighbors 26 All of Kittitas county should have the same regulations, People that live in unincorporated 2/12/2025 5:00 PM Kittitas have little protection. It is like living in a different state. 27 In Kittitas County, for example Cle Elum, Roslyn all have regulations in place for STR, where 2/12/2025 4:56 PM Unincorporated Kittitas County (such as Ronald) is the wild wild west. No regulations, a free for all. All of Kittitas County should have the same regulations. 28 The owners or property managers need to be much more available and attentive to their 2/12/2025 4:39 PM renters. They should be in the neighborhood not miles away with no way to contact them 29 STR should be eliminated. Destructive to area and community and environment. Noise is 2/12/2025 2:19 PM atrocious as is the constant partying, threats to property and environment. My husband and I were physically threatened as well as had damage to our property by non locals. It's out of control in the area 30 I've had short term rentals on and off in kittitas county for about 10 years. If the tenant was 2/12/2025 1:55 PM vetted properly and expectations given, we've had almost no negative comments from the neighbors. Poor management(required by one HOA) led to some negative comments from 64/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals neighbors. We turned it around and managed it ourselves to help mitigate negative experiences from our neighbors. You do get a better product if managed properly. 31 We need to work on solutions for long term rental or living while allowing our communities to 2/12/2025 1:29 PM flourish with tourism. 32 1 don't believe large corporations should be allowed to buy up housing for short term. A 2/12/2025 12:49 PM homeowner should be able to rent out their own home(s)when they want 33 Need to be regulated and taxed- 2/12/2025 9:57 AM 34 Living close to Seattle drives up housing prices, I'm sure short term rentals add to that, but 2/12/2025 9:21 AM everyone should be free to do what they want with their property as long as it doesn't infringe on any neighbors. 35 Short term rentals are great for the community bringing in$and increasing property values. 2/11/2025 7:49 PM There is no need for more regulation, there is already too much regulation over citizens their rights and businesses. 36 Wevihad great experiences staying in STR's in Kittitas and providing an STIR in Kittitas. Great 2/11/2025 4:49 PM relationship with neighbors and appreciate the counties approach that seems to appreciate the economic impact STR's provide the community while not significantly impacting the affordable housing supply 37 Renters are clueless about the wild animals in the community -a cougar has been captured on 2/11/2025 3:16 PM Ring many times over last several months and little kids are playing outside after dark with distant supervision. We've heard coyotes and animals have disappeared. We've seen kids harass deer many times (one encouraged by dad) -clueless the deer can and will charge. 38 As a str owner in Kittitas County, I already pay property taxes, fees to cleaners and service 2/11/2025 2:15 PM people, my clients and I frequent local businesses and purchase gas, food etc... 39 We should continue the ability for property owners to rent their properties on a short-term 2/11/2025 11:20 AM basis. No change to the current environment and regulation. 40 1 have one next to me and it results in guests who do not care about their neighbors, or the 2/11/2025 10:57 AM community rules or norms. I would rather have a neighbor, with all the responsibilities and ownership a neighbor has to one another, than what is basically a hotel room. 41 Short term rentals should NOT be allowed in private communities like Sky Meadows, Pine 2/11/2025 10:34 AM Loch Sun This is not how they were intended to be used and have a negative impact on family /children safety, driving etc in these communities 42 STRs are a great economic driver for the community. Banning or restricting would cripple the 2/11/2025 10:18 AM local economy. I'm all for them, despite the fact that at times it creates complexity of living day to day in Cie Elum. 43 Short term rentals provide huge tax benefits for our cities and county, which improves 2/11/2025 9:48 AM infrastructure for all of us if funds are managed properly. Let's make our county welcoming and affordable for all tourists and future residents. 44 Please fight the urge to listen to a minority of short-minded people wanting to put restrictions 2/11/2025 9:26 AM on short-term rentals. Let the free market work. Take this crap back to the western side of Washington where it belongs 45 1 believe the economy in the Cie Elum/ Roslyn/ Ronald area significantly benefits from the 2/11/2025 9:15 AM tourism and recreation enabled by short term rentals. These are not houses that local folks who likely buy and they will not solve the issue of creating more affordable housing. They allow a significant flow of property tax dollars from westside(Seattle area) owners into Kittitas County. 46 Most of the rentals in the upper county are in Suncadia, or the recreational areas. Very few are 2/11/2025 9:04 AM in the city limits which would impact affordable housing supply and long-term rentals. 47 1 would like STRs to be confined to one area of town if we need them at all, and for there to be 2/11/2025 8:29 AM high taxes to support local infrastructure/services. 48 Short term rentals add greatly to economy of our County. I don't think they should be regulated 2/10/2025 11:05 PM because if there become too many of them some will fail. Let the market decide. Free market. 65/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Stop adding more regulations. Most people that would put there place up for short term rental need the money to make mortgage and expenses. Leave them alone, please. 49 Owners of STR's need to be responsible for the actions of their renters. 2/10/2025 4:48 PM 50 Limit single family homes to a single family. 2/10/2025 4:44 PM 51 Delicate balance, tough bell to unring if we ring it. It is key to our prosperity as a region, but 2/10/2025 3:44 PM must be managed (and taxed to pay for that regulation). 52 Limit them and enforce the guidelines and rules of the community and fine owners that allow 2/10/2025 2:07 PM renters to disrespect the community particularly their neighbors. 53 Limiting use of properties in our county will further effect the affordability of owners. Owners 2/10/2025 9:55 AM need to offset housing costs by being able to rent if needed. Cities can address their own needs. For example: Upper county is much different than lower county. Ellensburg, Kittitas, Thorp, do not need to be inhibited with regulations like the upper county. 54 1 was raised in a close-knit town in Eastern Washington with limited opportunities where Gen 2/10/2025 9:53 AM Xrs left in large numbers after HS graduation. Kititas County offers a different experience where many multi-generation families still thrive in small towns, largely due to the variety of jobs and opportunities that exist. STRs create jobs. We need more affordable housing vs strictly high cost SFRs and STRs which exacerbates the problem of limited affordable housing. E.g. The pandemic led to an oversupply of STRs but limited if any new affordable housing. 55 We have so many rental properties in the Kittitas county. If we are going to regulate the short 2/10/2025 9:47 AM term rentals than long term rentals need to be regulated too. In my opinion, long term rentals are where the issues are. 56 As mentioned earlier, the questions are obviously skewed towards further regulation. We do not 2/10/2025 9:42 AM need more regulation. If housing stock is a concern, the local governement should incentivize further development rather than implement taxes and policies on the locals. 57 My biggest concern is lack of help, support from owner of rentals to enforce house or area 2/10/2025 8:02 AM rules No follow thru so nothing changes 58 1 don't think short term rentals are an issue whatsoever in Ellensburg. I could see how it might 2/10/2025 6:48 AM impact Upper County more and there may be some needs for intervention. However, please do not try to regulate STRs like they do in Chelan county -it's out of control up there. 59 Allow homeowners to supply kittitas visitors with a"at home and small town" experience when 2/10/2025 2:27 AM visiting. 60 Fear that this survey will get more attention from concerned citizens vs. those who are 2/10/2025 2:03 AM indifferent or support STIR. Thus swaying the data to the negative. 61 No 2/9/2025 9:55 PM 62 1 think reasonable rules such as excessive noise and cars and trash behavior need to be 2/9/2025 7:56 PM regulated but feel blatant restrictions on rentals are unnecessary. A few bad apples and over reaction by homeowners 63 We need tourism. Limiting STRs is short-sighted and will hurt our economy. 2/9/2025 4:19 PM 64 I think STIR can be done right, just requires extra work. 2/9/2025 12:55 PM 65 Protect and promote the area's growth in a way that improves it...don't just allow stuff like this 2/9/2025 12:29 PM to happen to us. 66 Limit rentals before there is so much ownership of them that the city won't be able to reverse 2/9/2025 11:59 AM the mess this is creating. 67 PLEASE protect the housing values and community spirit and stop us from further being 2/9/2025 11:52 AM Seattle's weekend dumping ground! 68 Folks coming from other parts of the state to our county need to be educated in the high fire 2/9/2025 10:56 AM damages in our County during certain months of the year. More enforcement/fines to those who don't comply or start fires deliberately or by accident. 69 Noise lack of Timely intervention 2/9/2025 10:49 AM 66/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 70 New developments are coming because of the short term rental economy not the long term so 2/9/2025 10:46 AM we need to change that by luring and finding an economic driver to also set up to diversify our community. 71 While STIR has some negative impact on housing availability, within reason I don't believe it is 2/9/2025 10:32 AM the governments responsibility to tell a property owner how to manage their property, beyond the laws of peace, noise, parking for example. Not who may or may not use their property as a STIR. 72 Stopping Noise after 10 pm needs to be a priority. Security will stop by but people don't care. 2/9/2025 10:30 AM They come here to party and will continue to do so unless something changes. You have cars parked in the street and animals running around off leash doing their business wherever they please. This is my home and the noise issue makes us want to leave the community we used to love. 73 Ban them 2/9/2025 10:15 AM 74 It's a love/ hate relationship. Bringing tourism and people to this area has a positive impact on 2/9/2025 9:56 AM the economy, but people also fall in love and want a residence here! This is a drain on resources and there are not enough people in the community who want the jobs needed to care for properties, let alone staff the businesses that are needed to keep up with the increasing demand. 