"This is the first time that we've had a bed and breakfast proposal create controversy. I didn't think that we anticipated this degree of neighborhood opposition largely because a bed and breakfast in an existing building with five rooms didn't seem any more impacting than a large family with teenagers driving cars."
"A proposal to open what is dubbed the Valley View Inn on a large plot in a quiet neighborhood has nearby residents worried about traffic blighting their narrow country road and the unwelcome precedent that could lead to other businesses setting up shop there."
"City officials insist cars driven by bed and breakfast guests would hardly clog the street and would equal the traffic generated by about three new homes. And project backers insist the business will bring in enough money to enable them to stave off development of the 12-acre parcel."
The Ojai Planning Commission faces a contentious decision regarding the Valley View Inn, a proposed bed and breakfast in an existing luxury home on a 12-acre parcel. Nearby residents worry about increased traffic on narrow country roads and fear the business will establish a precedent for further commercial development in their quiet neighborhood. Project supporters argue the bed and breakfast would generate revenue to prevent larger residential development on the property. City officials contend the guest traffic would be equivalent to three new homes. The proposal has generated significant community division, with petitions filed on both sides. This marks the first controversial bed and breakfast proposal in Ojai, surprising planning officials who viewed the five-room operation as having minimal impact compared to typical residential use.
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