Agenda - Council - 10/26/2004 - 10/26/04

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primary concern was that to remove the owner-occupancy requirement could lead to a lack of maintenance on the subject property, and degradation of the surrounding neighborhood. Associate Planner Geisler advised under City Code, a CUP cannot be considered by the City Council until at least 14 days after the Planning Commission public hearing. Due to the need of the sellers to resolve the issues, the applicant is requesting that the City Council consider waiving this requirement. She indicated staff's original recommendation was supportive of the request, because of the major upgrades that have been made to th~ City's rental.licensing requirements. However, on a 3-2 vote, the Planning Commission re6Ommended denial of the amended conditional use permit. Louis Abendroth, 15810 Sodium Street, stated now they have been very good neighbors, with that they want to sell the place and make it'! premises. If they leave this the way it is with place. This property is zoned residential with a residential with two apartments. The people that pay rent .by the month. He stated to him the Commission voted it down and said it apartments there; a homeowner is more three owners. Up to in -.. ....... .:??: being off they are':'apt: k~ care of the Now ~fi~ ~'~nt to make it do not care; they will ~s tal~ih~gii'~i~e~.ib~ckwards. The Planning the ~ ii'i~;:~He doe~ not want two and kee'~?:,f~!!~'~e in a residential area. Elaine McNagal stated she lives in Pl' this property. The owners have like to buy it. They had no idea,~6re are the potential buyers of which is why they would on the property. Her husband is a carpenter and they became land:~d~.tfor the ago this March. They bought a duplex that also has a condifi~r~il~:;~se .... out when we bought it.. She stated a neighbor to the sidebf~S Property at the public hearing, and when he found out they own the 0thei~:!~pe~ he dropped his complaint. She stated these are real concerns, but ~ey do not rent?~h~2~¢~onth; most landlords do not do this. They have t~vo renters in their bUiiding;' who bo~t~~d houses before they became renters. Renters do the same as homeoWners.,, they reside ~11~'gare about their prope~. She explained the only reason they would n0t move'h*~e is that t~i'ke the house where they live.' Barbara Lee stated she is one Of:the cu~ent owners of the prope~. They sta~ed out as renters at the address the prospective buyers;now own at 16000 No,hen Boulevard. She stated all renters are not bad; she and her mothe~Bage been renters all their lives. Lynn Ellen-stated she is an0thef owner of this p~ope~. When they purchased the house it had the conditional use pemi[' The previous owner was not there, she 'was out of state for work. Mayor Gamec commented when this conditional use permit was passed they Wanted the owners to be residents of the building because they felt it would be more secure and they would take more pride in the property. He noted there is rental property i.n the City and most of it is in very good shape. City Council/October 12, 2004 Page 11 of 29