I read the letter (“Resident wants neighbors to vote ‘no’ on CC&Rs,” Sun City Independent, Nov. 13, 2019) concerning proposed changes and additions to the Sun City CC&Rs from Tom Bellows and found it to be the very definition of selfishness.
This a quality of life issue. We, and I’m sure many others, moved here because of the quality of life that Sun City offers to active seniors and even to seniors who are no longer quite so active. Without sensible CC&Rs and their consistent enforcement, we would not have that quality, and Sun City as a community for seniors simply could not exist under law.
Mr. Bellows raises the issue of on-street parking and says it should be allowed. I disagree because of the helter-skelter pattern of vehicles that would litter our otherwise pristine streets and roadways. What kind of vehicles would they be — cars, pickup trucks, panel trucks, flatbeds, 18-Wheelers? What condition would they be in — operable, broken down, loaded with trash? Mr. Bellows might want that in front of his house or on his street. I do not. Neither do I want old, broken down vehicles stored and visible in driveways or carports. Nor should there be RVs on the street or in driveways set up permanently and often occupied. RVs should be either garaged in proper, conforming structures on site, or preferably stored off site in facilities designed for that purpose. It’s a quality of life issue.
Mr. Bellows wants to allow short-term rentals of fewer than 29 days, and all the problems that would bring. Air BnB type rentals have no place in Sun City. All single-family homes must have at least one full-time resident 55 years of age or older. It’s the very definition of Sun City, and again it’s a quality of life issue as well as a legal one.
I urge all concerned homeowners of Sun City to vote “yes” on the proposed changes and additions to the CC&Rs. They are sensible, reasonable and necessary, and in reality are more issues of simple common sense than restrictions of property rights. I look forward to their passage followed by consistent enforcement. Those who do not, such as Mr. Bellows, are better suited as residents of a less regulated community, such as Youngtown.