75 The questions regarding property prices. I'd have to do more research to see if there is a 2/8/2025 9:16 PM connection between Airbnbs and home values. There likely is, but there are many other factors that come into play. 76 1 understand concerns that people have regarding disturbance caused by STRs. Noise and 2/8/2025 3:04 PM occupancy regulations would go a long way towards alleviating these (though obviously some people are still going to cause problems-we've had plenty of problems with people in"long term rentals"so not completely fair to single out STRs. I believe earlier in the survey I may have said I was not in favor of a tax or fee- but do understand some additional enforcement may be necessary and so would need to be paid for. So I would reconsider that stance. I feel very strongly that if you own a home you should be allowed to do what you want with it (within rrason of course), as long as all efforts were made to comply with local occupancy and noise/disruptive behavior ordinances 77 We use our cabin a lot. We rent when we aren't there. If I didn't have a STIR, my home would 2/8/2025 12:18 PM not be opened up for LTR, it would be vacact, which isn't great. My STIR bring families with kids who want yo enjoy the scenery. They add life to the Pass! 78 1 thinkPutting a cap on rental home volumes would deter People from investing in our 2/8/2025 10:54 AM community 79 We have a housing shortage here. Allowing homes to be used as mini-hotels just exacerbates 2/8/2025 10:49 AM the issue. 80 We should not have short term rentals in this community. People who buy here only to create a 2/8/2025 10:10 AM short term rental income stream do not care about our community, the preservation of our natural resources, and destroy the area. 81 1 think it's great for the community. We have worked with rental owners to promote businesses 2/8/2025 7:55 AM a lot. It brings excited vacationers to the area where they want to know what to do where to shop etc. 82 They should be taxed into oblivion 2/8/2025 7:54 AM 83 Property owns pay high taxes and they should be able to use their property as they see fit. 2/8/2025 5:18 AM 84 None 2/7/2025 9:12 PM 85 Current homeowners need the ability to manage their property in order to cover expenses. 2/7/2025 7:50 PM Restrictions on current owners, particularly owners who purchased 5-10 or more years ago in particular. 86 Thank you for the survey. Appreciate the opportunity to share. 2/7/2025 7:45 PM 87 STRs bring tourists. Tourists bring money to our county. We need revenue 2/7/2025 7:07 PM 88 Go after the owners that have consistent, unresolved complaints if it really is a problem. Work 2/7/2025 4:10 PM 67/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals with the platforms (Abnb/VRBO/Vacasa)to help solve the issues. Leave the others alone. So many people bought their Kittitas property knowing that this could offset the cost of ownership. Banning outright, or putting in regulations now would probably result in a lot of wasteful lawsuits, and the local economy taking a major hit. The county will see a lot less back in taxes too when housing values drop and commercial businesses drop... STRs are here to stay, long term. There are existing levers to enact change or penalties for bad actors through HOAs, law enforcement and most importantly through the Apps themselves. 89 As stated earlier, it is my opinion if any regulations are admitted they should be there to assist 2/7/2025 3:38 PM the Owner, not patronize their ability to sustain a living here. 90 1 believe restrictions on STRs would cause disparate impact on Upper County since that is 2/7/2025 3:32 PM where a lot of STRs are. Tourism positively impacts our economy. How many STRs actually take housing away from citizens looking for a full time residence? Does the same property really appeal to both those hunting for a full time residence and an STIR? 91 Too many people in one STIR. Water supply, noise, trespassing, reckless driving, the owner 2/7/2025 3:20 PM doesn't control the occupants 92 1 do not favor government interference with business. STR's are often an investment by long 2/7/2025 3:20 PM distance investors. There needs to be common sense regulation in place to protect owners who enjoy this rural setting. STR's owners need to be permitted and they should carry serious liability insurance to protect other property from from the stupidity of some visitors. I've had them defy burn bans. When politely told that there is a burn ban and they could start a forest fire destroying peoples homes, they're response was, "I don't care, I don't live here". 93 1 would support a complete ban on STRs as well. 2/7/2025 3:04 PM 94 1 do not support short term rentals in our community. Thanks. 2/7/2025 2:55 PM 95 STR's are a critical source of revenue for the county 2/7/2025 2:54 PM 96 Limit#people to house 3 beds should have no more than 6 people 2/7/2025 2:44 PM 97 would like the ability to enforce the laws that already exist easily like noise ordinance and fire 2/7/2025 2:40 PM bans 98 Short term rentals are and will be a critical piece to the local economy. They provide numerous 2/7/2025 2:33 PM benefits including, but not limited to, boosting the local economy, providing supplemental revenue for residents, increase local property values and therefore tax revenues, and maybe most importantly allows us to share this wonderful place we call home with others, so that they can enjoy it too :) 99 1 understand people have the right to use their homes for the most part but these are basically 2/7/2025 2:24 PM businesses being ran using single family homes. This area almost feels like it was taken advantage of during the COVID housing boom because people with Microsoft area money were able to come pay cash or outbid the locals who don't have that kind of equity. A lot of people love the area but we are going to lose our next generation of workers in this area if housing isn't figured out soon. 100 For the drain that short term rentals bring on our community if we are going to have them, they 2/7/2025 11:52 AM should be taxed to cover the impact they make on our community and environment. 101 When I rented a rental in another county. There was a binder explaining all do's and dont's . It 2/7/2025 11:36 AM was a beach rental and it told you not to walk on other people's property and to respect theit property. It was all explained very well 102 Proper regulations and guidelines should be put in place. If a str is problematic then they can 2/7/2025 10:42 AM have their license revoked. Since there is no real infrastructure (mayor, relying on sheriff's,) Can it be done through the county, when they register? Not sure how it will work. Most folks who work in Kittitas county can't afford an str home anyway. We don't have enough affordable homes really anywhere. It's up to our municipalities to demand affordable homes. Those should not be turned into Str. 103 Much of Kittitas economy is based on tourism. Short term rentals provide unique ways to show 2/7/2025 10:16 AM off kittitas and fill a hole in the hospitality industry. The rentals provide better places for families to stay and more unique places 104 This is a resort town with a ski slope. Short term rentals are small businesses and the bread 2/7/2025 10:13 AM 68 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals and butter of communities like this. 105 1 think anyone who tries to interrupt free market or put regulation on another person is a vile 2/7/2025 10:11 AM enemy combatant on US soil 106 There needs to be regulations to balance the residence of the county and take into account 2/7/2025 10:11 AM property rights. This is a larger issue and needs to be looked at wholistically 107 As mentioned I work as a cleaner for STR's in the county both in Suncadia and outside. One of 2/7/2025 9:25 AM the major problems I've seen is sprinkler rooms are sometimes used as mass storage areas and access is limited. Management companies are lazy and don't address this fire/safety issue when notified. Owners don't address it either. Owners and management companies are also sometimes negligent in servicing fireplaces causing fire hazard concerns I have with the wildfire area we live in. Sometimes I bring up concerns to the management company and they don't even notify the owners that there could be a potential issue. I am in support of rules that would require annual inspections especially with regard to fire code, sprinkler rooms, and fireplace inspections. 108 1 have no idea on how we are going to solve this, other than elected officials doing their jobs 2/7/2025 8:21 AM and enforcing rules that are in existence today. For example, lot zoning, size, enforcing the no business can be conducted... 109 The only way I can afford to grow my wealth, when it comes to real estate, is by rental. 2/6/2025 10:11 PM Otherwise I would be stuck in the mud struggling to pay my bills. 110 Managed well they help the local economy, but need a balance 2/6/2025 9:09 PM 111 For the safety of the community, protection of rental clients, and increased long term rental 2/6/2025 7:00 PM opportunities, I agree with regulating these. I do not agree if the board of commissioners conducts themselves as normal to pad their own pockets and those of their"close constituents"! 112 1 strongly argue against county-level management, restriction, or regulation of short-term 2/6/2025 6:57 PM rentals (STRs) is that such interference limits economic opportunity, infringes on property rights, and reduces the overall benefits STRs bring to local communities. Here's why STRs should remain free from county control: 1. Property Rights and Free Market Principles STIR owners have invested in their properties and should have the right to use them as they see fit. Restricting STRs interferes with private property rights and disrupts the free market, where supply and demand should dictate success rather than government intervention. 2. Economic Growth and Local Business Support STRs drive significant economic activity by attracting visitors who spend money at local businesses, including restaurants, shops, entertainment venues, and service providers. Overregulation could stifle tourism and hurt these businesses, leading to lost jobs and revenue. 3. Increased Tax Revenue Without Burdening Residents Many counties already collect occupancy taxes from STRs, which fund public services and infrastructure. Restricting STRs could reduce this vital revenue stream, shifting the financial burden onto residents through higher taxes or reduced services. 4. Innovation in Lodging and Tourism STRs provide travelers with diverse and affordable accommodations that hotels often cannot match. Limiting STRs reduces competition, leading to higher prices and fewer options for tourists, potentially driving them to other destinations. 