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Athens Board of Zoning Appeals - February 14, 2023
A
Good
evening
this
is
a
meeting
of
the
Athens
Board
of
zoning
appeals.
The
time
is
701
pm
and
the
date
is
February
14
2023..
At
this
time,
I
will
call
the
meeting
to
order.
The
board
consists
of
five
members
and
two
alternates,
the
alternates
taking
full
part
in
the
discussions
and
becoming
a
voting
member.
In
the
absence
of
a
member
or
when
a
member
abstains
for
conflict
of
interest
present
tonight,
our
members
Robert
delich
Joe
Krause,
Kelly
Sauber
and
Kate
Tousley
and
Alternate
Aaron
Thomas
I
am
Lisa
Carson.
A
The
Athens
Board
of
zoning
appeals
operates
according
to
the
following
procedure.
The
chair
will
name
and
describe
the
case.
The
zoning
administrator
or
secretary
will
state
the
basis
of
the
objection
and
any
applicable
facts
or
conditions
pertaining
to
the
case.
The
appellant
or
their
representative
will
give
reason
why
the
appeal
should
be
viewed
favorably.
A
A
Testimony
from
the
floor
shall
be
closed.
The
board
will
deliberate
and
render
a
decision.
According
to
Athens
city
code,
section
23.07,
.03
B,
the
board
has
power
to
Grant
variances
from
the
strict
application
of
the
code,
provided
the
variance
will
not
be
contrary
to
the
public
interest.
The
spirit
of
the
code
is
observed,
Public,
Safety
and
Welfare
are
secured
and
substantial
Justice
is
done.
A
There
are
exceptional
or
extraordinary
circumstances
or
conditions
applying
to
the
property
in
question
or
to
the
intended
use
of
the
property
that
do
not
apply
generally
to
other
properties
or
classes
or
uses
in
the
same
Zone,
practical
difficulty
and
undue
hardship
because
of
exceptional
or
extraordinary
circumstances
or
conditions
pertaining
to
a
specific
piece
of
property.
A
literal
enforcement
of
these
regulations
will
result
in
Practical
difficulty
or
undue
hardship
that
is
unnecessary
to
the
achievement
of
public
purposes.
A
Preservation
of
equal
property
rights.
Literal
interpretation
of
these
regulations
would
deprive
the
appellant
of
Rights
commonly
enjoyed
by
others
in
the
same
Zone
and
the
same
vicinity.
While
a
granting
of
the
requested
variants
will
not
confer
on
the
applicant
any
special
privilege
that
is
denied
to
other
properties
in
the
same
Zone
and
the
same
vicinity.
A
Minimum
variance
the
variance
granted
is
the
minimum
variance
required
to
make
possible
the
reasonable
use
of
the
property
absence
of
detriment.
The
authorizing
of
such
variants
will
not
be
of
substantial
detriment
to
adjacent
property
and
will
not
materially
impair
the
purpose
of
the
zoning
code
or
the
public
interest,
not
of
a
general
nature.
A
Any
person,
resident
or
officer
department
or
appointed
body
of
the
city
of
Athens
aggrieved
by
a
decision
of
the
board
May
petition,
the
Athens
County
Court
of
Common
Pleas.
Concerning
the
illegality
of
the
decision,
such
petition
must
be
filed
within
30
days
after
the
mailing
of
the
decision
of
the
board
to
the
applicant.
A
A
B
B
We,
the
board,
actually
gets
four
types
of
requests:
a
request
for
a
variance
of
the
zoning
rules,
conditional
use,
permit
interpretation
and
a
temporary
use
permit.
So
this
is
the
second
of
those
four
jobs
that
you
have,
as
the
board
is
to
make
a
conditional
use
decision
and
in
conditional
use,
is
a
little
bit
different
from
what
we
usually
see.
B
95
or
99
of
everything
we
see
is
a
variance
request,
so
this
is
a
little
bit
different
on
trying
to
or
making
a
determination
where
I'll
just
read
this
part
of
the
article
7
final
disposition
of
cases.
Part
of
what
you
have
to
do
is
offer
your
opinion
as
to
the
desirability
or
undesirability
of
the
proposed
building
use
as
regards
to
adjoining
premises,
General
intent
and
the
general
intent
of
the
zoning
ordinance.
Now
that
that
is
different
from
a
variance
request.
C
Yeah,
so
the
conditional
use
I
assume
that's
because
it's
a
property
that
is
adjacent
to
East,
State
Street,
because
I
think
that
the
ordinance
have
passed,
allowed.
Short-Term
rentals
with
non-owner
occupied
short
short
trip
along
State,
Street
and
Lancaster
and
Carpenter
in
Columbus
area
and
Columbus
right.
Something
like.
B
C
B
D
E
E
Off
I
would
just
like
to
say
I'm
a
little
embarrassed.
