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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 15, 2025 Page 6 1 Ms. Morello stated she is hearing general disagreement with the current proposal and asked if that 2 was disagreement with any cap. She asked what would be an acceptable cap. 3 4 Chair Socha stated she is against any cap unless there is a compelling reason which she has not heard. 5 If there was a moderate cap of 15% there needs to be exceptions. She would suggest a cap to how 6 many licenses an owner can have to rent their properties. She thinks it should be 1/3 to prevent a 7 surprise takeover. 8 9 Commissioner Corneille stated if there is a problem of people not picking up after their dogs, and we 10 say we want to cap the number of dogs on each block. Trying to control one thing has nothing to do 11 with the other. To put a cap in it would be admitting it would be beneficial. He is against any type of 12 cap. If there are issues with code enforcements on his street and none of them are rentals. There is a 13 good process for rental licensing in the City. The same standard is not being applied to the resident 14 home-owners. There are more restrictions on rental properties than owner-occupied properties. What 15 problem is being solved and what data is there to show a problem would be solved. Why are we 16 doing it. The real question is what is the purpose of this. 17 18 Commissioner Erickson stated this does not seem like there is a problem or issue, as the percentage is 19 low of single-family homes being rented. Without knowing what the issue is, we are trying to solve 20 no cap is needed. The pending bill before the Senate for the zoning issue allowing two or more 21 families on a single parcel. 22 23 Chair Socha stated she does not want a cap at all unless she is presented with evidence that it is 24 needed. 25 26 Ms. Morello referred to dividing the City into zones and not wanting any concentration in any 27 particular area of the City of rental homes. If caps were pursued what is the Commission’s thoughts 28 on caps on zones. 29 30 Commissioner Corneille asked if the City Council had a reason for no concentration in a particular 31 area. Mr. Grittman stated Council’s concern was an overconcentration of renters would have an 32 immediate negative impact on property values in that area. 33 34 Mr. Grittman stated staff was requested to examine property values around rentals, and the 35 impression that was gleaned was there was more of an impact on property values. 36 37 Commissioner Anderson stated in 2010 she had a house, and if she had tried to sell at that time, it 38 would have been a fire sale. It was less than half the value of when she purchased it. 39 40 Chair Socha stated Ex-Commissioner Rude, who was a rental property owner, was very adamant in 41 the discussions that there are other ways to enforce rental properties to meet the goals instead of 42 prohibiting. The goals did not make any sense to him as a property owner. She is generally not 43 opposed to regulations. These regulations make no sense to her. She is not willing to support any 44 regulation that doesn’t make sense. If this happens, St. Anthony is less desirable for her to live in or 45 buy in because this restriction is here. She would not want this restriction on her. 46