5. Unnecessary Bureaucracy and Enforcement Costs Regulating STRs at the county level requires resources for enforcement, inspections, and administrative oversight, creating unnecessary government expenses. These funds could be better allocated to essential services rather than policing responsible homeowners. 6. Localized Decision-Making is More Effective Rather than broad county-wide regulations, decisions regarding STRs should be left to individual communities and neighborhoods. A one-size-fits-all approach fails to consider the unique needs and economic dynamics of different areas within a county. 7. Misconceptions About STIR Impact Opponents often claim that STRs contribute to housing shortages and neighborhood disruptions, but data frequently shows that well-run STRs coexist peacefully with communities and make up a small percentage of total housing stock. Instead of restrictions, proper nuisance enforcement (for noise or parking violations)should address concerns without harming responsible hosts. STRs contribute to economic growth, property rights, and tourism without requiring heavy-handed regulation. Counties should focus on fostering responsible hosting through light-touch policies that encourage accountability rather than blanket restrictions that limit economic opportunity and personal freedom. 113 Personally I would like to see them banned. The number of"visitors "we get, being a resort 2/6/2025 6:14 PM community is already crushing. Garbage, trespassing, no respect or concern for people who 69/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals live up here full time. The cons definitely out ways any pro's in my opinion 114 1 think it's great to bring people into our area. 2/6/2025 4:53 PM 115 Completely un-American to restrict people to use their properties how they want to use them. 2/6/2025 4:41 PM This helps the economy and to regulate is wrong. 116 1 understand the burden short term rentals imposes in resort type areas like Snoqualmie Pass 2/6/2025 4:20 PM and Roslyn and Ronald. Guests not understanding the grit or snow country standard operating procedures. However in the greater Kittitas County area any home owner should be free to do as they wish. AirBNB does a pretty good job vetting/rating/and allowing for public facing reviews of tenants that allow hosts to confirm or deny guests. Coming from Snoqualmie Pass living in the Conifer Neighborhood a private road that was privately maintained, the biggest problem was guests getting stuck on unmaintained roads, not a county problem, the residents figured out that they needed to pay for a higher level of service for snow removal so people don't get stuck. Sure some guests are there to party and have a good time, but its a ski resort that's what people go there to do. The HOA of a couple other neighborhoods only allow 30 day minimum rentals which allows for rental income and shy's away the weekend party crowd. It should not be a county issue that imposes rules that negatively impact the entire county for small geographic zones of high density short term rentals. 117 In the upper county short term vacation rentals employ a lot of residents. It's a major driver of 2/6/2025 4:04 PM our local economy. In addition, the location of the rentals is not in or near resident housing areas. 118 Snoqualmie Pass is no place for short-term rentals when the renters disrupt the lives of the 2/6/2025 3:43 PM neighbors. We need law enforcement to get rid of the problem renters. 119 Reducing Short term rentals will 1 eliminate visitors to the area 2. Impact local businesses 3. 2/6/2025 2:57 PM Increase hotel/motel developments 4. Encourage on the wealthiest to own homes in the area further limiting visitors and reducing business needs 5. Limit work opportunities for locals with reduced business revenues from less visitors, relying only on wealthy 2nd home owners who rarely come to the area or the wealthy living in resort areas. 120 1 encourage an open mind to short-term vacation rentals. As long as the owners and tenants 2/6/2025 2:40 PM abide by the laws and any applicable CC&Rs, they should be free to use their property as they wish. We invested over$300K into our house when we bought it, all of which went into the local economy (contractors and professional service providers)-and we pay extra to the HOA to allow our guests to use community amenities. I understand the need for affordable housing, but (at the same time)everyone likes when their property values increase. And we should be limiting government restriction and regulation of private property. 121 These people come to party and we live here full time 2/6/2025 2:30 PM 122 1 believe in a cap system where someone wanting to ST rent has to buy credits for the days 2/6/2025 2:28 PM they want...you want to rent your house for 60 days a year...buy your credits...180 days a year...but more credits. The monies generated could offset infrastructure costs for the community...again offset disproportionate useage by ST Rentals vs Long term and homeowners 123 Some regulations are needed but they don't need to go overboard. Is it easier to start with 2/6/2025 2:11 PM more and go to less or start with less and gradually go with more restrictions if needed? 124 Brings positive to community. 2/6/2025 1:02 PM 125 less Government influence the better, A property owner should have the right to do what they 2/6/2025 11:23 AM want ;) 126 Ski area employees need an affordable place to live near to work. 2/6/2025 10:58 AM 127 1 am an owner of a home in Ronald. We used to sit our time 50/50 between Ronald and our 2/6/2025 10:47 AM westside house. Our kids grew older and busier making it harder to come as often. Renting our property had made is possible to maintain ownership. I am all for regulations on ST rentals but am hopeful that there is a grandfather rule in place to allow current rentals to stay rentals. We have a local company that manages it for us. 128 Don't turn us into King County. Leave short term rentals alone. It's good for Kittitas. Also, 1 2/6/2025 10:40 AM hope Cle Elum goes bankrupt. 70/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 129 1 think overall, some sort of solution to the massive amount of STR's in snoqualmie pass is 2/6/2025 10:40 AM important. At the same time, I'm against increased government oversight of my own personal property. It's a hard line to toe. I disagree with any additional taxes but do agree that there should be some systems in place to make sure people are not buying homes as investments. 130 1 feel anyone that currently has a short term rental should be grandfathered in. 2/6/2025 10:01 AM 131 1 have no issues with STIR as a whole but the people doing them need to manage them closer. 2/6/2025 9:51 AM On Snoqualmie Pass I feel renters are not given the"rules" of the area and the neighborhood, especially regarding safety and travel in the winter months. Children are sledding in the streets unsupervised and people are traveling with improper vehicles. This is the homeowners responsibility to make renters aware. 132 Short term rentals positively impact the local economy. Local residents don't fill the homes in 2/6/2025 9:41 AM the area and frequent the same businesses each week. STR's have people visiting the first time who want to visit and spend money in all businesses. Homeowners of STR's already pay taxes on the property and should not be additionally taxed. 133 Vacasa for Snoqualmie pass is a huge liability. Over 3 staff members have had injuries at 2/6/2025 9:41 AM properties. They don't do safety inspections for properties. They leave fire hazards and curb trash everywhere causing rodents and bear problems. 134 Thank you for looking into this. This is one of my biggest problems with living at 2/6/2025 9:38 AM Hyak/Snoqualmie Pass. Hoping we can improve the situation with the short term rentals! Would love to see long term rentals be prioritized over short term rentals. 135 1 am a home owner and have in the past had a STIR. If you own your home and pay taxes on 2/6/2025 9:24 AM the property, you should be able to rent it as you see fit without interference from the government. My experience is that the full time residents in my neighborhood are the ones that have created noise, leave lights on all night and don't pick up after their pets and are generally intolerable of part time owners or renters. They feel that the mountain is theirs and should not be shared with"city folks". 136 I'm a real estate broker who lives at Snoqualmie pass with an extensive knowledge in real 2/6/2025 9:19 AM estate investment and short-term rental. I would love to be a part of any decisions and discussions moving forward, as I think experience tends to outweigh any biased opinions about short-term rentals that jose who are uninformed may not know. 137 Moving here 4 1/2 years ago was the first time I had needed to rent a home in 15 years. I had 2/6/2025 9:02 AM been a homeowner before that. It makes me sad that even though I contribute to our community by volunteering with our local fire department and work locally we are planning to move out of state so that we can find a nice rental and look for a home to buy. As much as we love this community and want to continue to be close to help our aging parents, we need to move somewhere we can be comfortable. We moved here with hopes of finding a place to live and starting a life here. My husband is from WA and spent a lot of time in this area growing up. His parents retired to this area over 25 years ago. After 4 years we have realized that prices are not going to go down. We have been keeping an eye on rentals for the past 2 years and have only seriously considered renting one. The availability of rentals in our area is grim. Combined my husband and I make around$175K a year. We have 2 children in college that we help and one more child that is still in high school. Thank you for doing this for our community!! Good luck! 138 If STR's are managed properly, they bring a benefit to the community by exposing visitors 2/6/2025 8:54 AM interested in Kittitas County a way of exploring and seeing the area that we have to offer. The key is for the STR's to be managed by individual owners That have local resources and are in the community or at least have representatives in the area. 139 Looking forward to getting some control over this. We also had a neighbor who submitted 2/6/2025 8:52 AM building plans for a garage addition to the side of their house, but actually ended up building a 2 unit rental with a garage, in the front of their house, with no additional onsite parking. Where is the accountability from the county? I approved their side garage, when notified, so we have been pretty shocked to see what they actually built. Help!! 140 1 believe in the right to decide how you use your property. 