or how many do not support this but supported Airbnb.

How does it effect the city as a whole.

As a fire station it provided a service but tax exempt,the newer trucks will not fit in there anymore,so its use as a fire station is non existent,even if it was how many would not be happy with a busy night of sirens.

It was vacant,price was cheap,lawyer buys it and uses it as an office.

Now it is on the property tax roll and city business taxes collected based on professional office.

Prices have gone up,lawyer sells the property at X amount of dollars,in order to pay the value an investor needs to look at highest and best use for their return and investment.

They determine restaurant and two floors of apartments.

So now the city collects a higher property tax rate based on the sale and value of property.

The apartments provide housing options.

The building owner now is paying landlord registration fees to the city.

The building owner is paying taxes on the rental income.

The restaurant is now paying business tax,income tax,employee tax,corporation taxes,and purchasing local supplies.

So what has happened is a building that had limited use is now generating revenue for the city providing jobs,housing options,and eating options.

It is adaptive reuse of existing buildings verses demolition for highest and best use for the city as a whole,the point of the owner making profit is a non argument,because nobody is going to step up and do all of that for free,they are taking the risk so they will reap the rewards,that is kinda how it works.

You can look at the direct impact to the surrounding residents,but you also have to look at the impact on the city as a whole,because it will impact everybody.

Which is how it will be looked at in the rezoning process.