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primary concern was that to remove the owner-occupancy requirement could lead to a lack of <br />maintenance on the subject property, and de~adation of the surrounding neighborhood. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler advised under City Code, a CUP cannot be considered by the City <br />Council until at least 14 days after the Planning Commission public hearing. Due to the need of <br />the sellers to resolve the issues, the applicant is requesting that the City Council consider waiving <br />this requirement. She indicated staff's original recommendation was suppoi-tive of the request, <br />because of the major up~ade~ that have been made to the City's rental licensing requirements. <br />However, on a 3-2 vote, the Planning Corm'nission recommended denial-of the amended <br />conditional use permit. <br /> <br />Louis Abendroth, 15810 Sodium Street, stated he lives right behind these three owners. Up to <br />now they have been very good neighbors, with no problems or loud noises. There is a problem <br />in that they want to sell the place and make it into two apartments with the owner being off <br />premises. If they leave this the wa.y it is with an owner there they are apt to take care of the <br />place. This property is zoned residential with a special use peri'nit. Now they want to rnake it . <br />residential with two apartments. The people' that'Will be in the apartrnent.do not care; they will <br />pay rent by the month. He stated to him, it seems the City keeps taNng steps backwards. The <br />Planning Commission voted it down and said it should come before the CounCil. He does not <br />want two apartments there; a homeowner is more apt to take care of it and keep it nice in a <br />residential area. <br /> <br />Elaine McNagal stated she lives in PlYmouth and she and her husband are the potential buyers of <br />this property..The owners have taken beautiful care of the property, which is why they would <br />like to buy it. They had no idea there was this conditional use on the property. Her husband is a <br />carpenter and-they became landlords for the first time a year ago this March. They bought a <br />duplex that also has a conditional use permit, which they found out when they bought it. She <br />stated a neighbor to the side of this property came to complain at the public hearing, and when he <br />fbund out they own the other, property he dropped his complaint. She stated these are real <br />concerns, but they do not rent month to month; most landlords do not do this. They have two <br />renters in their building, who both have owned houses before they became renters. Renters do <br />the same as homeowners; they reside and they care about their property. She explained the only <br />reason they would not move here is that they .like the house where they live. <br /> <br />Barbara Lee stated she is one of the current owners of the property. They started out as renters at <br />the address the prospective buyers now own at 16000 Nowthen Boulevard. She stated all renters <br />are not bad: she and her mother have been renters all their lives. <br /> <br />Lynn Ellen stated she is another owner of this property. When they purchased the house it had <br />the conditional use permit. The previous owner was not there, she was out of state for work. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec commented when this conditional use pen-nit was passed they wanted the owners <br />to be residents of the building because they felt it would be more secure and they would take <br />more pride in the property. He noted there is rental property in the City and most of it is in ve~ <br />good shape. <br /> <br />City Council/October 12, 2004 <br /> Page 11 of 30 <br /> <br />P25 <br /> <br /> <br />