WE ARE SEEKING INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF SHORT TERM RENTALS IN OUR  IDYLLWILD/PINE COVE/MOUNTAIN CENTER COMMUNITIES. THE CURRENT PROBLEMS ARE MANY:

·      LOUD NOISE AND PARTY VIOLATIONS (ordinance 347)

·      INCREASED SECURITY PROBLEMS

·      ILLEGAL ON & OFF STREET PARKING

·      INCREASED FIRE HAZARDS

·      INCREASED WATER USE AND TRASH

·      DANGER TO OUR DRINKING WATER FROM SEPTIC OVERCAPACITY

·      STRs CREATING A LONG TERM HOUSING SHORTAGE

·      LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF COUNTY ORDINANCES

We therefore urge the County to:

1)    enact an immediate one year moratorium on the issuance of any new STRs;

2)    substantially increase fines and renewal fees for STRs to pay for full time, dedicated,      local enforcement officers to be on duty 24/7 and to pay for a license/permit inspection officer; 

3)    institute a regular and frequent inspection program for registered STRs, insuring that they comply with all codes; and to identify all STRs that are operating without registering and make them register and pass inspection; 

4)    rescind the licenses from all STRs that do not comply with the current or soon to be revised 927 Ordinance and all applicable codes and inspections; and

5)  update the current STR Ordinance to include a prohibition of any amplified noise that can be heard on the neighboring property.

All of this must be done promptly to preserve the safety, health and welfare of our communities.

We urge the Board of Supervisors to act NOW, before it is too late.