There's
only
one
thing
on
the
agenda
and
everybody
showed
up,
but
I
am
very
glad,
I'm,
very
glad
that
you
showed
up
because
I
had
breakfast
in
Orlando
lunch
in
Atlanta
and
then
dinner
is
going
to
be
at
a
drive-through,
probably
on
State
Street
on
the
way
home
tonight.
E
E
Now
in
the
nursing
school
last
year,
I
decided
to
reserve
a
hotel
room
for
Dad's
weekend
six
months
in
advance
and,
as
it
turns
out,
six
months
isn't
even
close
to
enough
advance
notice
and
I
literally
got
to
the
point
where
I
looked
at
anything
that
was
available,
and
there
are
a
few
motels
around
here.
That
probably
wouldn't
be
my
first
pick
unless
I
was
somewhat
desperate
to
have
a
place
to
stay
that
weekend
and
even
those
were
book
solid
Not
only
was
it
in
Athens
that
it
was
book
solid.
E
It
was
booked
all
the
way
to
Lancaster
and
all
the
way
to
Parkersburg,
where
I
ended
up
staying
and
I
thought
well.
This
is
just
crazy,
so
I
started
asking
around
and
what
I
realized
is
that
there's
sort
of
an
elasticity
issue
and
it's
around
big
events.
So
if
it's
a
random
Wednesday
or
a
Tuesday,
it's
not
hard
to
get
a
hotel
room
here.
E
The
hotels
that
I
contacted
to
ask
just
on
a
regular
regular
day
of
the
week
or
a
weekend
that
wasn't
sibs
weekend
or
the
Miami
game
or
something
the
weekends
have
higher
occupancy
rates.
But
during
the
week
it's
in
the
30
to
40
percent,
which
really
wasn't
a
shock
to
me
just
having
been
in
the
area,
but
I
also
learned
in
order
for
a
lot
of
hotels
to
be
profitable,
they
need
to
be
in
the
50
to
60
percent
occupancy
range
on
a
sustained
period
of
time.
E
So
what
happens
on
those
weekends
is
everything
is
full,
and
so
suddenly
people
are
staying
in
Logan
or
Nelsonville
or
for
Belpre
or
Parkersburg
or
Marietta,
and
that
revenue
is
going
out
of
town
too
and
I
will
tell
you.
My
lift
driver
was
very
happy
to
drive
me
all
the
way
to
Parkersburg,
but
it's
not
very
feasible
to
build
five
more
hotels,
because
that
will
drop
the
regular
occupancy
rate
even
lower
than
it
is
now
and
so
to
me
this
is
actually
a
good
thing.
E
I
had
researched,
Airbnb
or
VRBO,
you
know
short-term
rental
properties
in
a
lot
of
other
markets,
but
I
have
to
admit
they
were
all
vacation
markets,
and
my
wife
and
I
thought
well
that'd
be
really
nice
to
have
a
house
and
a
vacation
Market.
What
we'll
use
for
a
week
or
two
a
year
and
then
rent
it
out.
But
a
lot
of
those
markets
are
oversaturated
and
this
one
is
certainly
not
the
other
thing
is,
and
this
is
a
little
different
like
we
intend
to
use
it.
E
I,
don't
think
it's
any
more
complicated
than
that.
This
is
the
first
time
we
have
purchased
something
that
we
want
to
do
a
short-term
rental
and
we
want
to
be
a
part
of
it.
So
it's
not
in
Florida
or
somewhere,
where
you
know
we're
90,
minutes
away
door
to
door
and
we're
down
here
a
lot
so
I
mean
that's
that's
kind
of
the
setup.
I
guess
do
you
have
any
questions.
E
E
What
are
you
going
to
use
the
property
for
how
many
people
are
going
to
be?
There?
Are
you
going
to
have
a
pet
and
we
have
Cam?
We
have
cameras
that
are
going
to
be
mounted
on
the
exterior
of
the
house,
so
we'll
be
able
to
see.
Well,
that's
weird
said
it
was
three
people
and
there's
13
piling
in
there's
a
degree
of
control
that
you
don't
have
when
it's
just
an
online
booking
and
it's
there's
no
human
involved,
which
that
was
kind
of
news
to
me.
G
E
Don't
think
so
for
a
couple
reasons.
My
parents
now
live
in
Belpre
and
we
still
have
the
farm
in
Athens
and
there's
no.
We
we
obviously
I,
don't
Farm
it.
We
rent
it
out
and
it's
been
in
the
family
for
100
years,
so
there's
really
no
desire
to
sell
it.
My
wife
and
I
we've
got
another
kiddo
that
is
a
sophomore
in
high
school
and
she
would
like
to
go
to
OU,
but
that's
not
a
guarantee
that
that
happens.