2/6/2025 8:49 AM 141 We need less restrictions not more. Move to seattle for people trying to control your home. 2/6/2025 8:46 AM 142 STIR limit housing and drive up property values and taxes 2/6/2025 8:46 AM 71 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 143 Short term rentals have negatively affected property values for Snoqualmie pass. Property 2/6/2025 8:43 AM values have sky rocketed, taxes have gone up. There is a huge lack of affordable housing for young people who may want their first home. It's unfortunate that this survey won't even do anything for Snoqualmie Pass, Kittitas county could care less about supporting an unincorporated area, even though we also pay taxes. 144 Do not regulate 2/6/2025 8:42 AM 145 There is some serious price gouging that happens. Pretty outrageous and it take housing from 2/6/2025 8:42 AM people in the community and gives it to rich outsiders. 146 O 2/6/2025 8:38 AM 147 Nothing wrong with short term rentals 2/6/2025 8:36 AM 148 Do not over regulate strs or you will have unintended negative consequences. Chelan county 2/6/2025 8:34 AM has over regulated thinking it would make housing affordable and it has not. Instead it has hurt the tourist indusrty. 149 Having a sheriff that can help with noise control and safety is vital. But I worry restrictions on 2/6/2025 8:27 AM short term rentals will negatively impact my home value 150 The amount of STIR need to be regulated for the health of our county and communities. 2/6/2025 8:25 AM 151 We need more support in upper county-we don't have the resources we need to handle safety 2/6/2025 8:22 AM concerns in a timely manner. Please limit short term rentals on Snoqualmie Pass!!! 152 STRs need to be capped and better controlled. It is out of control in Roslyn ridge. 2/6/2025 8:16 AM 153 People showed up at the rental next to us and were shooting guns off the deck inside our 2/6/2025 8:13 AM community, which is an HOA that doesn't allow shooting The land they were shooting over was our property where our dog was playing. They simply do not care about our regulations because they are not part of our community they think coming here lets them do whatever they want to because it's not the west.side. People think that kid attacks County doesn't have property boundaries and they can ride whatever motorized vehicle they want across property lines with no repercussions. 154 There is a significant lack of affordable long term rentals in the area. STIR only take away from 2/6/2025 8:09 AM the members of the community who work to keep the local resources available and operating. 155 We could not afford to own our home if we couldn't supplement our income with rental income. 2/6/2025 8:09 AM Unfortunately when I list our rental as a long term, most people that work up here cannot afford the long term price(which only covers our expenses). When I can't rent it long term, I list it short term to make something. Sadly, it's the ski resort that pays poorly. Please don't punish home owners trying to make a living when the reason for a lack of affordable housing is a state issue and local employer issues paying poorly. Thanks 156 i think we need more housing overall, not less airbnb. many people (like us)would not consider 2/6/2025 7:57 AM long term but we would consider short term rentals which would benefit the economy 157 These properties would not provide housing for employees We have a smallapt rented full time 2/6/2025 7:54 AM 158 Short term rentals allow for family and friends to visit local residents. We live in an area where 2/6/2025 7:45 AM there are no hotel options. (Aside from Summit Inn which is not clean.) 159 Including a requirement that the owner live with 20 minutes of the rental would be a good idea. 2/6/2025 7:45 AM This would help insure the owner is an active member of the community and has a vested interest in the community not just a place to make money 160 Kittitas is a vacation destination. We need to find away to provide short term rentals and 2/6/2025 7:42 AM protect communities and neighborhoods. 161 1 am a Local business manager& a local long term renter. I have worked here 10 years, lived 2/6/2025 7:39 AM here for 5. Have a deep care for the community and hate to see it following in the footsteps of other ski resort towns where everyone is priced out, and there is garbage everywhere, no community, etc 162 Short term rentals are absolutely a drain on the county and hurt working class people. 2/6/2025 7:29 AM 163 Housing is expensive period, short term rentals are not the problem. 2/6/2025 7:22 AM 72 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 164 Being able to rent our home intermittently is the only way we are able to afford to purchase in 2/6/2025 5:59 AM the area. We depend on it for now and also are involved members of the community. We value STR's and are willing to work with the community in concerns they present 165 No 2/6/2025 12:52 AM 166 They provide value and bring in visitors. As a small business owner, we don't want to limit 2/5/2025 11:12 PM business. 167 It's tough to tell people what they can do with their homes. I would like to see a timeline 2/5/2025 10:29 PM limitation Ex you can rent your home 25 percent of the time and all rentals must report. 168 Short term rentals should not be regulated by government agency's. Regulations if any, should 2/5/2025 7:51 PM come from CCR's and HOA's in the location. If there is not an HOA or CCR's it should be left alone. A short term rentals can help an owner afford a property when real estate conditions create hardship in home ownership. 169 Let us have them 2/5/2025 7:29 PM 170 Thank you for putting this together. I think there is a solution that could work for most, but of 2/5/2025 6:25 PM course you can't please everyone. 171 Housing is a basic human right. I support efforts to help anyone who needs/wants assistance. 2/5/2025 5:38 PM 172 1 think like all business they are important tot the business eco system and also like all 2/5/2025 5:32 PM business there must be a balance in the marketplace 173 Kittitas County should restrict short-term rentals. 2/5/2025 2:45 PM 174 Not at this time. 2/5/2025 2:39 PM 175 Limitations on the supply of short-term rentals may have unintended consequences. It can be 2/5/2025 2:32 PM seen in other communities that the grandfathered short term properties hold a value advantage over their neighbors who have been frozen out of the same opportunity. These short-term rentals play an important role in our tourism business here in the county. They also offer an investment opportunity that enhances the assets of those who engage in this business. Short term rentals have become an important self-employment opportunity for many. Short term rentals also improve the overall physical nature of many properties by improving them so they are competitive within the marketplace of this activity. It is true that short-term rentals remove housing stocks from the rental or purchase inventory of any given community. I believe it is falsely presumed that the limitations on these will have a meaningful balance of the short supply of housing it won't. The housing stock shortage is a complicated issue far outweigh the advantages or disadvantages of the short term rental issues. It's complicated by construction cost land use regulations interest rates and the availability of land for such development. Existing ordinance for occupancy noise, garbage parking or all on the books already. The question is whether or not they enforced either by the property owner of the short term rental or the agencies responsible for the broad community enforcement of these matters. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this complex issue. 176 Short term rentals are very important for many different reasons in our community. 2/5/2025 2:25 PM 177 What are other communities doing with regards to STR limitations? Langley, WA, Leavenworth, 2/5/2025 1:34 PM etc. Both of these communities have higher tourist activity and a significant amount of people in the community in service jobs not making a living wage. I would be curious as to what is the percentage of STIR stock they allow? 178 Short term rentals without fair taxation are wrecking this community. Locals first 2/5/2025 12:20 PM 179 OUR STORY: When we purchased our home in the very beginning of 2020, it came with a 2/5/2025 11:55 AM "bonus home" as I call it. The bonus home had been treated very poorly by long term renters for many years. It is also VERY close in proximity to our own home and so we felt like we had two choices: 1) let it sit empty; or 2) clean it up and have it available for guests -both our own guests and guests of Kittitas County. We chose option#2 and have been operating our STIR ever since. This seems to work best to give our family a little bit of space and privacy, but also keep the home up and running - it's the original farm house on this piece of land dating back to around the turn of the century and I could not imagine tearing down a piece of history. As a business, it's an expensive one, but so far we have been able to just cover our expenses with the revenue form both SRTs and the occasional MTR (usually one or two in the winter months). Expenses include furnishings, sheets, towels, kitchenware, appliances, replacements for all of 73/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals those things, utilities, professional routine cleaning, occasional deep cleaning (furniture& rugs, too)software to market and manage the STIR bookings, accounting software, and plenty of general maintenance to keep things in tip top shape as most STIR guests expect. We treat it as a business and want our guests to have an amazing experience when they stay with us. THE MARKET: Over the past four years, we have definitely felt a slow down in bookings. There are more STRs than there once were. Our local economy can only support so many. Exactly that number, I'm not sure, but we DO NOT need governmental regulation to determine that. The market will work that out on it's own; it's Economics 101-supply and demand. STIR business owners will need to either reduce their prices or significantly set themselves apart in order to stay competitive. Anyone who doesn't deliver a 5-star experience will not last long in this business anyway. There are plenty of other choices for people. I predict that some STIR owners will close their doors in the next couple of years due to the squeeze of increasing expenses and decreasing revenues and/or the sheer work and logistics it takes to run a GREAT STIR and be competitive. I also own several long term rentals in Kittitas County (since 2016/2017). 