Item 6C Redacted Response FormsJerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 8:57 PM
To: pschank@ci.southlake.tx.us, kbaker@ci.southlake.tx.us, jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us, dkillough@ci.southlake.tx.us
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First Name Doug
Last Name Harsy
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Home Rentals
Please include me with all activity regarding short term home
rentals
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Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 4:54 PM
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First Name Jackie
Last Name Holcombe
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Home Rentals
I am strongly opposed to short-term home rentals for the
following reasons: 1) decreases overall neighborhood home
values, 2) Increases traffic and parked cars in the
neighborhood, 3) Brings in unknown persons which could
possibly decrease the safety of our children, 4) the loss of
opportunity to develop long term relationship with "neighbors".
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Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 1:54 PM
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First Name Scott
Last Name Roberts
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Generally oppose any kind of home rentals in our community. I
understand and support personal freedoms, but to many
"transient" people degrade the community for everyone else.
Renters simply are not as vested in the community as property
owners. Having short term renters occupying our
neighborhoods is not a positive step toward building
communities of invested residents who care deeply about each
other and or city.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 7:18 PM
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First Name Irene
Last Name Binyon
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Home Rentals
Very concerned about the rentals.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 9:59 AM
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First Name Shannon
Last Name Clouse
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I am STRONGLY against short term rentals in southlake. We
work hard to ensure a safe enivronment for our community and
welcoming guests that stay for a few nights without regard
potentially to neighborhood noise or safety is very unwelcome.
In a city so strongly opposed to apartments I’m not sure why we
would tolerate AirBnB type situations. I would like to see our
city enact the strongest possible ordinances to keep this activity
out of our city. Those in favor of this are probably most likely
those profiting from this.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 9:31 PM
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First Name Kristi
Last Name McGuire
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Home Rentals
My husband and I are AGAINST short term rentals. We live
next door to 445 Marshall Rd. From April to Aug. of this year we
have seen people come and go from the house at all hours.
Some days and weekends there are a lot of cars , other nights
there is only one car parked out front and Uber drops people off
after dark. Checkout time is 3:00 p.m. It always looked like 4
people were in the house by the average daily 2 cars in the
driveway. Checkout time, you could not count the number of
people coming out of the house. (I would always check the
reviews on the site to see who was in the house after each
visit) Reviews would say "beautiful neighborhood", "quiet
neighborhood", "secluded", "great house for a party". The
movie directors review said " neighborhood has a problem with
diversity". We don't have a problem with diversity, the problem
was with your movie blocking the entrance to my home!" We've
seen people unpacking suitcases and changing clothes in the
driveway because the previous hotel guest have not checked
out on time. One Sunday at 7 a.m., a person was staring into
my backyard. I went to the fence and asked her if she needed
help, she turned away, stared at the ground and asked if she
could pet my dogs. One week, person driving a white van
rented the house. They would drop people off at the house and
wait in the van outside (this went on for a week at all hours of
the night and day). I know this because I would take pictures of
cars in the driveway for our HOA and it scared me to death to
see someone sitting in the van. The week after the white van
rental, the Marfa ISD SUV's were at the house. Young girls
were outside taking videos of the house and our neighborhood.
I was very torn between contacting someone at Marfa to warn
them about the dangers of what could be left in the house after
the white van rental. One man rented the house to shoot a
movie. Cars were parked up and down Marshall Rd. When I
returned home, I could not get down our street because the car
in the "shoot" was driving back and forth in middle of street.
Hoa told us to call the police. Police said it was public street
and anyone could park there. After I turned around and took
other entrance to get to my house, my husband and neighbors
were out in the street observing the movie shoot. Director
(renter) asked us to get out of the same street the police had
just told us was public because we were blocking the shoot.
When calling the police to report heavy traffic by renter , their
response was "it's a legal agreement between homeowner and
renter". Followed by "my wife would agree with you but the law
is blah blah blah". Is it legal to run a hotel in a residential
neighborhood? When the homeowner doesn't live in the house,
how do they know if everything happening in the home is legal?
The following night of outside movie shoot, the movie shoot
moved inside the house. "Actors" starting showing up at 10:30
p.m. By 5:30 a.m. the next morning, all the cars were gone.
