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Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning & Building Division, recommending the Board receive and file a presentation on the Vacation Home Rental Program, with a focus on code enforcement, and provide direction if necessary.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
This item is an overview of the current status of the County’s Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Program, with a focus on the County’s enforcement efforts.
On October 22, 2024 (Legistar File 24-1555), the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted the Final Passage of Ordinance 5209, amending Title 5 - County Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 5.56 - Vacation Home Rentals, to add the recommendations of the Board and the VHR Advisory Committee.
Before the final amendment to the VHR Ordinance, staff provided presentations and gathered feedback from the Board regarding the VHR Ordinance and Program on May 14, 2024 (Legistar File 24-0567), September 10, 2024 (Legistar File 24-1555), and October 15, 2024 (Legistar File 24-1555) - the latter date marking the First Reading of Ordinance 5209.
Through the VHR Ordinance amendment process, the Board has directed staff to implement several changes. Key highlights of the 2024 VHR Ordinance amendments include:
Required compliance with the County’s Vegetation Management Ordinance
Increased fine amounts
Restructured enforcement procedures (e.g. allows ‘time to cure’)
Included permit requirement for Hosted Home Rentals (HHRs)
Modified Local Contact Requirements
Strengthened compliance standards (i.e. noise, occupancy, parking, signage, etc.)
Clarified that in cases of conflict between the VHR Ordinance and the Ranch Marketing Ordinance, the Ranch Marking Ordinance shall prevail.
The Board also directed staff to make several VHR Program adjustments based on input from the VHR Advisory Committee, largely focused on enhanced enforcement.
VHR Advisory Committee
On May 2, 2023 (Legistar File 23-0436), sta...
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