1 have seen ZERO negative effects on the rise in short term rentals on the long term rental market. ZERO. If anything, my last"leasing season"was the toughest one yet. I used to have wait lists and dozens of calls on every vacant rental. The last time I nearly had to lower the rental price AND I had an extra month of vacancy. We have more housing here than 10 years ago, more CWU housing and less college kids coming to school. A few more STRs than we had pre-2020 is not going to have much, if any, effect on the availability of housing. And, again, my prediction is that some STIR hosts will simply give up in the next couple of years. It's just not a cash cow in Ellensburg for most owners. MORE ON THE RENTAL MARKET: If part of the purpose of this committee is to prevent STRs taking housing out of the housing pool and thereby increasing rents, YOU NEED TO LOOK ELSEWHERE. Rents are increasing because costs are increasing across the board. Property taxes have increased SUBSTANTIALLY in the time we have owned rentals in Kittitas County. (For example, one of our four-bedroom houses had taxes of$2203 per year in 2017 and in 2024 that same house was $3555.) Irrigation water has almost doubled. Our homeowner's insurance has doubled as well.)A small monthly profit must be retained by the landlord to cover things like new paint and carpet, new HVAC, yard maintenance, and general repairs. Even as someone who is eight years into rental homeownership, there is never money left "for us". Ever. STRs in Kittitas County are not increasing rents for long term rentals -taxes, inflation and maintenance expectations are. And if legislation is passed on the state level that caps rental increases to a certain percentage each year, you can bet that small landlords will have no choice than to take full advantage of those EVERY year or not agree to long term leases. It's not sustainable otherwise. Small landlords will sell and large corporations will take over. IN CLOSING: Please consider that general economics is, and should be, at play in most industries. Rental markets are not an exception. The"good" hosts and landlords will prevail and the"bad" hosts and landlords will be pushed out. Moreover, our small local economy in Kittitas County cannot support a huge number of STRs. The not-so-great ones will close on their own, making room for the great ones to thrive. We have larger issues at play affecting housing overall, which should be focused on separately. We have larger issues affecting our local economy as well (like the lack of high-paying jobs and industries)which should be focused on separately. Let our STIR hosts do their jobs and provide more diverse lodging options for visitors to our amazing little valley! 180 My family and I always prefer to rent through AIRB&B or VRBO vs a hotel stay for our family 2/5/2025 11:31 AM vacations because it is so much more comfortable than a hotel and also it boosts the local economy as well. 181 Short term rentals in Upper Kittitas County work in Suncadia, but not within city limits. 2/5/2025 11:17 AM 182 The owner needs to be in charge. Tell your renters the rules and have them sign an agreement. 2/5/2025 10:39 AM Cover everything from where to put the garbage to what the speed limit is on your road and who has cameras up and the consequences for not following the rules. Airbnb and VRBO can evict them on the spot 183 1 often rent properties through Airbnb and VRBO myself in other communities and find them to 2/5/2025 10:33 AM be a better choice than hotels for traveling with the family. 184 Rentals are too high whether long term or short term. 2/5/2025 10:32 AM 185 No 2/5/2025 10:24 AM 186 If there are any STIR regulations, I would appreciate grandfathering in the ones in current 2/5/2025 9:29 AM operation. I do recommend occupancy restrictions, based on bedrooms or sleep capacity or whatever and strict noise or quiet hours, enforceable by the Sherriff. 74/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 187 Thank you for studying this important issue. 2/5/2025 9:27 AM 188 1 believe we need to stop them ASAP as more and more people that have two homes are 2/5/2025 9:18 AM seriously considering it, or are now doing it in my neighborhood alone. Not only do we have the problems mentioned above, but they don't abide by the speed limits, they speed through the neighborhood making it unsafe for our children. They don't care about rules. They even said"I paid for this, I should be able to do what I want!" 189 1 strongly support people solving their problems person to person -not using tax dollars to 2/5/2025 9:07 AM regulate poor behaviors. 190 Short term rentals can be good for a variety of reasons including visitors liking the area so 2/5/2025 9:03 AM much they decide to purchase. However, like any business, they most certainly should be regulated and the landlords accountable for anyone that rents from them. 191 There aren't many jobs available in the area so there has to be a way for locals to make 2/5/2025 8:59 AM money. 192 Emergency services could be used or exhausted on short term rentals while the permanent 2/5/2025 8:39 AM residents may need them and pay for them. 193 Although short terms rentals have a time 2/5/2025 8:19 AM and place, I have found them handy at times. I strongly believe they need to be regulated. This source of income is growing while affordable housing is remaining low. Especially in a town where college age people are renting 4-5-bedroom homes, taking away from families, also increasing the pricing of rentals. STIR is a useful tool in the tool belt but it needs to be kept to a minimum. 194 Our community is small, 1 2/5/2025 8:15 AM don't want to see a bunch of outsiders moving here because there's availability for short term housing& i don't want to see an increase in crime or an increase in housing people with felonies or sex offenders. 195 With more activity and more housing in the county, planning like this is a 2/5/2025 8:11 AM good move. 196 Have stayed at many short term rentals and enjoy them better than a 2/5/2025 8:09 AM hotel! Let people use their property the way they want. It's in their best interest to have rules for their short term stay members. 197 My comments are based on living in Ellensburg where a Str could directly 2/5/2025 8:05 AM impact people like me by having bad str people next door or across the street. Strs out in the county away from other dwellings where direct next door impacts are negligible, would generally, not be a problem. Perhaps a minimum distance from adjacent dwellings could be incorporated. 198 1 am interested in updates when they become available. 2/5/2025 7:46 AM 199 No 2/5/2025 7:45 AM 200 So many 2/5/2025 7:33 AM communities have battled this as well as lack of affordable long term rentals. Permit fees and tax plus limit on number of days per year are best options to keep investors out without unduly limiting someone from renting an ADU occasionally. 201 People should be able to self regulate and use their property as they see fit. Taxes 2/5/2025 7:27 AM are bad enough and it's hard enough to make money. Regulating and taxing will keep people away from this market and hurt those already in it. Free market trade in a safe and fair manner is the right of all citizens. 202 1 feel it's driving the prices of homes in the Lake CleElum up to where 2/5/2025 7:20 AM people can only afford them has a rental property. We have owned there for over 20 years and have witnessed this take place with several homes. 203 2/5/2025 7:11 AM Economic growth for the area includes short-term rentals as part of the plan, especially as important events essential to the fabric of the community promote tourism. However, due to the lack of housing supply and the constant creep of long-term rental prices 75 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals without much sign of improvement, I think short-term rentals are having a net negative effect on local morale and population outlook. 204 2/5/2025 7:08 AM • Strain on Infrastructure—Increased short-term rentals can put a burden • Loss of Rural Character—Kittitas County has a strong sense of community and rural charm, which is being eroded by a revolving door of short-term visitors who have no long-term investment in the area. • Wildfire& Environmental Concerns—With many short-term renters unfamiliar with local fire risks and environmental guidelines, there's an increased danger of wildfires, littering, and damage to natural areas. • Limited Law Enforcement Resources—The county may not have the manpower to adequately enforce rental regulations, leading to ongoing violations like noise disturbances, reckless driving, and trespassing. • Affordable Housing Shortage—The conversion of homes into short-term rentals reduces the number of available long-term rentals, making it harder for local workers and families to find housing. 205 Please help bring our community back and focus on the kids who have 2/5/2025 7:03 AM no friends because all their neighbors are ABNB's 206 We don't need any 2/5/2025 6:45 AM regulations short term rental is a small business nit local government 207 Every rental should have afire inspection, as 2/5/2025 6:34 AM policies are dropping in our county, how can people rent these out legally? Does the mortgage company and insurance sign off on the use? 208 Kittitas County doesn't have low income housing, it does 2/5/2025 6:29 AM have many empty 2nd homes 209 Once Natural Disasters impact a 2/5/2025 2:32 AM community these are some of the first groups to illegally price gouge. The county needs to have a regulatory committee that would immediately take action if the STRs increased prices or set inflated Long Term rental prices after a disaster such as a wildfire in the community led. Our county has high wildfire risks with local residents at risk of losing their one and only primary house. The county and state should help monitor pricing abuse after a disaster and help residents take legal recourse in a time the resident may be too desperate to lead that effort. 210 No 2/4/2025 11:51 PM 211 People can and should use their property how they want to. We 2/4/2025 11:07 PM don't need regulations on it. 212 1 just 2/4/2025 10:48 PM really think that if housing was in serious shortage then I would consider a cap on numbers of short term rentals to prevent monopolies, housing shortages, and pushing out of families who have been in the community for a long time and now there kids can't afford to stay... if that makes sense. I'm NEVER in favor of big corporations being able to buy up lots of houses and "corner"the market. I think you should have to be local and have"skin in the game"so you experience the effects of how your community responds. 213 Short-term rentals provide many 2/4/2025 10:36 PM benefits to our area, including bringing visitors who may not stay otherwise, bringing income for local businesses and tax revenue, tax revenue from the rentals which are collected/remitted by Airbnb and other sites, introducing our area to visitors who often return many times, among other benefits. 214 It may be wise to restrict short term rentals in 2/4/2025 10:05 PM tourist pockets like Suncadia, but doing so in towns such as Cle Elum & Ellensburg would limit opportunities for visitors to be able to immerse themselves in the culture of those towns. For too long Ellensburg has been a truck stop town. We should be creating opportunities for people to truly visit these areas and get a taste of our local lifestyle. 215 STR's are a vital part of the Roslyn and Cle Elum economy, 2/4/2025 10:05 PM and infringing upon, taxing or limiting STR's will negatively affect the employment and livelihoods of the tax-paying citizens of Kittitas County. 