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22-053 Discussion and Action Concerning Ordinance 2022-03 Amending the Paradise Valley Town Code Regarding Nuisances, Unruly Gatherings, Non-Compliant Short-Term Rentals, and the Peace, Health, Safety, and Welfare of the General Public
This is a burdensome and un-enforceable/illegal overreach by the town council. STR and long term rentals have existed within our community for decades, and are a fundamental property right of homeownership. The requirements in this ordinance sum to an effective ban on STRs in violation of AZ law, and likely create an eminent domain lawsuit. Existing laws suffice to protect us without PV injecting itself into private homes and private transactions. Enforceability is also questionable.
My family owns 2 homes in PV; we use Airbnb to rent out one of our homes. In the 3 years we have used Airbnb, our guests (mostly families w/ children) have been respectful of my home and neighborhood. I am a female minority & bring diversity to our PV community. Airbnb allows me to earn income to pay for my mortgages. Asking me to leave my children to personally check someone in would be a waste of my limited resources. It feels like discrimination against people with less money and resources.
I have lived in Paradise Valley for many years and I oppose these restrictions on STR's. I value my peace and quiet as much as anyone else does and I would like to see any of the "party houses" policed and fined if they continue to create problems for the community. However, policing bad actors should not infringe on the inherent rights of good actors. These proposed restrictions are inconsistent with our constitutional rights as well. I also enjoy being a Guest in STR's around the world.
Please vote YES to any and all limitations that you can place on STRs.
We live next door to 2 STRs. The STRs are nightmares.
The short term rental next door is a revolving door of parties and noise. The people at the parties are not neighbors, they are not families.
At times we hear people getting into arguments and it sounds like fights are about to occur. We live in fear that should we call the police, there could be retribution by the people at these parties.
I feel that these proposed measures are very intrusive and not very practical. Most STR owners are very meticulous and use care with who they rent to. I’m shocked at the proposed restrictions and how unreasonable they are. Will these be imposed at the local hotels and motels? I thought this was America?
My name is David Mason, I am a resident of Scottsdale. I am FOR passage of These Amendments. They highlight the primacy of the rights to public safety, to a decent, safe, place to live, and to quiet enjoyment. They are practical, reasonable, workable, and just plain common sense. They recognize that STRs operating with little regard for the residents’ peace and safety are nuisances disrupting public safety and the peace of community neighborhoods, nor for short stay sexual offenders.
There are many respectful owners that operate with great responsibility for their communities safety, peace, and well-being, following all regulatory compliance and care. Existing ordinances already provide strong remedies and ramifications for owners, properties, and Guests that are violators. This is an unreasonable piece of government intervention that violates constitutional rights of homeowners and homesteads, which will create unnecessary litigation. Enforce the rules we already have.
I oppose imposing unnecessary restrictions on short term rentals by owner. I not only own a short term rental, but my family and I stay at short term rentals when we travel to other towns. I believe that the majority of owners are like me, careful, conscientious, and respectful of our neighbors. Yes, sadly once in a great while a bad guest dupes us and slips in, having a party and destroying our property. However, that should not mean that all short term rental owners should be punished.
Our neighborhood passed an Amendment to our HOA limiting short term rentals. The owners continue to rent the house for weekends with various unknown people. In fact, there was a burglary last Friday at that home (beautiful home on Golf Course). We thank the Mayor and City Council and all those involved in enacting the proposed rules. To whose who oppose....you must not live next door to a VRBO!
The Town Code is designed to protect and promote the “peace, health, safety and welfare” of the general public. Please clarify that the protection is for all residents and that the noise and nuisance limitations apply to everyone. Whether the source of the noise and mayhem is a “party house” or a bad neighbor resort, the quality of our residential neighborhoods is diminished. As with safety, pollution and other protections, these rules should apply to everyone and protect all residents.
Malcolm Bowman at January 26, 2022 at 4:57pm MST
Malcolm and Paula Bowman residents in PV since 1983 support strongly the council’s efforts to control STR’s. This is a town that needs to keep its residential quality.
Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway platforms do a very good job protecting owners right and prohibit parties all together across their platforms. Owners can specify guest requirements so they verify ID, email, Phone #’s and also require guests to have reviews. Why would we want to ask people to do a background check and take away their civil Liberties? These extra rules being asked for Guests of paying STR will be discriminative and unnecessary. AZ enjoys being able to accommodate all kinds of travel.
This proposal is the most outlandish abuse of power I have ever seen! Do you require hotels in PV to do the same? If not, you have no credibility. This does not solve any issue, it creates unconstitutional laws that will end up being litigated and cost PV a lot of money. There are much better ways to handle all problem houses. Very few STR's are a problem, address those few and stop trying to usurp property rights. Of course, if you stay in a STR that would be very hypocritical!
Matt and Valerie Crow support the PV Town Council's measures to control the effects of STR's. As 31-year PV residents, we value the Town's intentional efforts to create its unique quality of life. In PV, commercial property is transparently designated. Anyone who buys here knows where commercial properties are.
With the rise of STR's, mini-hotels have moved into residential neighborhoods with no planning, and no notice to residential neighbors. These measures are moderate and long overdue.
While I appreciate increased regulations that keep all players safe and penalize bad STR operators, I find the proposed regulations to be far to restrictive and overburdening to those who are not disruptive and are operating a legal business that supports the community. Thank you for looking for the best interests of the whole community.
We in other areas of the State are very grateful to Paradise Valley for leading the way toward recovering our neighborhoods from rowdy and dangerous strangers coming and going, destroying our peace and safety.
The state of Arizona has suffered long enough. Restore respect and dignity to Arizona residents. Doing business in Arizona is a privilege, not license to abuse Arizona families and their peace and quiet.