C
Yeah
I
think,
just
in
that
scenario
you
described
where
you
had
a
an
inappropriate
use
of
your
property,
so
13
people
showed
up
for
a
party
at
your
place
and
you
were
expecting
three
that
had
been
booked
right,
not
being
here.
I
guess
is
one
of
the
questions
and
that's
the
why
this
is
why
we're
here
talking
is
because
you're
not
in
the
property
we're
not
living
there,
so
you
don't
have
a
direct
control.
So
if
that
kind
of
scenario
were
to
happen,
what
would
you
do.
E
E
E
C
E
E
H
E
People
technically
four
bedrooms,
but
we're
reducing
it
to
three
okay
and
turning
one
into
a
home
office,
and
that
was
a
personal
decision.
I
travel
a
lot
and
I've
always
got
to
have
my
laptop
and
all
my
stuff
and
and
I,
just
I
think
that's
becoming
more
and
more
common
yep
I.
Also
thought
of
scenarios
like
even
my
parents
house
in
Belpre.
E
It's
not
big
enough
for
our
whole
family
to
stay
at,
but
I
really
wouldn't
want
to
rent
two
rooms
at
the
Hampton
Inn
I
would
much
rather
have
a
house
that
would
accommodate
all
of
us
and
I
would
have
a
home
office
to
be
able
to
do
my
stuff
in
and
I
thought
about.
Just
folks
that
grew
up
in
Athens,
you
know
still
have
their
parents
here.
Maybe
they
live,
you
know
somewhere
out
of
town
and
when
they
come
to
visit,
it's
just
not
entirely
convenient
to
cram
everybody
into
the
house.
E
They
grew
up
in
another
thing
that
has
sort
of
come
up
quite
a
lot.
Lately
are
the
folks
that
I
went
to
college
with.
They
now
have
kids
here
on
the
basketball
team,
on
the
baseball
team.
They're
swimmers
they
live
in
Denver,
they
live
in
Dallas
and
Grandma
and
Grandpa
want
to
come,
see
them
play,
but
they
also
don't
really
want
to
be
in
the
Hampton
Inn.
So
if
they've
got
a
place
where
the
whole
family
can
be,
it's
just
a
little
bit
more
comfortable
and
it's
actually
less
expensive.
E
E
In
terms
of
you
know,
it's
just
not
ideal
for
that.
The
research
that
I
did
using
a
product
called
air
DNA
showed
that
the
ideal
rental
size-
and
this
is
there-
are
rooms
for
rent
here.
So
this
is
I'm
only
looking
at
you
know,
two
and
three
bedroom
for
comparisons,
and
it
came
out
to
5.9
was
the
optimal
sleeping
Arrangement,
and
so
that's
what
we've
optimized
for.
F
B
E
Having
being
completely
honest,
having
never
done
this
before
I,
don't
I'm,
also
like
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
put
a
lot
into
it
in
terms
of
like
I,
want
to
make
it
as
nice
as
I.
Possibly
can
and
I
don't
mean
this
in
any
way,
just
respectfully
to
anyone
else
that
has
a
short-term
rental,
but
the
ones
I
looked
at.
E
There
were
a
number
or
more
I
thought
boy.
I
would
not
stay
here
and
I
think
at
a
at
a
very
reasonable
price
point.
There
is
an
opportunity
to
put
a
very
nice
rental
that
I
know
my
mom
and
dad
would
feel
comfortable
in
you
know.
I
know
my
friends
from
out
of
town
that
want
to
see
their
son
play.
Basketball
would
be
entirely
comfortable
in
we're
trying
to
buy
higher
end
everything
Furnishings
we're
trying
to
think
of
every
little
thing
someone
could
need
from
out
of
town
we're
also
looking
at
incenting
local
businesses.
E
So
there's
a
great
little
breakfast
shop
across
the
street
there's
a
great
little
Bread,
Company
Avalanche
pizzas,
right
down
the
street
like
we
want
to
provide
gift
cards.
So
if
someone's
in
town,
like
they're
sampling
stuff,
that
is
local
to
Athens,
so
I
mean
I,
guess
I'm
kind
of
wandering
off
the
answer,
but
like
we
are
trying
to
drive
to
a
certain
clientele
and
I
honestly,
don't
know
what
to
expect.
You
know
it
could
be
it's
only
rented
20
percent
of
the
time
or
30
percent
of
the
time.
E
H
D
E
E
H
E
It's
mainly
cosmetic
I
I
can
tell
you
the
so
we're
adding
a
handrail
to
the
front
of
the
house
and
that
was
mandated
by
the
insurance
company
from
a
safety
perspective,
and
we
have
a
handrail
already
on
the
back
entry,
but
other
than
that.
It's
paint
and
and
decor
and
Furnishing.
So
really
nothing
structural
at
all.