216 STIR are a good step toward building a recreation-based economy, which 2/4/2025 9:33 PM could help the county thrive. 76/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 217 do not regulate 2/4/2025 9:32 PM 218 Short term rentals in 2/4/2025 9:17 PM Suncadia drive 6 times the number of Secuirty and parking incidences for our private security. I'm sure this is similar outside the community as well! Please implement permitting, and taxes to support the rec center and schools for our community. Also do not limit the amount of short term rentals, this brings to much economy to our community doing such would hurt significantly property values.. 219 Limit STRs! 2/4/2025 9:11 PM 220 Many rural areas benefit 2/4/2025 9:01 PM considerably from short term rentals. In and around Cle Elum, Roslyn, and Ronald they get more people interacting with the local community than Suncadia. More local business owners benefit. 221 STR's should be banned altogether. 2/4/2025 8:26 PM 222 It's taking away from opportunities for families 2/4/2025 8:11 PM who could support our local economy and downtown. I think "tiny homes"etc are okay, but not full size houses 223 Private property owners have 2/4/2025 8:10 PM rights! The homes here getting utilized as STRs are not"affordable housing", they're$1M+ homes and what someone chooses to do with their private property is not your business. RESPECT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS!!!!! WA tenants laws are screwed to screw landlords who rent to long term tenants. That's the only reason there's no"affordable housing"! No property owner in their right mind wants a WA squatter with more rights than them occupying their property. WA screwed up the affordable housing, not STRs. 224 Enabling short term rentals is a gift for the 2/4/2025 7:56 PM community 225 No 2/4/2025 7:36 PM 226 Do not restrict or regulate short term rentals. Build 2/4/2025 7:25 PM more housing. 227 There are hundreds of these but never more than a handful of long term 2/4/2025 7:10 PM rentals available around here. The long term prices are jacked up partially because of this type of business and development, in my opinion. We need apartments/condos for the working class. Kittitas county is only catering the rich. 228 Overall negative impact on the community. 2/4/2025 7:07 PM Regulations how many, and business type restrictions should be in place. 229 1 think people would not enjoy having more 2/4/2025 7:01 PM regulations. It's hard enough to make a living. This is an area that people like to come to so having a place to stay when we do not have decent hotels all I have to say is why not have sort term rentals 230 STR's 2/4/2025 6:48 PM just health to the local economy. Renters come to the area to spend money in Roslyn, eat the local restaurants, rent from the local outposts. All property value is rising, but it's because people want to relocate from the west side, not just because of STR's. The immediate press releases listing CleElum neighborhood as the key location now a days is definitely driving up the cost of land. But again, it brings in business that the local businesses are thriving off of. 231 1 am 2/4/2025 6:42 PM concerned about fire safety, noise, and affordability of housing. With no regulation, these issues will not only persist, but get worse. Whatever regulations the county comes up with, the rules need to be enforced and non compliance should be met with clear and consistent consequences. I'm sure there are many responsible rental operators but there are many that are a net negative for the county. I support common sense and fair regulations. 232 1 believe they should help contribute to the community not just take 2/4/2025 6:32 PM 233 As long as owners are living nearby to deal with issues that most certainly 2/4/2025 6:29 PM will arise, I don't see it being a big issues. Also, density of homes in the area needs to be 77/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals addressed. If the property is 1/4 mile away, that's way different than 25 feet! Also, sadly, some consider these short term rentals as "party houses" and that may cause increased police use and disturbance. 234 Eliminating or limiting short 2/4/2025 6:28 PM term rentals won't solve housing availability people with 2nd or 3rd houses will still keep them just won't be bringing people into the community to bring in venue at restaurants and shopping 235 Kittitas County needs to stay away from this topic. 2/4/2025 6:27 PM What people do with their property is not a concern to anyone other than the property owner and the occupant. 236 Let people do what they what with their home 2/4/2025 6:17 PM 237 No 2/4/2025 6:14 PM 238 It seems like the volume of homes available is lacking due to so many 2/4/2025 6:14 PM being listed as STIR. And most of those owners have a company managing, so they are never around to even see the state of their property. Most cleaners don't notice trash or dog feces on adjacent properties since they are simply there to clean, not look after the place. And light pollution is obnoxious. Lights are left on inside and outside 24 hrs, 365 days. So much for dark nights and looking at the stars. It sucks. 239 1 have a hard time believing that short term rentals 2/4/2025 6:13 PM are driving up the price of housing in our area. I believe it has to do with the increasing interest rates and commuters who buy homes in our county and commute to work in areas with higher salaries. These people are willing to pay more for housing (because it is less than where they work) and are driving up the market. If the government is going to regulate anything (which I don't believe they should be doing) maybe it's time to look at where homeowners are working who buy houses in our area. It might be time to prioritize full time Kittitas county residents and employees. 240 Look at Chelan county and what has 2/4/2025 6:11 PM happened to them by regulating short term rentals. Hasn't been great. Communities and their HOAs and CC&Rs regulated rentals. If a buyer doesn't want to be in that community because of STIR then they will pick a different area. Making a cash grab on the homeowners for taxes and fees on having a STIR isn't the way to help our community deal with the wear and tear on our county. 241 Don't want our small neighborhood to be full of str 2/4/2025 5:45 PM 242 Similar rules to bed and breakfast. Ideally owner lives onsite if not doable local property 2/4/2025 5:45 PM manager that is available 24 hrs and within 15 minutes of STIR. If in a HOA the HOA could be given the ability to be property manager with fees that pay for personal to be available. 243 I believe people should have right to use their property however they want. However, with that 2/4/2025 5:45 PM said, many neighborhoods in the county did not have provisions in CC&Rs that regulated such use and with Wa state case law, adoption of such is not an option. Thus, The county needs to step up and implement some control. 244 A homeowner should be allowed to do as they wish with their home and tell the Gina 2/4/2025 5:44 PM Peckman's of the world to mind their own damn business 245 It's taxable income, and there's too many people that are using our resources and 2/4/2025 5:32 PM not paying for them 246 2/4/2025 5:32 PM Needing to have full time residents needs in the residential zones a top priority . Money making businesses need to be treated like commercial businesses. Health and safety issues for residential homes need to come first. A Community needs -many layers of housing for the workforces that hold the communities woven together. Not profit grapplers. Not LLC that don't contribute to the community-many owners dont pay the local county sales taxes because they use the 1031 DST. Basically playing on a real life monopoly board. Taking many residential homes out of the long term rental market. 247 I believe government needs to stay out of our business. 2/4/2025 5:29 PM 248 A major reason we purchased in Kittatas is because of the present short 2/4/2025 5:28 PM term rental policies. We would not have purchased in other tightly controlled counties. 78/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 249 No 2/4/2025 5:27 PM 250 Roslyn has way too many. Very few full time residents to get involved in 2/4/2025 5:27 PM community. Please don't let cle elum become that. 251 Things are perfectly fine the way they are. 2/4/2025 5:27 PM 252 1 do think short term rentals 2/4/2025 5:26 PM effect the availability for long term rental housing . But I do think it's our choice what we do with our home. As long as regular ordinances are being followed . 253 Caps are bad, and could cause me to look at 2/4/2025 5:14 PM hoarding properties in hopes the supply of rentals becomes capped. Let local communities decide. 254 Y'all are making this way to hard. You know what the problem is and what needs to be done. 2/4/2025 5:03 PM Just like the other counties in WA state that have addressed this issue, just get it done. 255 Please stop trying to regulate people doing what they want with their own property. 2/4/2025 4:50 PM 256 While I am in favor of the 2/4/2025 4:44 PM question proposing a percentage limit, there would need to be an equitable process defined for how someone is allowed to have one when the cap is being reached such as time limited permits, lottery style selections, or even new more dedicated communities designed around short term rentals. 257 2/4/2025 4:41 PM Weigh this carefully. These homes do not deter from locals having housing as many suggest. They support the local economy and tax base. As a part time resident, I don't use the schools, and I come once a month so I am not on the roads daily, but I am supporting the community, and happy to do so. 258 We own two homes next door to each other and when not in 2/4/2025 4:35 PM use from our own family we'd like to rent for personal income now that we are retired and on a fixed incime 259 They should not be allowed in our neighborhoods even here at the ski areas as the noise 2/4/2025 4:27 PM disrupts peaceful family full time residents 260 Limits on number in neighborhood. Limit on how long or how many days per year. Provide a 2/4/2025 4:26 PM phone number to your neighbors with someone who will answer when there is a problem because there will be 261 It's none of the counties business 2/4/2025 4:15 PM 262 Tax the second homes in the county to cover infrastructure costs and the pressure 2/4/2025 4:12 PM it puts on resources and environment degradation to the county. 263 2/4/2025 4:08 PM When Chelan County put restrictions on their vacations rentals, it negatively impacted local businesses and decreased tourism revenue. Considering the state of things financially in upper county, I strongly recommend we don't do anything at the detriment of tourism revenue. 