This is a burdensome and un-enforceable/illegal overreach by the town council. STR and long term rentals have existed within our community for decades, and are a fundamental property right of homeownership. The requirements in this ordinance sum to an effective ban on STRs in violation of AZ law, and likely create an eminent domain lawsuit. Existing laws suffice to protect us without PV injecting itself into private homes and private transactions. Enforceability is also questionable.
My family owns 2 homes in PV; we use Airbnb to rent out one of our homes. In the 3 years we have used Airbnb, our guests (mostly families w/ children) have been respectful of my home and neighborhood. I am a female minority & bring diversity to our PV community. Airbnb allows me to earn income to pay for my mortgages. Asking me to leave my children to personally check someone in would be a waste of my limited resources. It feels like discrimination against people with less money and resources.
I have lived in Paradise Valley for many years and I oppose these restrictions on STR's. I value my peace and quiet as much as anyone else does and I would like to see any of the "party houses" policed and fined if they continue to create problems for the community. However, policing bad actors should not infringe on the inherent rights of good actors. These proposed restrictions are inconsistent with our constitutional rights as well. I also enjoy being a Guest in STR's around the world.
Please vote YES to any and all limitations that you can place on STRs.
We live next door to 2 STRs. The STRs are nightmares.
The short term rental next door is a revolving door of parties and noise. The people at the parties are not neighbors, they are not families.
At times we hear people getting into arguments and it sounds like fights are about to occur. We live in fear that should we call the police, there could be retribution by the people at these parties.
I feel that these proposed measures are very intrusive and not very practical. Most STR owners are very meticulous and use care with who they rent to. I’m shocked at the proposed restrictions and how unreasonable they are. Will these be imposed at the local hotels and motels? I thought this was America?
My name is David Mason, I am a resident of Scottsdale. I am FOR passage of These Amendments. They highlight the primacy of the rights to public safety, to a decent, safe, place to live, and to quiet enjoyment. They are practical, reasonable, workable, and just plain common sense. They recognize that STRs operating with little regard for the residents’ peace and safety are nuisances disrupting public safety and the peace of community neighborhoods, nor for short stay sexual offenders.
There are many respectful owners that operate with great responsibility for their communities safety, peace, and well-being, following all regulatory compliance and care. Existing ordinances already provide strong remedies and ramifications for owners, properties, and Guests that are violators. This is an unreasonable piece of government intervention that violates constitutional rights of homeowners and homesteads, which will create unnecessary litigation. Enforce the rules we already have.
I oppose imposing unnecessary restrictions on short term rentals by owner. I not only own a short term rental, but my family and I stay at short term rentals when we travel to other towns. I believe that the majority of owners are like me, careful, conscientious, and respectful of our neighbors. Yes, sadly once in a great while a bad guest dupes us and slips in, having a party and destroying our property. However, that should not mean that all short term rental owners should be punished.
Our neighborhood passed an Amendment to our HOA limiting short term rentals. The owners continue to rent the house for weekends with various unknown people. In fact, there was a burglary last Friday at that home (beautiful home on Golf Course). We thank the Mayor and City Council and all those involved in enacting the proposed rules. To whose who oppose....you must not live next door to a VRBO!
The Town Code is designed to protect and promote the “peace, health, safety and welfare” of the general public. Please clarify that the protection is for all residents and that the noise and nuisance limitations apply to everyone. Whether the source of the noise and mayhem is a “party house” or a bad neighbor resort, the quality of our residential neighborhoods is diminished. As with safety, pollution and other protections, these rules should apply to everyone and protect all residents.
I oppose these ammendments to the Town code. You are inviting law suits. Most of this is not legal. This is not Communist China.
Malcolm Bowman at January 26, 2022 at 4:57pm MST
Malcolm and Paula Bowman residents in PV since 1983 support strongly the council’s efforts to control STR’s. This is a town that needs to keep its residential quality.
Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway platforms do a very good job protecting owners right and prohibit parties all together across their platforms. Owners can specify guest requirements so they verify ID, email, Phone #’s and also require guests to have reviews. Why would we want to ask people to do a background check and take away their civil Liberties? These extra rules being asked for Guests of paying STR will be discriminative and unnecessary. AZ enjoys being able to accommodate all kinds of travel.
This proposal is the most outlandish abuse of power I have ever seen! Do you require hotels in PV to do the same? If not, you have no credibility. This does not solve any issue, it creates unconstitutional laws that will end up being litigated and cost PV a lot of money. There are much better ways to handle all problem houses. Very few STR's are a problem, address those few and stop trying to usurp property rights. Of course, if you stay in a STR that would be very hypocritical!
Matt and Valerie Crow support the PV Town Council's measures to control the effects of STR's. As 31-year PV residents, we value the Town's intentional efforts to create its unique quality of life. In PV, commercial property is transparently designated. Anyone who buys here knows where commercial properties are.
With the rise of STR's, mini-hotels have moved into residential neighborhoods with no planning, and no notice to residential neighbors. These measures are moderate and long overdue.
While I appreciate increased regulations that keep all players safe and penalize bad STR operators, I find the proposed regulations to be far to restrictive and overburdening to those who are not disruptive and are operating a legal business that supports the community. Thank you for looking for the best interests of the whole community.
Ed & Karen Winkler support the Council's actions to manage and regulate the Short Term Rental industry (STR) in Paradise Valley.
We in other areas of the State are very grateful to Paradise Valley for leading the way toward recovering our neighborhoods from rowdy and dangerous strangers coming and going, destroying our peace and safety.
The state of Arizona has suffered long enough. Restore respect and dignity to Arizona residents. Doing business in Arizona is a privilege, not license to abuse Arizona families and their peace and quiet.
I am appreciative of the mayor and council's efforts to create a solution to the STR issue.