HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-21-17 Public Comment - J. Wiese - Short Term RentalsFrom: Jeanne & Paul Wesley‐Wiese [lazarusstudio@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2017 2:07 PM
To: Carson Taylor; Cyndy Andrus; Chris Mehl; Jeff Krauss; I‐Ho Pomeroy
Subject: STR
Greetings, This is my second letter to you regarding the above. I am beginning to have concern that
even though it was recommended to you after a great amount of time and effort put forth by many
people and the Zoning Commission to not regulate the above, because of pressure from a few loud
mouths and the hotel industry, those efforts will be negated.
When I renovated my little detached Model T garage in 1995, the City of Bozeman via Debbie Arkel,
mandated that I could only use it for short term rentals. The City put a rider on my deed stating this! So
after the space was not needed by my family, that is what I did. It has been inspected by the fire
department, and the health department. In addition I have paid your hotel tax since you created it. For
over 15 years I have invested my resources time and energy into complying with your demands and
developing a clientele that loves my rental. I have NEVER had one complaint from one neighbor.
However, that is definitely not the case regarding long term rentals around me. Besides maintaining the
property myself, I also employ Paul House as my manager for backup.
I profoundly resent that because of the people who come here, invest in real estate, leave town and are
not around to be accountable, my property rights are in jeopardy of being taken away. Or is it the hotel
industry motivating this??? And are you not worried about the legal ramifications? Maybe not
everyone was made to use their property that way by you.....but I was.
I am 70 years old, receive $617 a month in Social Security. If I am denied the right to use my property to
subsidize my income you are committing me to living on social services.
We have noise ordinances, public nuisance, etc. etc. The city can barely enforce those. How do you
plan on enforcing a whole new set of regulations?
I have been a CONTRIBUTING member of this community for 40 years. People like me are not the ones
you should punishing.
Jeanne Wesley Wiese
707 N. Wallace
Bozeman, Mt 59715