HomeMy WebLinkAboutBell Robert - In FavorFrom: Robe rt Be l l <rbe l l @scsol uti on.ne t>
Se nt: Monday, A ugust 17, 2020 11:58 AM
To: P Cpubl i ccomme nt
Subje ct: Publ i c Comme nt Ite m #3.2
Me mbe rs of the Orange Pl anni ng Commi ssi on,
Thank you f or taki ng comme nts as you di scuss rul e s gove rni ng short te rm re ntal s i n the Ci ty of Orange .
My name i s Robe rt Be l l . I have re si de d i n Orange w i th my wi fe and 4 chi l dre n f or 21 y e ars. I am a busi ne ss
owne r and e mpl oye r. I al so have an STR i n the Ci ty of Orange approx i mate l y 3 mi l e s f rom my re si de nce . I
manage thi s prope rty myse l f . Si nce 2017, I have i nve ste d ov e r $50,000 i n thi s prope rty to make i t the j e we l of
the stre e t. I cate r to di scri mi nati ng gue sts, al most al l f ami l i e s, v i si ti ng to se e the si ghts of OC. I che ck i n
re gul arl y wi th my ne i ghbors and the y al l have my phone numbe r and are aw are of the use of the prope rty. In
my 3 ye ars re nti ng, I have not re ce i ve d one compl ai nt. On the contrary, my ne i ghbors ask my advi ce on
i mprovi ng the i r ow n home s and garde ns.
I f i nd most of the draf t STR ordi nance to be consi ste nt wi th the di scussi ons of past counci l me e ti ngs. I have
atte nde d e ach ti me thi s i te m w as on the age nda. I have some short comme nts f or y our consi de rati on
1. Gue sts si gnature s on ci ty/house rul e s. Can thi s be done e l e ctroni cal l y i nste ad of a hard copy?
A l though I l i ke to me e t my gue sts, I don’t se e the m al l at che ck i n. A l so, havi ng mi nor chi l dre n si gn
(14yrs) pre sse s a boundary that I don’t thi nk we w ant to do.
2. Can the ow ne r/manage r re sponse ti me be i ncre ase d to 60 mi nute s f rom 30? Most of us have othe r j obs
that i ncl ude me e ti ngs, e tc. 30 mi nute s can be a ti ght wi ndow duri ng those ti me s.
3. A l though parki ng i s di ff i cul t i n Ol d Town, i t i s ampl e most e v e ryw he re e l se . Can we e x te nd parki ng to
i ncl ude curbsi de i n f ront of re si de nce ?
4. Can w e fi nd out w hat the i nte nde d l i ce nse f e e s and TOT tax e s are pri or to the re sol uti on adopti on and
have an opportuni ty to comme nt of the m?
Thank you f or y our ti me and consi de rati on.
Rob ert Bel l
C ell 714.240.5892