D
B
I
I
I
I'd
also
like
to
hear,
since
this
is
new,
what
the
council's
discussion
and
what
the
reasoning
was
on
discussing
specifically
limiting
short-term
non-resident
owner
rentals
and
that's
I,
think
that's
an
important
aspect
of
because
we
we
added
to
Center,
notify
the
board
of
concerns
and
I.
Think
this.
This
specifically
hits
with
that.
That
person's
concern
was.
B
So
ACC
230401c
is
for
conditional
uses
and
there's
a
there's
several
of
them.
Third
on
that
list
is
short-term
rentals
and
that's
the
three.
It
reads:
short-term
rentals,
non-resident
owner
short-term
rentals,
the
keeping
of
not
more
than
three
adult
renters
plus
related
children
by
a
non-resident
owner
for
periods
of
less
than
30
days
on
R1,
lots
that
a
butt
and
R2
R3
or
any
B
zone,
or
that
the
principal
home
fronts
on
East,
State,
Street,
Carpenter,
Lancaster,
street
or
Columbus
Road
foreign.
B
C
This
ordinance
enabled
them
to
be
legal
with
restrictions,
and
so
the
restrictions
were
talking
about.
I
wasn't
aware
that
this
would
be
limited
to
three
adult
occupants
as
part
of
that
I
thought
it
wouldn't
be
capped
at
that
level,
but
so
that's
interesting
to
see.
So
it's
three
adult
occupants
is
the
limit
with
relating.
B
H
A
C
One
more
question:
yeah:
go
ahead,
just
kind
of
do
that
now:
yeah
I
think
so
so
along
that
line.
So
if
there's
a
limits,
the
city
has
mechanisms
in
place
a
contract
in
place
or
subscription,
or
something
with
a
service
that
sort
of
looks
across
the
the
internet
and
Airbnb
and
VRBO.
And
let's
the
city
know
if
there
are
airbnbs
out
there
what
they
are.
This
is
an
inventory
for
you
right.
J
K
C
C
So
then,
how
about
the
permit
itself,
if
there's
violations,
we're
talking
about
the
city,
would
have
the
ability
to
potentially
nullify
the
permit
and
without
having
to
remove
additional
use
potentials.
I
think
is
that
possible.
So
if
there's
violations
like
we're
talking
about
in
the
cities
like
yup,
you
violated
this
so
repeatedly
and
have
not
made
Collections,
and
so
therefore
you
lose
your
permit.
I.
B
B
A
Okay,
next
is
people
who
would
like
to
speak
in
opposition
and
I'm
going
to
start
by
just
reading
the
letter
that
we
received
on
that
topic
that
Kelly
mentioned
this
is
someone
who's
written
Barry,
Gene
Thomas
have
written,
who
are
not
on
your
neighbors,
but
they
have
written
out
with
concerns
about
the
R1
Zone
as
homeowners
in
an
R1
Zone
designated
as
such.
Just
a
few
years
ago,
after
a
concerted
effort
by
the
homeowners
in
the
block
below
Jacobs
Street,
we
are
generally
opposed
to
any
Airbnb
incursions
into
R1
zones.
A
I
A
A
Okay,
so
a
second
letter
from
a
resident
of
74
at
75,
Elmwood,
Place
I,
just
heard
about
this
request
for
approval
of
short,
a
short-term
rental
at
269
East,
State
Street.
We
have
so
many
short-term
rentals
in
Athens.
It
seems
we
shouldn't
have
to
provide
more.
This
is
an
area
that
is
primarily
owner
occupied
I'm
afraid
this
might
be
the
start
of
more
requests
with
Apartments
now
being
built
on
the
other
side
of
East
State
Street,
please,
let's
try
to
keep
our
neighborhood
less
commercialized
and
that's
from
Judy
spocker
on
Elmwood
Place.
Okay.
G
G
G
G
G
I
am
speaking
exclusively
about
R1.
I
would
point
out
to
you,
as
I
did
to
council
that
surveys
were
taken
on
the
near
east
side
and
submitted
to
council
where
90
some
percent
were
opposed
to
short-term
rentals.
So
please
keep
that
in
mind
as
you
Ponder
this
decision
in
front
of
you
that
could
very
easily
have
a
significant
negative
impact
and
or
conflicts
with
surrounding
Neighbors
noise,
litter
and
The
Taking
of
our
peaceful
enjoyment
of
our
backyards
and
homes.
G
G
G
He
stated
before
he
became
aware
that
he
intends
to
rent
this
to
five
or
six
people
5.9,
whatever
it
doesn't
matter,
as
Mr
Riggs
spoke
and
as
I
understand,
you're
allowed
to
rent
the
three.
If
you
got
a
short-term
rental,
you
can
rent
to
three
people.
If
you've
got
a
one-year
rental,
you
can
rent
to
three
people.
You
can
rent
to
three
people.
