April 14 2025 CDS Study Session Briefings

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Survey on Short Term Rentals 231 Thank you for studying this important issue. 2/5/2025 9:27 AM 232 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!" 233 1 strongly support people solving their problems person to person-not using tax dollars to 2/5/2025 9:07 AM regulate poor behaviors. 234 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. 235 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. 236 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. 237 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. STR is a useful tool in the tool belt but it needs to be kept to a minimum. 238 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. 239 With more activity and more housing in the county, planning like this is a 2/5/2025 8:11 AM good move. 240 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. 241 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. 242 1 am interested in updates when they become available. 2/5/2025 7:46 AM 243 No 2/5/2025 7:45 AM 244 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. 245 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. 246 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. 247 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 84/96