264 1 think they have a very positive impact 2/4/2025 3:58 PM on families being able to produce an income from property they own. They don't negatively impact our neighbors in any way. Government, please stay out of my home and off of my property and allow me the freedom to make ends meet in this financially trying time. Thank you. 265 No 2/4/2025 3:55 PM 266 1 think that short 2/4/2025 3:54 PM term rentals can severely affect affordable housing and I think there are better solutions than limiting Individuals from seeking to utilize their property the way they choose. Mixed housing opportunities, more multi housing units allowed, and increased ADU allowances are all ways to increase long term rentals. I also believe creating incentive programs for those looking to create long term rentals is a better approach than penalizing people for wanting to make income off their property. 79/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 267 2/4/2025 3:52 PM The number of primarily unoccupied homes that are only available as short term rentals has priced me out of renting. I'm also a volunteer ff and have had many runs for smoke and CO alarms or propane fires in BBQ. All seemingly due to lack of owner maintenance. This issue has become pervasive in the upper county and for the owner, there's only profit and no skin in the game. I would support a permitted limit, taxation, use fee or some detrimental consequence that feeds the community. These consequences might cause some owners to rent to residents instead of short term. I'm very passionate about this as it has priced me out of the market and I cannot afford to stay in the area. Living with family and have a 6 figure salary lol. 268 There are very few places for young people to rent/buy 2/4/2025 3:37 PM 269 Over 2/4/2025 3:35 PM regulation of short term rentals is a slippery slope. Helping families make ends meet by allowing another income stream is a good thing. Tourism and the money it brings to the county is also a big deal. Short term rentals are a good compliment to hotels as it allows families to gather to visit relatives or enjoy the beautiful places we call home. 270 STRs are likely not going anywhere(WA State Law) but 2/4/2025 3:28 PM making sure they are properly managed makes sense. We want the revenues for local businesses. That said, the problems arise at mismanaged or neglected properties. This should be addressed. 271 2/4/2025 3:17 PM Should be limited my number of properties. There is a difference in a home owner selectively and occasionally renting out their home to offset the costs of ownership vs a for profit business. If we limited the number of homes available for rent on an ownership basis without limiting permits, we could still enable small private owners while discouraging corporatization of housing. As an example, we occasionally rent our family cabin for holidays if we won't be there. We own 1 property, we use it regularly, and feel like a community member. If we had to pay a large licensing fee, we likely would not do this, which would result in additional stays for'for profit' owners. 272 2/4/2025 3:15 PM Don't do what Chelan county did!! It negatively impacted their tax base. Short term rentals promote tourism which is one of the few viable industries in our county. 273 Put limits on short term rentals as soon as possible 2/4/2025 2:29 PM as they are already steamrolling over our small community. The delays due to"Studies" has been non productive and a waste of taxpayer money. Our Kittitas County Commissioners have been non responsive to our local concerned citizens at community meetings. 274 This is not a typical suburban neighborhood. There 2/4/2025 2:23 PM are no schools within 40 minutes. It is a tourist area and typical STIR concerns really don't apply. 275 Just that most housing is getting bought 2/4/2025 2:21 PM up for short vrbo/short term and no housing left for lower income rentals. Also in HOA's they are using services for many renters that other HOA members are pay for and need to be charged tripple the HOA fees. 276 Use short term rentals to generate more 2/4/2025 2:06 PM tax revenue for the community to solve for issues like garbage/litter and monitoring regulatory and community complaints 277 1 think they should be an option for a homeowner to implement but I think there should be 2/4/2025 1:55 PM occupant rules 278 Local community HOAs should be able to determine how many STRs are 2/4/2025 1:48 PM allowed in there communities 279 Should be strictly regulated if not banned. 2/4/2025 1:45 PM Contributes to housing shortage and affect quality of life for residents of the county. 280 Since our county has become over indicated with short term rentals it is 2/4/2025 1:43 PM no longer our forever home. We have purchased a place that we spend the summers, that 80/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals doesn't allow STR's. We will eventually move and sell our home which I'm sure will be the county's newest STIR. 281 Please make more rules and restrictions 2/4/2025 1:42 PM 282 Need serious restrictions 2/4/2025 1:39 PM 283 Please bring peace back to my neighborhood and open spaces 2/4/2025 1:38 PM 284 There are a lot of 2/4/2025 1:37 PM naysayers to short term rentals and they tend to suck up a lot of the oxygen of the room and of council members. There is not shortage of land nor building permits in our county and so short term rentals is not causing a problem, if anything it is bringing growth and new jobs and a vibrant economy and mix of businesses to the area. For example gemini fishmonger is absolutely amazing and such an asset to Cle elum. 285 The County and each City should adopt permitted STIR regulations 2/4/2025 1:34 PM and require inspections on an annual basis in order to obtain and renew their permit. HOA's and other areas with covenants and or By-laws should take steps to establish their rules that may exceed the County and/or City permit requirements if needed. 286 2/4/2025 1:22 PM I think STIR, if regulated, can be an asset and help put the area on the map for the many outdoor activities and help diversify the local economy. I know that in dense residential areas where there is high tourism, STRs can be a source of strife. Renters are on vacation and may be noisy late at night for example. But they can also enhance business in the town. If the area is promoted right and attracts outdoor rec types, they are often out all day and less disruptive. I wouldn't think most dense city center neighborhoods would really be where renters would want to stay anyway in our area. But I do support regulation to ensure community goals are maintained and local housing is not curtailed by too many STRs 287 Its none of the Counties business, other than collecting taxes, 2/4/2025 1:13 PM This communist agenda pushed by Gina Pecckman is an infringement on property rights and will be met with legal action. 288 1 think they are a 2/4/2025 1:10 PM huge benefit and could offer addition streams of income for locals including cleaning, airbnb ownership, in-house chef, etc. The town is going to continue to grow whether we like it or not, might as well let it grow in a way that benefits the community as a whole. 289 Limiting str or increasing fees will cause people to 2/4/2025 1:02 PM sell which in turn will cause prices to fall and tourism to decline. Chelan is the perfect example. Their economy suffered greatly and businesses went under. 290 This is a bad idea. You are just looking for money revenue 2/4/2025 1:00 PM and not considering the violation to private property rights 291 This county has enough restrictions on what homeowners can do with their property. 2/4/2025 12:58 PM Stop taxing residents out of Kittitas county. 292 Don't allow it. It's turns residential neighborhoods into tourist 2/4/2025 12:58 PM destinations. 293 No 2/4/2025 12:53 PM 294 The county needs to 2/4/2025 12:53 PM help the HOAs and small community with rules that can be inforced. It is affecting the stranded of live for the full time residents, so that rental company's and second home owner can make money. Not fair to us as residents. There are so many that are done under tha table , how is that fair to the Hotel/ Motels that pay taxes and have to jump through loop meet certain standers and rules. 295 Do not allow them 2/4/2025 12:49 PM 296 1 run a bed and breakfast, not an Airbnb, but an actual bed and breakfast, 2/4/2025 12:35 PM but according to your survey, this is still a short-term rental. I don't really feel that you have accurately put these questions together for an objective purpose 297 Promotes more coastie a-holes to move here 2/4/2025 12:33 PM 81 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 298 As for where we are located I do not see an issue. 2/4/2025 12:31 PM 299 do not impede property rights, but hold owners 2/4/2025 12:17 PM accoutnablefor impacts created 300 2/4/2025 12:16 PM There is a fine line between regulating and destroying a local economy and property owners should be able to keep their decision making freedoms. At the same time, (very) limited STIR regulations may be needed to stop some of the negative issues that impact the majority. Other municipalities have implemented regulations with disastrous results as they didn't account for the well being of all parties. 301 If there are going to be short term rentals there needs to be a 2/4/2025 12:09 PM system to police those houses. We do not have the recourses to call our police to get these houses under control. There also needs to be a way to report an illegal house rental. The people that own and rent these houses do not live in Kittitas country. They should pay much more than a hotel in taxes. They are adding nothing to maintain or grow our local recourses to keep the people that live here full time safe. 302 1 believe that short term rentals 2/4/2025 12:01 PM provide opportunities for driving revenue for local businesses and for visitors to experience our beautiful county. 303 Please regulate, as Chelan County is doing, because now the investors looking to skirt the 2/4/2025 11:59 AM new restrictions are flooding here 304 I'm as concerned about the safety of the renters as 1 2/4/2025 11:57 AM am about the locals. Owners that are renting out their homes need to do a way better job of communicating local rules. 305 We have been doing STR's at our Hyak property up at Snoqualmie Pass for around 20 years. 2/4/2025 11:50 AM We designed and built our extended-family home, and have many memories there and enjoy the skiing and hiking. Having STR's has been the only way that we have been able to afford this home. It has also provided a place for many visitors to enjoy the mountains, since there are not many hotel options available at Snoqualmie Pass. 306 the most dangerous, rule breaking individuals in our 2/4/2025 11:39 AM community live full time. renters are usually very careful. i've had our cabin 6 years and only have rented for one year. 307 When managed well, and with a clear set of enorceable rules/regs, STRs 2/4/2025 11:36 AM can be a great tool for economic development, property values, etc. It's critical for neighbors that rules are enforced so that the experience of others isn't ruined. 