G
The
code
office
is
open
from
7
30
to
4
Monday
through
Friday.
In
all
likelihood
any
problem
that
will
arise
when
office.
Any
problems
that
will
arise
will
be
when
the
office
is
closed
and
no
one
is
on
call.
The
police
will
not
get
involved.
According
to
the
code
asking
you
to
assume,
there
will
never
be
a
problem.
G
I
am
asking
slash
telling
you
that
you
need
to
consider
worst
case
scenario,
because
sometimes
what
you
get
is
worst
case
scenario.
This
is
a
large
house
which
seems
to
invite
large
groups
and
parties
and
jumping
off
script.
Again.
Let's
be
honest,
this
is
Athens
Ohio.
This
is
our
town.
It's
my
town
he's
been
a
part
of
it.
It's
all
into
his
past,
which
is
great,
but
people
don't
come
down
here
to
walk
down
the
bike
path.
G
G
G
G
A
G
G
I
believe
some
cities
and
towns
are
taking
measures
to
try
to
now
regain
control
of
their
previous
quality
of
life.
Mr
Williams
is
asking
you
to
make
a
favorable
decision.
Do
him
a
favor
for
him
to
operate
a
business
in
an
R1
Zone
when
he
could
have
just
as
easily
purchased
a
property
in
a
different
Zone?
G
I
am
only
asking
you
to
help
protect
my
and
your
neighbors
property
rights
from
being
eroded
and
losing
their
quiet
and
peaceful
enjoyment
of
our
property,
which
we
currently
have.
We
purchased
all
who
reside
in
R1
in
R1,
because
we
wanted
to
live
in
R1
and
we
would
appreciate
it
if
we
get
R1
according
to
code.
This
is
the
first
test
case
of
this
type
non-owner
occupied
in
R1.
G
Foreign
now
in
your
23.07.02,
a
it
says,
and
that
such
use
shall
not
result
in
significant
negative
impacts
upon
or
conflict
with,
surrounding
uses,
I
try
to
always
be
polite
and
it
doesn't
always
come
off
that
way.
That's
the
reason.
I
tried
to
deal
with
prepared
remarks,
but
those
are
true
facts.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
L
L
We
chose
Athens,
we
had
several
job
offers
at
the
time
and
we
chose
Athens
because
of
its
community
because
of
the
quality
of
life
here,
and
it's
been
a
really
great
experience
living
here
at
that
time,
when
we
moved
to
our
to
our
house,
we
had
a
neighbor
across
the
street
and
I'm
just
sort
of
painting
a
picture
of
of
why
this
is
critical
to
me
who
had
grown
up
in
that
house,
Virginia
Franklin
and
she
died
there.
So
she
was
living
there
80
something
years.
L
L
I
think
that
shows
us
the
pressures
that
are
being
placed
on
this
community
and
that's
my
primary
concern
is
the
change
that
we're
seeing
we're
seeing
it
globally
and
we
know
that
real
estate
Investments
are
some
of
the
best
ways.
You
can
use
your
money
at
this
point
with
real
volatile
markets
and
I'm
real
concerned
about
that.
L
So
we
are
indeed
opposed
to
this
variance,
both
my
husband
and
I,
as
it
is
now
many
of
the
houses
and
the
stretch
of
East
State
Street
are
owner
occupied,
and
that
makes
it
very
special.
Some
of
the
hazards
further
west
are
not
their
rentals
and
but
this
one
particular
stretch
it's
still
owner
occupied
and
it
maintains
a
certain
quality
because
of
that
during
this
time,
we've
seen
a
growth
in
some
of
the
businesses,
with
the
Village
Bakery,
with
the
investment
firm,
Kindred
and
bakery
making
enhancing
the
quality
of
that
life.
L
We
we
also
have
seen
the
decline
of
and
Larry
conrath
and
that
transition
into
a
large
flat
flats
and
places
that
are
going
to
put
pressures
and
change
that
Community
as
it
is
more
pressures
on
the
road
and
the
traffic
directly
next
door
to
269
is
271
and
that
backs
up
to
my
home.
So
my
home
is
right
here
in
271
is
behind
it
and
269
touches
it.
We
share
a
corner,
a
corner
there.
They
indeed
I
believe
received
a
variance
in
May,
and
but
that
was
a
very
different
situation.
They
moved
into
that
house.
L
There
they
lived
there
and
there's
a
little
garage
apartment
in
the
back
that
had
been
rented
for
many
years
and
code
knew
it
because
I
called
code
on
them
a
couple
of
times
they
came.
They
were
burning
alive,
they're
really
close
to
my
house
and
left
it
going
so
I
had
code
code
knew
it
I
talked
to
that
person
and
they
pretty
much
sold
that
house
to
those
people
that
those
people
bought
that
thinking.
