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Rental registration moving slowly Seven applications seen on Day 1 By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com It was far from a rush to register rental units at the health division's counter this week. The rental registration or- dinance adopted by the town council in June was effective as of Oct. 1. On Tuesday, seven applications had been filed, according to health di- rector Tom McKean, whose division is handling the new program. The division is drumming up some business by paging through classified ads looking for rentals not in the system. At this point, that's most of them. Those contacted have been friendly and cooperative , McKean said. He expects about 20 more applications by the end of the week, but that's still far shy of what ex- ists. An application deadline of Nov. 1was set. The town has never had a solid number to work with for how many rental units there are in Barnstable. Estimates put the number, anywhere between 1,000 and 2,000, but no one really knows. A landlord with multiple properties in town said last week that he was unaware of the new ordinance. "Why'd they do that? To make money?" he asked. The fee is about creating a new revenue stream to support the program , but the ordinance is aimed at addressing issues that have proven troublesome for some neighborhoods. The rental registration or- dinance is part of a broad- er regulatory approach to protect neighborhoods from overcrowded homes. In June the town adopted a compre- hensive occupancy ordinance spelling out how many people can occupy a home and how many vehicles they can have based on the number of bed- rooms.Thiswas aimedat pro- vidingreliefinneighborhoods where single-family homes were being used by as many as 16 to 20 people. Residents in these neigh- borhoods complainedto town officialsand councilors about the number of vehicles and nigh level of activity around the clock. The council worked for years to develop a regulation that would be both effective and within legal means. TomGeiler,director ofregu- latoryservices,saidthat there hasbeen no activity enforcing the occupancy ordinance.The staff added for the rental in- spection ordinancewillbe the ones enforcing the occupancy ordinance aswell, Geilersaid. Two of the three new employ- ees-aninspector and clerical person -have been hired,with a second inspector expected shortly. Growth management direc- tor Ruth Weil said that the council's vote and publicity surroundingit seemed to have "palliative"effect,even before enforcement was in place. There have not been as many callsfor enforcement sinceits adoption, Weil said. It'ssimilarto what wasseen on Wequaquet Lake after the council's voted to ban the launch of personal watercraft at the town-ownedboat ramp. Such aban stillrequires state action before it becomes effec- tive,but residents on the lake noted an almost-immediate drop in PWC activity. Enforcement of the rental registration ordinance will be active, starting with an education campaign and then ratcheting up responses ap- propriately. But Geiler said enforcement ofthe occupancy ordinance is going to be more passive. He said the town doesn't have the time or re- sources to do that. An informational item has been posted on the town Web site (www.town.barnstable. ma.us). McKean said that an outreach program to Realtors andthose inproperty manage- ment roles will continue. AHOD... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1 agreed. Neither thought the proposal, even with ad- ditional amendments, was likely to be approved at this time. Subcommittee chairman Steve Shuman suggested that all references to per- centages of affordability and density be dropped , allowing each application to stand solely on its own merits. Shuman said that he'd make acouple of more calls on the proposal before of- fering a recommendation to the full planning board. The planning board next meets Oct. 23. The planning board had been expected to complete its report on the proposal Monday night , but did not. The board's 21-day pe- riod to comment on the proposal ended Monday, but Shuman and council president Hank Farnham reached a gentleman's agreement that would al- low more time for the plan- ning board to reach a final recommendation. That agreement came af- ter last Thursday'smeeting with ahandful of councilors and planning board mem- bers to discuss remaining issues for councilors with reservations about the or- dinance.Just oneofthe "no vote" councilors attended that session. In this week's councilor column (Page B:l), Farn- ham explains why he can- not support the proposed ordinance. The council has a full 90 days from the close of its Sept. 7 public hearing to take action, so it was under no pressure to act this week. The AHOD is intended as a local alternative for developers to create mixed affordable and market-rate developments. Speed and defined parameters, aswell as a density bonus on the number of allowed housing units, are the incentives for developers to choose the proposed local process instead of using the state's Chapter 40B process,which can be lengthy, costly and often adversarial. Building repairs required By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com LETTING OFF STEAM - Broken skylights at Kendrick's on North , Street in Hyannis display damage related to a fire there Sept. 23. | The fire department said the likely cause was a fire started outside the building. Kendrick's was required to pull a building permit and make repairs before it can reopen. EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTOS HERETO HELP-Allan Pollock of the Cape Cod Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross counsels Linda Kelley after a fire at Kendrick's. Kelley and other residentsof72NorthSt.inHyannis,theapartment buildingbehind the venue,were evacuated from their homes during the blaze. Kendrick's on North Street in Hyannis already had a tough road ahead when a fire closed the business Sept. 23 pending repairs. The owners were scheduled to appear be- fore the Barnstable Licensing Authority for a show-cause hearingontheir license,this in the wake of aviolent incident there earlier this year. That hearing, already re- scheduled once because Ken- drick'sattorney wastied up in court, was reset again Oct. 2 for Oct. 30. On Sept. 23, Kendrick' s filled withsmoke asablaze fire department officials believe may have been set by home- less people seeking shelter outside engaged the wooden structure. An alarm alerted the Hyannis Fire Department , just two blocks away,and the fire wasknocked downquickly once it waslocated withinthe timbers. Power had to be cut fromthe street,makingapart- ment unitsbehind Kendrick's uninhabitable for days. 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