One weekend, there were 5 couples, 4 kids and 3 dogs at the
house. Lady came to the fence (again asking if her kids could
pet my dogs) and told us they couldn't get a hotel room for all of
them and at $213 a night, they were able to get the house for
$46 a couple (they were in town for an archery competition) . In
July, I was replanting some pots out front. Heard something,
turned to look at side of our house and there was a man (inside
the fence of rented house) on his hands and knees crawling
around. Did not get a picture of that because I did not have my
camera at the time. The scariest part of this short term rental
business, is the internet. Anyone can put anything on these
short term rental sites and nobody checks it. These hosts work
in secret. Once my neighbor started getting fined by our Hoa,
he started to get more secretive. Kept a car parked in the
garage with the garage door open most of the time. People
park in the garage, come around to front of house to get in and
then close the garage door till they leave. My neighbor hasn't
watered his yard all Summer. The renters will put their trash in
the neighbors trash cans or leave the trash outside on a Tues.
afternoon after the trash has been picked up. One week, trash
stayed out in the street for 5 days and then got put behind
fence for another week before it got taken out. I checked the
AIR BNB and VRBO site everyday because I was looking for
the house next door to be taken off the internet. Mid Aug. the
house was off the web, same day it was off, I saw a house in
Vaquero listed and called my friend who lives in Vaquero to
warn them about the short term rental. She turned the
information over to their property manager. Property Mgr.
notified the owners of the house that some stranger had listed a
room for rent and used a picture of their house. Advertised
"private guard gated community, complete with fishing pond,
golf course and clubhouse". The picture of couple listing the
house were not the homeowners. Was told by my friend that
the property mgr. told her when you click on the rental, it takes
you to another house that was renting a room. I went to the
Mayor's round table discussion meeting. That night, came
home and looked at the AIR BNB site. All of the homes that had
previously been listed in Southlake were not listed anymore. My
daughter had a friend whose sister worked for AIR BNB in Italy.
She told them (back in 2010) that AIR BNB's biggest problem
(world wide) was that people rented the houses and used them
in the sex trade. These short term rental sites make it look good
on the internet. They have pages of instructions for hosts that
include "notify the neighbors before you rent", "contact the city",
"check your city's zoning regulations" , "contact your HOA".
Very few "HOSTS" do what the website says they should do.
The site has instructions on how to do background checks (and
suggests that you do before you rent) . Some hosts list their
home but don't give the address until you contact them to rent.
Advertise "nice home in private gated community in Trophy
Club, please contact host for address". These short term rental
sites also have pages of information about how to write off
expenses for tax purposes. I'm guessing my neighbor is writing
off all of the "upkeep" for the home and who is checking to see
that they are doing that? We know from the outside they are not
but have no idea what the inside of the house looks like. I read
on one of these sites that rental prices are regulatory and that
is why long term rental rates are so high. Short term rentals
don't have to abide by the same rules. Our property values are
going down because we live next door to a hotel that allows
pets. The city has strict rules and regulations about commercial
business, can't understand why our hotel next door gets a free
ride. It should not even be allowed in our residential
neighborhood. Why would anyone want to stay in the new hotel
in Carillion when they can stay down the street for $213 a
night? Please google "downside of Air BNB or short term
rentals". Newspaper articles will give you information about tax
cuts and other incentives that these short term rental
companies promise cities and then haven't come through with
what they promised. Our neighborhood is not a vacation
destination. We live in a residential neighborhood that is zoned
residential and yet a commercial business (with no regulatory
rules or restrictions) has been operating next door to our home.
The city needs to adopt strict rules (that can be enforced) to
protect the residents. These short term rental hosts hide behind
the internet, produce fake references, make fake promises to
their "guests". Please try to do everything you legally can to
make these short term rentals uninviting to our beautiful city.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:38 PM
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First Name Jeri
Last Name Burnett
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Home Rentals
We attended the meeting in September for short term rentals.
Our neighborhood would like updates. I am the spokes person
for Napa Valley, here in Sourhlake. Please let us know what we
need to do next to make sure Sourhlake eliminates VRBO.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 10:15 AM
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First Name Patricia
Last Name Krapf
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We are opposed to short-term rentals.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 6:24 PM
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First Name Kristi
Last Name McGuire
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Home Rentals
I filled out this form describing the horrific details of the hotel
next door to our house. Do you want pictures to go along with
these details? I have a log that I sent to our HOA's attorney.
Will be happy to provide more details if needed. Please email
us so that we will know you received our original message.
thank you, Sean and Kristi McGuire
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 9:55 PM
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First Name Travis
Last Name Fairbairn
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I believe that ultimately, it's the home owners choice to use the
residence as a short term rental. They are the ones who
invested their hard earned money into the home (probably the
largest investment of their lives). If they decide to build their net
worth by creating some additional income, thats their decision.
Unless the city wants to invest in the short term rental, they
have no right to control their citizen's home.