L
Okay,
we
have
a
permit
to
rent
this
to
sub
to
help
pay
our
mortgage
and
that's
totally
normal,
but
this
is
quite
different.
We
have
a
building
that
was
owner
occupied
and
is
going
to
be
changed
into
a
rental
and
at
face
value
one
little
rental
doesn't
do
a
terrible
damage,
but
it's
the
cumulative
effects
that
we're
facing
in
this
community
and
this
community
is
changing.
J
L
K
L
Most
recently,
interestingly,
I
was
in
Chicago
and
my
last
email
from
the
person
getting
my
key
said:
don't
tell
the
neighbors
you're
Airbnb.
So
there
are
you.
It's
documented,
there's
lots
of
media
about
the
pressures
of
Airbnb
and
the
Lesser
I
think
with
vbro,
because
they're
longer
so
in
a
city
that
maintains
over
75
percent
rental
stock
before
shirt,
short-term
rental.
This
puts
particular
stresses
on
the
community
in
terms
of
reducing
community
structure,
eliminating
owner-occupied
homes
and
thereby
decreasing
our
property
values.
L
The
role
of
home
ownership
in
personal
wealth
building
is
well
known.
Simply
the
more
buildings
taken
out
of
circulation
for
ownership,
the
greater
the
pressures
on
remaining
buildings
and
increase
building
costs,
so
people
who
have
a
chance
to
purchase
a
home
and
help
build
their
their
wealth.
I
know
that
that's
what
we
did
when
we
were
young,
but
by
continually
removing
these
less
expensive
homes-
and
this
is
not
less
expensive
from
the
market
and
renting
them,
putting
them
into
rental
stock.
It
impacts
the
community
structure.
L
I,
looked
up
the
sale
of
this
house
since
2009
just
to
give
you
an
idea
in
2009
it
sold
for
168.
in
2013
190.
in
2019
255
and
in
2023
331.
That's
what
Mr
Williams
purchased
to
that.
It
was
listed
last
spring
at
379.
There
was
this
huge
boom,
one
of
the
houses
on
our
street,
one
of
the
smallest
sold
for
470.
L
to
somebody
out
of
state,
and
they
came
in
and
purchased
that,
and
so
there
is
a
huge
pressure
going
on
with
real
estate.
We
know
that
I'm
wondering
if
there
is
a
strategic
plan
because
to
me
it
doesn't
seem
like
there
is
for
this
city
to
address
the
critical
nature
of
housing
in
our
city
and
it's
always
been
rentals.
And
now
it's
short-term
rentals.
How
many
houses
can
we
take
out
of
circulation
to
be
owner
occupied
and
for
people
to
be
able
to
own
without
huge
ramifications?
L
I
mean,
and
we
change
our
community
structure,
our
street.
We
have
community,
we
know
each
other.
We
we
share
some
of
the
the
problems
and
the
joys
that
we
have
simply
because
we've
been
there
a
long
time,
but
if
that's
removed
it
really,
it
challenges
the
whole
community,
and
that
indeed,
is
one
of
the
critical
issues
that
we
have
for
benefits
that
we
have
in
Athens
is
community,
and
you
know
Mr
stoffer
made
reference
to
the
to
the
reference
to
affluence.
L
So
in
conclusion,
as
a
city
owner
I
think
that,
as
as
a
city
as
a
citizen,
I
believe
the
city
must
consider
and
envision
a
community,
the
city
and
environment
that
we
want
in
order
for
it
to
come
to
fruition.
I
am
thankful
to
have
landed
in
Athens
for
the
human
community.
That
is
here
in
the
natural
environs
and
much
more
I
hope
that
Athens
is
able
to
maintain
the
quality
and
dignity
of
a
small
town
that
is
not
exploited
for
all
the
wealth
it
can
provide
for
a
few
people.
M
It's
at
268,
East,
State
Street
and
the
concerns
I
have
have
mostly
been
covered,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
want
to
welcome
Mr
Williams
to
Athens,
and
he
is
welcome
to
live
in
that
house
and
rent
it
out
during
the
busy
weekends
and
he
might
be
able
to
accomplish
some
of
what
he's
aiming
to
do,
and
also
that
there's
other
properties
that
are
available
that
can
be
developed
into
short-term
properties.
But
this
home
was
purchased
with
the
knowledge
that
it's
not
something
that's
permitted
there.
M
So
my
primary
concern
is
really
the
shortage
of
affordable
housing
for
year-round
residents
and
especially
I'm
concerned
for
my
own
employees.
It's
really
hard
for
them
to
find
affordable
housing
within
the
city
of
Athens
and
one
other
thing
is
the
shortcomings
of
Athens
that
were
brought
up
by
Minister.
