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Dining Taco Riendo Uber Herbal Coquina Restaurant Home State BBQ Tempo Videos Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries TV Listings Movie Listings Oregon Outdoors Oregon Healthy Living NEWS NOW Letters to the Editor Thursday, July 31 Concerning the issue of the city's proposed opening up of R-1 short-term rentals in Ashland which include many new and unique conditions (i.e., one guest party at a time, one rental area within the residence, owner must be present during visitor occupation, one car per visiting party, no kitchen usage, etc.): Without city enf... MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 31, 2014 @ 12:20 pm Updated at 1:02 PM Posted Jul. 31, 2014 @ 12:20 pm Updated at 1:02 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Rental rules a bad idea Concerning the issue of the city's proposed opening up of R-1 short-term rentals in Ashland which include many new and unique conditions (i.e., one guest party at a time, one rental area within the residence, owner must be present during visitor occupation, one car per visiting party, no kitchen usage, etc.): Without city enforcement of other more broad conditions, a host of individuals have been operating illegal accommodation businesses for years. In fact, almost as many illegal operators were discovered as there were legal ones. If this new category of STRs is created, there will be a flood of applicants. Once approved and operating by the dozens, and more likely by the hundreds, how will the city insure compliance? Without practical enforcement these newly "legalized" operators will ignore whatever conditions and ordinances that are not convenient for them. As a result, the entire traveler's accommodation situation in Ashland will become a free-for-all that will end up in total chaos. At this point, when the city finally realizes its mistake, it will be very hard to legally reverse what they have allowed, thus creating a perpetual mess that will negatively impact Ashland's residents, property values and the quality of the visitor experience. — Stephen Alfred Larson, Ashland MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 31, 2014 @ 12:20 pm Updated at 1:02 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituarys Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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