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Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning and Building Division, recommending the Board:
1) Approve the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5209 amending Title 5 - County Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code, amending Chapter 5.56 - Vacation Home Rentals, to add the recommendations of the Vacation Home Rental Advisory Committee and Board of Supervisors; and
2) Waive reading the full Ordinance, read by title only, and continue this matter to September 24, 2024, for Final Passage (Second Reading).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On May 14, 2024 (File No. 24-0567), the Board directed staff to return to the Board with revised Ordinance language and program adjustments to add the suggested amendments from the Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Advisory Committee (AC). The suggested amendments included:
1. Modify the hosted rental requirements by requiring a permit;
2. Create a dedicated VHR Enforcement unit;
3. Develop a centrally managed complaint tracking and response system;
4. Enhance illegal rental enforcement;
5. Strengthen compliance standards, e.g. noise, occupancy, parking etc;
6. Require compliance with the County’s Vegetation Management Ordinance;
7. Increase fine amounts per Senate Bill 60;
8. Include additional permit suspension options; and
9. Modify Local Contact requirements.
To this end, staff has updated Ordinance Chapter 5.56 - Vacation Home Rentals to include these recommendations and add clarifying Ordinance language.
The VHR Program has been amended to include a dedicated VHR Enforcement unit. This unit includes a supervisor and three employees funded out of the County’s Discretionary Transient Occupancy Tax (DTOT) fund. Two employees and the supervisor are stationed full-time in the South Lake ...
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