Tell Boulder City Council "NO" on the proposed Co-op Ordinance

I have lived in Boulder as a tenant sharing a house, a tenant with a family, as a landlord, and as an owner. High-density belongs only in high-density.

Boulder has enough investor held housing. We have a real shortage of single family homes. We don't need greedy landlords converting single family homes into coops so they can double the rent by cramming in a dozen people.

Enough density already with no new infrastructure to absorb it. Better choices abound to manage affordable housing and low or no growth.

Co-ops, which are by nature high density, should not be permitted in low-density or medium-density residential zones.

City council needs,to represent the law a ibiding, code abiding citizens, rather than special interests that seek to destroy our neighborhoods for profit

I have nothing against cooperative style living I want everyone living in our community to find nirvana, happiness and bliss. I just believe it shouldn't be at the expense of those of us that have made lifestyle choices different from co-op supporters nor should it be at the expense of people that are truly struggling financially and are seeking a legitimate co-op or co-housing type of living situation. The six million dollar question is why are co-op advocates so adverse to living in high-density, mixed-use or converted industrial/commercial/office zones, where high-density co-op situations would actually be expected? Why are they against rural environments where plentiful space for gardening and multiple vehicles wouldn't be an issue as well as an acre or more of space between properties? There's an appropriate place for everything. The lowest density neighborhoods with small side setbacks in an area full of people who purposely wanted to avoid high concentrations of people, are not the place."

Thanks for your efforts!

Introducing coops into the single-family and low-density neighborhoods changes the rules of the game and hurts those who chose to live in low-density neighborhoods. Not all neighborhoods in the city should be high-density!

This is not a solution. It will be a problem. Especially for the already established neighborhoods who will have to deal with the problems that coops externalize to those neighborhoods.

The provisions for the co-op ordinance as proposed would seriously harm my neighborhood and all the other residential neighborhoods in Boulder.

We need more control, not less, of who's living in our neighborhood.

I strongly encourage the Boulder City Council to drop any and all consideration of a proposed "Cooperative Housing" ordinance.

Co-ops will not solve the problem of affordable housing for those who truly need it. Also, unless the city begins to enforce laws already on the books for things like noise, trash, parking, etc., you won't have my support.

Current Air B and B ordinances are filled with loopholes. Fix this before you add another form of housing alternative to Boulder zoning.

City Council, PLEASE DO NOT attempt to cram a whole bunch of extra people in our neighborhood! We've worked hard for many years to live here and attempting to make it wall-to-wall people is NOT acceptable! Thanks! Jeff Schulz

No rental co-ops. No co-ops in medium or low density residential zones. Create a pilot project for equity co-ops in existing high-density and converted commercial, industrial, office zones.

I am opposed to Co-ops in single family homes. The present law of three unrelated people living in a house serves the purpose.

and we need to stop and reverse job growth

I don't support rental co-op and changing occupancy limits.

My neighborhood will be among the most affected by the co op ordinance.