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 10:10 AM
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First Name Kimberley
Last Name Deras
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I am strongly against short-term home rentals in Southlake. I
believe they pose a safety threat to residents and negatively
impact our property values. I urge the city to adopt a 30
minimum rental period on all properties.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 5:38 PM
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First Name Roberta
Last Name Hill
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I am concerned about the potential conflicts of interest between
the individual property rights of local homeowners and any
state/county/city/HOA regulations. I am also concerned about
the possibility of non-residential homeowners not being
sensitive to the impact of commercial rentals in a residential
neighborhood.
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 5:16 PM
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First Name Heidi
Last Name Muensterer
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Home Rentals
Please consider quality of neighborhoods when discussing
short-term Home rentals- we are not a community which allows
all kinds of behavior. It would be hard to retract once such
renting is allowed. Thank you for your attention on this issue.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 10:01 AM
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First Name Lea
Last Name Hallab
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My husband and I are totally opposed to short-term home
rentals in Southlake. As a resident of Timarron, I would not
want strangers in and out next door to me and or in my
neighborhood. I would worry about the safety of my children
and others in Timarron. I would also be concerned about our
property value. If you were the family with the Airbnb next door
to you, would you be happy? Would you want a revolving door
next you...strange cars and people? I don't think so.
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:21 AM
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First Name Cynthia
Last Name Bishop
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Home Rentals
Short term rentals are hotels. Should be zoned and taxed same
as hotels.
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 2:55 PM
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First Name Teresa
Last Name GORMAN
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I support the regulation of STRs in the City of Southlake. I
would like to see STRs prohibited in Southlake by having
Council amend the City Code and adopt an ordinance.
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 5:45 PM
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First Name Jennifer
Last Name Blanchard
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I support the regulation of STRs in the City of Southlake. I
would like to see STRs prohibited in SL; they will lower home
values and decrease the way of life in Southlake.
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 7:12 PM
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First Name Jeri
Last Name Burnett
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I live across the street from a current vacation rental. I only
want option 1 for resolution. NO short term rentals, period!!!
Our neighborhood has faced many police calls due to the rental
across the street! I want peace and quiet back! I’m sick of the
late night parties at the rental every weekend! Until you have
lived with a vacation rental across the street or next door, you
have no idea what it is like! This must stop now!
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 7:21 PM
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First Name Paul
Last Name Burnett
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Home Rentals
We live across the street from a vacation rental and the noise
and parking have been an issue from day one. The people who
rent out the house usually party until late hours even during the
week. The cars are always an issue with 8 to 10 cars being
parked on the street each time it is rented out. We only want
option one so there are no more vacation rentals in Southlake.
Please help us maintain our property values and keep our
neighborhood safe. Thank you- Paul Burnett
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Jerod Potts <jpotts@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 7:28 PM
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First Name Theodore
Last Name Smethurst
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Home Rentals
A house which is being used exclusively as a short term rental
is not one which should be located in a zone designated for
Residential living. I share a fence line with a Southlake home
which was used exclusively as a short term rental in 2017. I
have not met the owner in person, but had a number of
conversations with her and I found her to be very pleasant and
attentive, someone I would like to have as a neighbor.
Unfortunately, she was not my neighbor...My 'neighbors' were a
bunch of unknowns. Because we have large homes here in
Southlake, the rental often times had 20-24 people. While the
number of instances were minimal, I did have to contact the
owner due to extremely loud and vulgar language coming from
the back yard. Ultimately, the owner contacted the police. I
don't know how the incidence was resolved, because I took my
kids inside due to the language being so vulgar...and so loud.
When I purchased my home, I would not have purchased a
home located next to a hotel. Essentially, that is what a Short
Term Rental is....A hotel....Fine for a business zone, not OK for
a residential zone. Thank you for your attention to putting
guidelines in place for Southlake to address Short Term
Rentals.
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1/16/2018 Ci.southlake.tx.us Mail - Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
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Madeline Oujesky <moujesky@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Online Form Submittal: Short-Term Home Rentals
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noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com>Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 9:46 AM
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moujesky@ci.southlake.tx.us
Short-Term Home Rentals
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First Name Carri
Last Name Bishop
Email
Message about Short-Term
Home Rentals
I feel like you should just have to get a permit from the city to
do short term rentals and not do away with it altogether. It’s the
new way of the travel world and we need to stay relevant and
current in this trend. If you use Air bnb every guest is
Goverment verified with the company so background checks
are done. A guest can’t rent a space unless they get verified . It
brings people to our area which is good for local businesses
and recognition of Southlake as a thriving community
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