HomeMy WebLinkAboutCammie Muir, 619 Laleene Dr - 22-00520August 15, 2022
Dear Council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to rezone 742 Nina Dr. from Low
Density 1 LDR1 to Medium Density Residential 1 MDR1 in the Ricks/Palmer
subdivision.
*Property values are likely to go down in the neighborhood. Studies have shown
that Airbnb's in a neighborhood have been the cause for lower values. 1 MDR1 is
inconsistent with the current neighborhood. There are no other homes in the
subdivision with that zoning.
*With short term rentals, you don't know who's coming or going in your
neighborhood. I have two grandchildren who live a few doors down from this
location and from personal experience, you only have so much control on who
rents your Aribnb. If you decline people outside of your parameters, they will ding
you and possibly remove you from using the Airbnb program.
*If you allow the change, then everyone who files for a change in the future in the
neighborhood, would have to be approved. We don't want a neighborhood of
short-term rentals. Or any rentals for that matter. We are zoned for single family
residences.
*We don't know the future of this home. The owner says she will just do certain
things, but what happens when she decides to sell. This is now zoned for multiple
family use and the new owner can manage it as such.
There are just too many negatives with this. It benefits no one. There is not one
positive side to the whole situation.
If the property owner is looking for some extra income, there are other ways to
earn it and not at the expense of all their neighbors and everyone living in the
subdivision.
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rely,
Cammie Muir
619 Laleene Dr
Rexburg, ID 208-351-0145