HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-16-23 Public Comment - C. Dorsch - Strongly OPPOSE ordinance 2149From:Candis Dorsch
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Strongly OPPOSE ordinance 2149
Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 3:01:12 PM
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Dear City Commissioners,
We are writing to voice our STRONG opposition to the proposed
ordinance 2149 which bans Type III Short Term Rentals and additionally
increases the Type II residency requirement to 70 percent.
These changes to the Short-Term Rental policy are a clear TAKING of
our personal private property rights!
My husband is retired and I soon will be. We strategically and
purposely invested in a Bozeman property which conforms to zoning,
covenants and government regulations allowing for short term rentals.
This is our PLANNED retirement income, absolutely fundamental to our
ability to fully retire. If the city TAKES away our property right to
continue operating our fully licensed and legal type III STR property, we
will be financially devastated.
There is no way taking away this property right will turn our condo into
an affordable rental or affordable housing purchase.
Bozeman city statistics peg the number of Type 3 rentals at just 74
homes out of the city’s total of 306 licensed short-term rentals. How is
kicking tourists out of 74 rental properties truly improving housing
affordability in a city of roughly 57,000 residents.
Instead, the city needs to be held accountable for enforcing its current
ordinances and laws requiring permitting and licensing which would
remove hundreds of non-conforming, ILLEGAL and unlicensed STRs.
Finally, Bozeman does not have enough hotel rooms to adequately
house tourists, MSU visitors, tournament teams & fans and very
critically, FAMILIES who require bedrooms and kitchen facilities vs $300
a night (x2 for those with children) hotel rooms! Removing STRs would
absolutely discriminate against FAMILIES.
We passionately urge the city to vote NO on this ill-conceived ordinance
2149 and the taking of private property rights.
Steve & Candis Dorsch
1010 E Main St #208
Bozeman, MT 59715
Candis@mcn.net
406-581-8111