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Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning, Stormwater, and Vacation Home Rental Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Receive and file a presentation on the Vacation Home Rental Program; and
2) Provide direction to staff regarding potential Program adjustments and/or amendments to the Vacation Home Rental Ordinance.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On May 2, 2023 (File No. 23-0436, Item No. 45), staff provided a presentation to the Board of Supervisors on the County’s Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Program and received direction to move forward on four (4) VHR Program adjustments. These VHR Program adjustments include: 1) requiring compliance with the County’s Vegetation Management Ordinance prior to issuing or renewing a VHR Permit; 2) increasing fine amounts for violations of the VHR Ordinance per Senate Bill 60; 3) expanding VHR Permit suspension options; and 4) allowing Local Contacts to be decertified for not performing their duties.
At the same meeting, the Board also recommended that Supervisor Laine convene an Advisory Committee (AC) to meet and deliberate on additional VHR Program recommendations to consider. Following that, Supervisor Laine and a facilitation consultant, Zephyr Collaboration, created an application process for the AC and ultimately selected 13 members with a variety of viewpoints on VHRs. The AC met beginning in September 2023 and had a total of six (6) meetings over the following months to produce a final Recommendations Report (Report) (Attachment B). Many of the summary recommendations within that Report are contained herein and were evaluated by staff below.
The AC Report focused primarily on the theme of enhanced enforcement and had the following major recommendations for action by the County. The following recommendations received consensus from the entire AC.
A. Prioritize VHR Complaint Management and Enforcement
1. Invest in a dedicated VHR enforcement unit
2. Develop a centra...
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