M
Williams
are
true
that
during
special
events,
such
as
parents
weekend
athletic
events,
graduation
Etc-
these
are
real
problems
and
they're
definitely
worthy
of
a
problem-solving
discussion
to
help
us
figure
out
how
to
accommodate
these
sudden
influxes
of
of
people,
because
it's
really
hard
on
it's
great
for
business,
but
it's
also
really
hard
on
the
businesses
and
it's
really
hard
on
the
local
population.
So
that
would
be
great
if
we
could
actually
have
an
economic
boom
from
those
influxes,
but
it's
a
little
tough
but
I.
M
E
Geez
I
almost
don't
even
know
where
to
start
I
guess
I'll
I'll
try
to
go
in
order
and
I
forget
everybody's
name.
So
sorry
about
that
I'm
also,
not
a
good
speaker.
My
heart's
bouncing
on
my
chest
right
now-
and
this
is
a
pretty
safe
room
to
talk
in
so
I
I,
hear
the
concerns
I
I.
The
couple
things
that
stuck
out
to
me
and
I
do
think
this
is
a
conversation,
that's
happening
across
the
country
in
all
kinds
of
different
markets,
about
the
sort
of
explosion
in
short-term
rentals.
E
E
E
You
know
we're
not
looking
to
get
18
people
crammed
into
a
one
and
a
half
bathroom
place
to
begin
with.
That
was
never
the
point.
The
point
was
to
have
a
nice
place
to
stay
for
folks
that
come
to
town
and
if
that's
four
days
great,
if
it's
one
day
great,
if
it's
a
weekend
great
one
of
the
last
things
I
would
want-
is
to
disrupt
the
feeling
of
community,
particularly
in
that
area
271,
the
folks
that
live
there
that
have
an
active
Airbnb
in
the
backyard.
E
That's
Emily
and
Mark
and
they've
got
two
young
daughters,
I,
don't
remember
the
ages,
I'm
going
to
guess
like
two
to
four
I
can
guarantee
you.
They
don't
want
to
have
a
bunch
of
ex-frat
guys
in
the
building
next
door
or
somebody
throwing
a
big
party
in
the
backyard
or
a
bunch
of
people
even
in
the
front
yard.
That
is
a
hundred
percent
against
what
who
we
want
to
rent
to
and
honestly,
the
the
way
we
want
to
furnish.
It
would
be
the
worst
thing
we
could
do
for
those
type
of
furnishings.
E
The
other
thing
I'll
bring
up
and
I
kind
of
learned.
This
just
kind
of
through
the
research
is
typically
the
Airbnb
renter
takes
better
care
of
the
place
for
one.
They
have
a
rating,
that's
tied
to
that
for
two.
There
are
significant
security
deposits
that
are
in
play
and
for
that
reason
you
tend
to
have
people
that
take
care
of
the
property.
The
whole
idea
is
it's
a
home
away
from
home.
E
I
understand
it
and
I
don't
judge
it,
but
just
from
from
where
I
grew
up
and
my
whole
like
family
line.
That
was
a
hard
one
to
hear
because
I
recognize
Now
by
saying,
like
we
don't
have
to
rent
this
every
weekend,
we're
our
goal
isn't
to
have
maximum
occupancy
in
a
typical
business.
That
is
exactly
what
the
goal
would
be:
a
hundred
percent,
otherwise
you're
losing
money.
It's
the
same
in
a
restaurant
or
a
lot
of
different
businesses,
and
so
I
didn't
mean
for
that.
E
E
A
B
So
this
is
article
seven
final
disposition
of
cases,
and
this,
as
I
said,
is
a
conditional
use
case.
Final
decisions
of
the
board
pertaining
to
conditional
use
permits
shock.
The
resolution
needs
to
contain
the
following.
It
would
be
everything
that
you
would
normally
do.
It
doesn't
include
the
six
findings
that
you
have
for
a
a
variance,
but
it
does
include
the
opinion
of
the
board
as
to
the
desirability
or
undesirability
of
the
proposed
use
as
regards
adjoining
premises
in
the
general
intent
of
the
zoning
ordinance
is.
A
What
you're
tasked
to
do?
Thank
you
and
I.
Think
our
opinions
about
the
desirability
or
undesirability
of
the
project
would
probably
be
guided
a
little
bit
by
the
principles
in
the
findings,
such
as
absence
of
detriment,
and
we
have
had
some
speakers
who
feel
there
would
be
a
detriment.
But
the
the
thing
that
is
stands
out
in
my
mind
is
that
there
have
been
some
very
personal
views
and
very
persuasive
personal
stories
presented
here,
but
that
what
is
striking
to
me
is
that
the
the
code.
A
Require
basically
requires
owner
occupied
for
A
or
B
and
B,
and
now
this
is
is
a
case
where
we're
being
asked
to
give
a
conditional
use
permit
for
non-owner
occupied.
It
seems
to
me
if
we
do,
that,
we're
going
to
get
a
lot
more
requests
for
the
same,
and
that
would
suggest
I
mean
to
me.
