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From: Carola Fredstrand GcD,
Sent: Sunday,January 21, 2024 9:29 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Council Testimony Bill 121 -;
Aloha Council members,
CO __.-
I have read your Bill 121 and I don't understand why you want to regulate renting a room in my own house in such a
harsh way, or why it is necessary at all. It has worked fine all these years without regulation. It doesn't seem necessary
and creates a lot of administration for the Planning Department that we all must pay through annual fees. Bill 121 is
written in such a way that it makes me feel that anyone who rents a room to a happy tourist is doing something bad. I
always thought of this as I am doing something good.The penalties of$10,000 a day can send a family into bankruptcy.
Is renting a room in my own house that bad?
I need the extra income to be able to pay my bills, and I also think it's fun to meet happy tourists. If I can't pay my
handyman, electrician or cleaner how would they survive. I don't see the difference if my son lives in a room, or I rent it
short term. My typical renter is a no noisy, low-key couple of 50 years plus which has one car and so does my son. If the
renter should be noisy or create problems,the renter will only stay for a few days, and then the problem is solved. I
never had a renter that was noisy. However, several of my neighbors have roasters that run around all over the
neighborhood and wake me up 4 am almost every morning.That is a serious problem. If you can regulate that I would
be happy.
I don't want to rent a room long term, 6 months,to a single person or a couple.The possibility the renter will not get
along with my family is too great. If the family doesn't like the renter,we are stuck with the problem for a long time. My
renters only have one car even if they are a family of four. If I would rent long term to a couple,they will have two cars.
A long-term renter will have friends visiting.A short-term renter has no one visiting. Hence, long term renters creates
twice or four times as much traffic.Too much noise for me.
We live on ag land, but why it's zoned ag is a mystery to me as it looks like any other subdivision zoned residential. It's
also a mystery why the County wants to ban short term rental on ag land.There are no hotels here, and tourists want to
experience Hawaii, not a hotel. My renters are very quiet.
Thank you,
Carol Peterson E,
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