308 2/4/2025 11:36 AM Taxing and regulating this industry will only deter rental owners and negatively impact the local economy that relies on turism. 309 It's a great place to visit, would love to see the business model continue 2/4/2025 11:29 AM 310 Professional 2/4/2025 11:27 AM management of STIR advantages all homeowners by having dedicated local managers and staff involved in the business with a priority on the local community wellbeing, alongside the need for accommodation for visitors. 311 My opinion is that Chelan County over stepped in their short term rental 2/4/2025 11:24 AM restrictions. I would hate to see Kittitas County do the same. 312 This conversation has been going on for years. As housing is an issue, it 2/4/2025 11:24 AM needs to become a priority to address. 313 It's all a balance. Restrictions, if enacted, should not over-reach. They can be tightened over 2/4/2025 11:23 AM time. This survey seems biased to the STIR are a problem. Questions could be more neutral. 314 1 think to keep business open and thriving we 2/4/2025 11:23 AM need tourism in the area. I do think it needs to be managed. I am more worried about large apartment complexes over short term rental. If it wasn't being rented a family would live in the house. That wouldn't change the amount present. I do think a local would not spend as frivolous as a tourist. 82 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 315 If you mess with short term rentals you will devestate 2/4/2025 11:22 AM the economy. Everyone eating and shopping is up for the weekend. 316 Taking away short-term rentals will significantly 2/4/2025 11:20 AM decrease the desirability and value of homes in Suncadia, which is a community directed to vacation/short term use. Any rules restricting short-term rentals in Kittitas County more broadly should account for the different community in Suncadia. 317 Short term rentals only hurt the community. Allows 2/4/2025 10:46 AM people and corporations from outside the community to buy up property and drive up rent prices for community members. Needs to be highly regulated and limited. 318 I'm strongly against hurting anyone's ability to make 2/4/2025 10:45 AM a living via hard work and entrepreneurship. I also am all for increasing the commerce in our community, and the amount of people who these rentals bring here is good for all our businesses and. Restricting these short term rentals seems to be an unamerican stance. 319 I'm not sure how the county would 2/4/2025 10:43 AM equitably enforce a cap on the number of STRs in a neighborhood. General noise ordinances are good and should be enforce but not targeting the STRs for special noise treatment,except the fine should go to the owner to encourage responsible renting in the future. Generally I think both second homes and STRs are a suck on local resources and drive up prices. Permitting and fees would help create parity with hotels and ensure professionalism. I assume they pay lodging taxes already. Consider a tax on second homes. 320 1 believe that if there 2/4/2025 10:33 AM aren't more regulations then housing prices will continue to go up and our community will deteriorate. 321 Not in PLS also why is current board all male??And current preside how many terms does he 2/4/2025 9:55 AM get??Seems too many 322 Good tax source from stay taxes and other fees. 2/4/2025 9:38 AM 323 I've owned my property for 40 years taxes have gone up 2/4/2025 9:06 AM insurance has gone up dues have gone up we should have the opportunity to recoup these costs. People want a moment away by renting a cabin or home this gives them a moment to recoup. Not everyone has this but for a moment they can. 324 When everyone started buying STRs during the pandemic in our 2/4/2025 8:57 AM neighborhood, our home values went way up. Few people lived in our neighborhood full time before anyway, so having more STRs doesn't impact the community feel because it was just empty houses before. 325 2/4/2025 8:56 AM AirDNA.co indicates Ellensburg has 132 short-term rentals. Notably, this does not indicate whether it only includes City limits, or the whole zip code (any STIR with an Ellensburg address). It also does not differentiate (without paying for data) how many are"whole home"versus room rentals. Even if these were all in city limits, it would mean only roughly 1.5% of ALL Ellensburg housing stock (as of 2018 OFM estimates) would be used for this purpose-and many additional units have come online in the past 7 years in the Urban Growth Area. Units primarily used for short-term rentals are detached single-family homes, which even as a college town still make up a disproportionate share of Ellensburg's housing supply (-50%). Large lot single-family dwellings with large footprint homes are not affordable housing, so any such STR's cannot be eating into truly affordable housing supply. These figures also make no differentiation for whether units are rented year- round, or seasonally. Select communities in Kittitas County likely have a far greater portion of housing units dedicated to STR's (Suncadia etc.); AirDNA also indicates a whopping 832 STR's in Cle Elum. The County should reflect on whether the nature of destination resort communities outside of incorporated towns - NOT true cities or Places in a traditional sense of human development, nor historically established Kittitas County towns -should be regulated into retroactively providing affordability via local market regulation of a private landowner use of residential property. In general, STIR regulations are often a solution in search of a problem outside of resort communities. Any countywide requirement to register/regulate STR's should be evidence-based (Is this actually a problem; where; when; and how do we know beyond personal impressions or anecdotes?), and narrowly constricted to the geographic distribution of the problem (fix the issue where it occurs). The County should also strongly consider who 83 /87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals would be responsible for managing any registry, how it would enforce the rules (again, retroactively for ALL existing uses), and consequences for visitation in communities with few (if any)other options for transient accommodations. Will this actually achieve the goal of requiring housing affordability?Are regulations meant to deter owners from using housing BUILT AS vacation homes for their intended purpose, and is it reasonable to suspect they would rent/sell at an actually affordable price if regulated to prohibit STIR use?OR, is this simply the latest shiny ball scapegoat to avoid reducing other regulatory friction to development of abundant market rate housing, and committing public dollars to fund development deed-restricted affordable units (whether for-sale or rental)throughout the County? 326 Some people may be a little loud on there stay but so do we from time to time! It's a place to 2/4/2025 8:54 AM have fun that's why we love it it here! 327 Hopefully this is a space that is not regulated because the local 2/4/2025 8:45 AM businesses of many towns depend on STR guests and their spending 328 Short-term rentals ruin HOA 2/4/2025 8:37 AM communities renters don't care about rules and don't care about who they affect they come out here and do things they would never do at home Le shooting guns etc 329 1 am not against rental properties but feel they should have to abide by 2/4/2025 8:30 AM certain rules. 330 1 support efforts to regulate and to get ahead of the 2/4/2025 8:29 AM need. I think short-term rentals are here to stay but that some of their negative impacts can be mitigated through thoughtful mitigation measures such as the proposed. 331 More housing regulation 2/4/2025 8:28 AM will increase housing cost. If you are concerned with affordable house make it easier for people to build. I build houses and develope property on a small scale for 16 years. The county and the cities have made it to hard for homeowner and smaller builders to build. More regulation has made it easier for affluent developers and harder for more contractors and homeowners to build. jessemsivak@gmail.com. 332 Thank you for finally addressing this. In my small 2/4/2025 7:59 AM community around Lake Cle Elum rentals makes up about 15% of the cabins. 333 short term housing is not the problem. Governments 2/4/2025 5:58 AM should attend to creating more overall available of housing 84/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q21 How long have you lived and/or owned property in Kittitas County? Answered: 746 Skippec Less than 1 year 1-5 years 6-10 years More than 10 years 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Less than 1 year 2.28% 17 1-5 years 27.88% 208 6-10 years 21.05% 157 More than 10 years 48.79°% 364 TOTAL 746 85/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals Q22 What type of residence do you live in? Answered: 751 Skipped: 39 Single family home Apartment Condo Other(please specify) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Single family home 89.48% 672 Apartment 1.46% 11 Condo 4.39% 33 Other(please specify) 4.66% 35 TOTAL 751 # OTHER(PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE 1 Vacation property, that I do not rent out. 2/17/2025 7:41 PM 2 RV Property 2/17/2025 12:50 PM 3 Cabin 2/16/2025 4:06 PM 4 property in rural community 2/14/2025 3:06 PM 5 Two long there rental properties. 2/12/2025 2:20 PM 6 Condo 5yrs, single family home 5 yrs 2/12/2025 1:56 PM 7 Vacation property 2/12/2025 12:50 PM 8 We own Suncadia home 2/11/2025 11:34 AM 9 Trailhead townhomes 2/9/2025 9:55 PM 10 Own land 2/9/2025 8:37 PM 11 Large residence 2/9/2025 10:20 AM 86/87 Survey on Short-Term Rentals 12 single fam home with a mother in law 2/7/2025 4:10 PM 13 Triplex 2/7/2025 10:17 AM 14 none of your business 2/7/2025 10:11 AM 15 farm 2/6/2025 10:44 AM 16 multiple 2/6/2025 10:40 AM 17 3 unit home. 2/6/2025 9:52 AM 18 5th wheel trailer 2/6/2025 9:03 AM 19 Not a resident 2/6/2025 8:34 AM 20 Mother in law 2/6/2025 7:39 AM 21 Campground 2/5/2025 9:27 AM 22 Single family home with a mother in law apartment attached to the house 2/5/2025 8:16 AM 23 Vacation property in Hyak 2/5/2025 8:11 AM 24 Home with a second home on property 2/5/2025 8:09 AM 25 5th wheel because my family of 5 cannot afford to buy or rent in Kittitas County, after selling 2/4/2025 9:49 PM our house before the market prices went sky high 26 Rental 2/4/2025 9:24 PM 27 Vacant Land 2/4/2025 8:26 PM 28 Land 2/4/2025 6:03 PM 29 2nd home 2/4/2025 4:29 PM 30 RV adjacent to parent's home 2/4/2025 3:52 PM 31 My own home and a Business 2/4/2025 1:42 PM 32 Bed and breakfast 2/4/2025 12:35 PM 33 Townhome 2/4/2025 11:21 AM 34 HOA for a reason 2/4/2025 9:20 AM 35 My mountain home has limited access in the winter time snowmobile only this is very inviting 2/4/2025 9:08 AM for many many families if I'm not using it why not let some family enjoy it and spend their money in our small towns. 87 /87