That
seems
like
we
were
writing
code,
and
maybe
the
council
could
have
done
a
better
job
about
why
they
didn't
make.
A
You
know,
didn't
include
not
owner
occupied
or
maybe
whatever,
but
I
I
personally
am
not
comfortable,
just
starting
that
down
that
particular
Road
without
in
letting
Council
consider
whether
that
is
really
something
they
want
to
do
and
let
people
come
like
Miss
mccosker,
Mr,
stoffer,
Ms
Hughes
and
talk
to
them
about
what
they
think
would
be
the
the
problems
with
that.
What.
I
D
Sure,
because
we
dealt
with
this
for
I,
mean
yeah
I've
been
on
the
board
five
six
years
now,
I
mean
every
month.
It
was
somebody
looking
for
a
variant
for
a
BNB
before
it
was
yeah,
but
they
they
particularly
pointed
out
certain
streets
for
bnbs,
which
now
opens
up
more
people
coming
in
and
actual
variants
for
those
particular
locations
and
the
fact
that
is
basically
one
next
door
to
it.
A
I
I
A
A
I
C
Of
stated
was
that
this
may
set
a
precedent
if
we
approve
this
I,
don't
know,
if
that's
the
case,
I
know
with
the
variances
at
least
each,
and
the
previous
chair
would
say
this
every
time
basically,
is
when
we're
looking
at
a
cases.
The
particular
nuances
of
the
case
we
were
looking
at
are:
what
was
what
was
important
just
because
it
was
we
made
a
similar
variance
for
another
property,
doesn't
mean
we
have
to
do
it
for
this.
B
H
H
D
A
B
A
Stay
yes,
okay,
yeah,
because
the
same
owner
well,
this
is
longer
interesting.
It
raises
some
really
important
questions
and
I
know
that
we
have.
Some
of
us
have
whined
about
the
code
and
and
things
coming
to
us
that
we
don't
think
are
really
appropriately
brought
here
and
I'm
gonna
whine
about
the
same
still
wanting
I'm,
officially
whining.
D
I
The
detriment
to
the
community
and
just
studies
that
I've
read
recently
in
reference
to
Airbnb
effect
on
communities
as
far
as
increasing
rents
and
we're
having
problems
in
this
community
presently,
referencing,
low-income
housing
and
people's
affordability
to
live
in
the
city.
I
think
this
would
go
against
if
we
Grant
this
I
think
I'm
going
to
go
against
what
other
organizations
are
trying
to
succeed
to
accomplish
yeah.
H
I
would
suggest
that
you
know,
as
Lorraine
said,
that
you
know
a
singular
case.
Isn't
changing
the
outcome
very
much,
but
we
don't
we
don't
have
from
the
legislative.
You
know
side
support
for
an
actual
vision
for
addressing
the
housing
issue
right,
yeah,
good.
You
know
good
or
bad
in
this.
In
this
specific
case,
right,
yeah,
yeah.
D
And
that
was
always
the
argument
in
the
past
on
the
bnbs
when
people
would
come
in
and
the
biggest
issue
was
the
location
of
the
houses
you
know
somebody
came
in
wanted
something
on
grossner
or
one
of
some
one.
Like
you
know
your
traditional
say,
somebody
came
in
so
one
something
on
Elmwood,
but
not
East,
State
Street.
You
know
that's
kind
of
why
I
feel
like
they
came
up
what
they
did
on
a
particular
streaks.
H
D
C
B
C
As
it
stands
now,
he's
bought
this
house.
If
he
is
not
able
to
short-term
rental
it,
he
could
request
a
permit
without
having
to
come
back
to
us.
This
is
just
through
the
code
office
through
the
normal
process,
and
unless
something
is
wrong
with
the
property,
it
doesn't
need
standards.
He
could
be
granted
a
long-term
rental
correct.
B
B
H
L
We
are
not
in
charge
of
that
experience,
and
this
has
been
going
on
since
I
came
20
years
ago,
and
it
was
pretty
obvious
then
that
the
people
who
are
doing
those
rentals,
many
many
have
many
rentals
have
taken
those
houses
out
of
circulation.
I
know
someone
in
the
west
side
that
actually
purchased
a
house
just
take
it
out
of
rental
circulation,
fixed
it
up
and
then
found
somebody
to
own
it.
L
A
J
L
L
D
I
It
seems
a
little
more
difficult
nowadays,
I'm
hearing
anything
over
three
bedrooms
is
difficult:
rental,
property
and
now
people
are
going
one
in
two
bedrooms,
so
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
little
more
difficult.
Today's
market
having
long-term
three-bedroom
houses,
are
more
difficult
to
rent
than
a
single
bedroom
unit.
Presently,
so
that's
my
take
on
that
really
come
on
up.