If you eliminate all the absolutely ridiculous, redundant, impossible to comply with and unenforceable provisions of the latest proposed ordinance, you are left with the following: Owners or agent will be available during the STR period to respond to a complaint or other matter. Seriously, I cannot believe that intelligent people actually wrote this ordinance and expect it to have any meaning. I honestly thought when reading it that perhaps Russia had invaded HHI and I missed it on the news. I asked this Committee in one of the very first meetings what the problem was and the reply was we are not sure yet, but we hired a consultant to draft an ordinance for us. Gee, no surprise we got a redundant ordinance given the problem was not known or defined or any of the problems mentioned in the ordinance are already covered by existing laws. What a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars! Please read what the ordinance actually says, a few examples only as each provision can provide a ridiculous example: 1) owner or agent has to respond to a complaint within 1 hour - the police don't even respond within one hour! 2) owner must notify lessees of the existence of a swimming pool or hot tub (I assume because you feel they can be dangerous?) you must have forgotten to mention that there could be trees, trees, sidewalks, moving cars in the parking lot and stairs that they could fall down that could also be hazardous? Seriously? I'm sure you think I am just being a smart-a__ and childish here, but I am not. I am only responding to how these provisions come across from the Committee to anyone who has to comply with them; like YOU are being a smart-a__ and childish. 3) we really have to tell people to put trash in "designated storage areas" and we have to "ensure that the trash containers remain secured"? Now who is being condescending to whom? Notwithstanding to ensure they are secured is impossible. 4) owners also have to ensure trash containers are placed and removed within 24 hours of the approved times - again, do you see how ridiculous this is? I seriously think that perhaps Russia has invaded HHI and this is the beginning of the result. I know no matter what I or anyone says, how idiotic this ordinance is, and the litigation to undoubtedly come from it, you will pass it and put it into place because that is what government does. I can think of many ways taxpayer $'s can be spent other than on nonsense like this. I'm sure others can as well.
Dave Mirkovich over 2 years ago on Comment about proposed short-term rental ordinance
If you eliminate all the absolutely ridiculous, redundant, impossible to comply with and unenforceable provisions of the latest proposed ordinance, you are left with the following: Owners or agent will be available during the STR period to respond to a complaint or other matter. Seriously, I cannot believe that intelligent people actually wrote this ordinance and expect it to have any meaning. I honestly thought when reading it that perhaps Russia had invaded HHI and I missed it on the news. I asked this Committee in one of the very first meetings what the problem was and the reply was we are not sure yet, but we hired a consultant to draft an ordinance for us. Gee, no surprise we got a redundant ordinance given the problem was not known or defined or any of the problems mentioned in the ordinance are already covered by existing laws. What a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars! Please read what the ordinance actually says, a few examples only as each provision can provide a ridiculous example: 1) owner or agent has to respond to a complaint within 1 hour - the police don't even respond within one hour! 2) owner must notify lessees of the existence of a swimming pool or hot tub (I assume because you feel they can be dangerous?) you must have forgotten to mention that there could be trees, trees, sidewalks, moving cars in the parking lot and stairs that they could fall down that could also be hazardous? Seriously? I'm sure you think I am just being a smart-a__ and childish here, but I am not. I am only responding to how these provisions come across from the Committee to anyone who has to comply with them; like YOU are being a smart-a__ and childish. 3) we really have to tell people to put trash in "designated storage areas" and we have to "ensure that the trash containers remain secured"? Now who is being condescending to whom? Notwithstanding to ensure they are secured is impossible. 4) owners also have to ensure trash containers are placed and removed within 24 hours of the approved times - again, do you see how ridiculous this is? I seriously think that perhaps Russia has invaded HHI and this is the beginning of the result. I know no matter what I or anyone says, how idiotic this ordinance is, and the litigation to undoubtedly come from it, you will pass it and put it into place because that is what government does. I can think of many ways taxpayer $'s can be spent other than on nonsense like this. I'm sure others can as well.