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I disagree that the ‘meant for’ argument is irrelevant.  It’s a SFH, suburban neighborhood.  [b]Residents in the County expressed that they did not support the zoning changes.[/b]  People who live in the County now should have a say in what happens in the community.

But, even if you say the ‘meant for’ argument doesn’t matter, I still say that the area is not ZONED for this type of housing.

Even the new ADU law says that the units need to be owner occupied.  These rentals are not owner occupied.

Being owner occupied means the owners have some reason to maintain the homes, ensure they are safe and up to code,

But there is little  enforcement of this, and the owners are basically slum landlords who live elsewhere.

So, fine if you don’t approve of the ‘meant for’ argument.  But it should matter that these homes are not zoned as apartment or boarding house rentals.  And that they are often being illegally rented.[/quote]

SOME residents in the county expressed that they did not support the zoning change. Other residents in the county expressed that they DID support the zoning change. What's more, these decisions aren't made by poll or referendum. They're made by the officials we elected to make these decisions. If you disapprove of the decision, the place to show your displeasure is the ballot box.

The ADU regulation does indeed require one of the units to be owner-occupied. But these houses aren't ADUs.

To the extent that the houses violate county housing codes - yes, the county should enforce. I don't think anybody disagrees with improving the county's enforcement of housing codes. In fact, the ADU regulation came with additional housing enforcement.

Mind you, I think that the county's requirement that "No more than five unrelated people may live together in a dwelling unit" is both vague and outdated. But that's a different issue, and nobody (as far as I know) is proposing to change it.[/quote]

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