Text Box: (composed of the eighteen  CAC‘s) gave strong support, various real estate and development groups have resisted just as strongly.   What has resulted from the ten month long study by the City Council’s Law and Public Safety Committee is the draft of an ordinance identified as Article G. Probationary Rental Occupancy Permit, which would require the owner of any rental unit (everything from large apartment complexes to single family detached homes), that has repeated  violations and convictions of certain City Codes to Text Box: May 2005 Text Box: Proposed Licensing Ordinance Evolves  by Paul Blankinship Text Box:   Text Box:  

Text Box: Dear Neighbors,   A lot has happened since our last newsletter, with one of the most important being the addition of many new UPHA members, to whom we offer a hearty “Welcome!” We also have three new Board members —Karen Rindge, Kurt Gilliland, and Jamie Ramsey, all of whom we put to work immediately. Karen is Secretary, Kurt is Treasurer, and Jamie serves in an at large position with a special emphasis on parks. Please take a look at the side bar for a full listing of Text Box: Kay Leager President 832-2241 Leager@eos.ncsu.edu   Paul Blankinship VP Community Development 833-3252 Paul.R.Blankin@saic.com   Catherine Maxwell VP Communications 836-8594 catmaxwell@bellsouth.net   Karen Rindge Secretary krindge@earthlink.net   Kurt Gilliland Treasurer kogillil@med.unc.edu   Lisa Meeks At-Large 835-0500 lisaomeeks@earthlink.net   Tom Willis At-Large 833-1001 tgbrw@aol.com   Jamie Ramsey At-Large 821-9059 Cadra4@aol.com   Russ Stephenson VP Real Estate 828-3833 rstephenson@bellsouth.net   Past President Sallie Ricks 828-9127 sricks@nc.rr.com   Advisors to the Board Nina Szlosberg 755-0094 Napro1@earthlink.net   Joanne Todd Archivist 828-2386 todd@unity.ncsu.edu Text Box: UPHA Neighborhood News

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Text Box: These folks out did themselves and a  wonderful time was had by all. Please read the article about the party, and pay special attention to the list of sponsors whose generosity made it all happen and whom we certainly want to support with our business.   Happy reading; I encourage you to hit the sidewalks and the parks and enjoy this beautiful neighborhood!   Kay Leager

 

Text Box:  Board members and contact information.  In this issue we will encapsulate some important neighborhood concerns, especially the PROP ordinance, Hillsborough Street, sidewalks, and the popular Home of the Month selection. We will also highlight the wildly successful Spring Blast, which was expertly planned in much delightful detail by Board members Karen Rindge and Lisa Meeks and special advisers to the Board, Sharon Cummings and John O’Neal.

 

Text Box: apply for a probationary permit to allow continued rental of the unit for a  period of twenty-four months.   There are three weaknesses of the proposed ordinance. One, the City Codes that are considered in the “list of violations” is too limited. Actions such as criminal conduct, excessive police and department calls, water, and sanitation department violations, parking, zoning, and home business violations are not included;   Continued on page 2. . .  

Text Box:   Four of the ten recommendations submitted to the City Council by the Neighborhood Preservation and Housing Taskforce last October are being implemented to some degree, however, the key recommendation, licensing of residential rental properties (single family detached homes, homes built originally for one family that have been converted to multiple dwelling units, duplexes that are not owner occupied) has hit a rocky road. Even though the Raleigh Citizens Advisory     Council