Hello, my name is Sharon McKendrick and I am a resident of Reinwood l here in Woodinville.

I'm here tonight on behalf of my neighbors and myself to inquire about what codes are in place for boarding house in a single family neighborhood. There is a house in our subdivision located at 14325 NE l74th St. that has become a boarding house over the years. The owner originally lived there after purchasing in 2006, but in recent years moved to Redmond, and it is currently rented to 6 non-related individuals. There are often one or more vehicles parked on the street in front of the house, some are commercial vehicles , as well as inoperable vehicles in the driveway. Our first question is whether this boarding house should be allowed to operate in our low density single family neighborhood, and if any consideration can be given to limiting the number of non-related tenants by adopting an ordinance similar to the City of Bellevue's ordinance No. 6223, which I have attached and provided in my copies for you.

In addition, the tenants of this house have now started conducting business meetings in the evenings every 3 weeks for 3-4 hours, with upwards of 35 cars parked on the main street of our subdivision. I have attached pictures of the cars at last night's meeting. There are no sidewalks in our subdivision, and NE 1 74th St. is a Category 1 street which is quite steep in places with poor sight lines. It can be hazardous to get in and out of the driveways that front the street, as well as for pedestrians. In the late 80's or early 90's a request was made to add white lines along the sides of the road to make it safer for schoolchildren and other pedestrians to navigate the street, which we greatly appreciate. As you can see in the attached pictures, not only are some of the cars for these meetings parked in the right of way, but any pedestrians or bike riders would by necessity have to walk in the street right of way, creating an even more dangerous situation. We were told by the police that unless the vehicles are blocking a driveway or intersection there isn't really anything that they can do about this. Our second question is what type of traffic mitigation would be suggested for this situation .

We have attempted to contact the owner, with no response as of today, and we have spoken with the tenants and asked them to relocate their meetings elsewhere, but nothing has changed. We would appreciate any assistance or information that you can provide .

Thank you very much for your time.

City of Bellevue Ordinance 6128 09/23/2013

Adopting interim official zoning controls to address impacts resulting from the rental of multiple rooms in single-family dwellings to unrelated individuals, by amending the definitions of "boarding house" and "family" and creating a new definition of "rooming house", for a period of six months, to be in effect while the City drafts, considers, holds hearings, and adopts permanent regulations, to be effective immediately upon adoption, scheduling a hearing on the maintenance of the interim zoning ordinance, providing for severability, and declaring an emergency.

City of Bellevue #: ORO 6223

Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready

File created: 3/17/201 5 In control: City Council Regular Session

On agenda: 4/6/2015 Final action:

Title: Ordinance amending the land use charts to identify "rooming house" as an allowed use in multi-family and certain commercial and Bel-Red land use districts, amending the general development requirements applicable to "rooming houses," amending the definitions of "bed and breakfast," "boarding house," and "family," creating new definitions of "rooming house" and "single housekeeping unit," repealing Ordinances Nos. 6128, 6152, 6172, and 6219; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. (Previously discussed with Council on March 30, 2015.)

City of Woodinville proposed 2014

21 .06.xxx Rooming & boarding houses.

Rooming & boarding houses: an establishment with lodging for 5 or more persons on a weekly or longer basis with a central kitchen and dining area maintained exclusively for residents and their guests.