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El Dorado County has moved to the Purple Tier - How Does that Impact Travel for VHRs?
The State of California has advised that Short Term Rentals, otherwise known as Vacation Home Rentals or VHRs, reservations are permitted from in-state travelers. Non-essential out-of-state travelers can reserve if it is for the minimum quarantine period (10 days). Californians are advised not to travel further than 120 miles from home.
COVID19 Regional Stay At Home Order Travel Lodging flyer.pdf
guidance-hotels-lodging-rentals--en.pdf
Due to the COVID Pandemic, Planning Services have closed the counter to the Public for Walk-in assistnace. Appointments are available for VHR inquiries in the MORNING ONLY. You can self-schedule an appointment HERE.
If you have any questions pertaining to VHR application submitions please feel free to email staff at VHRPermits@edcgov.us.
VHR Ordinance Update and Status on Available Permits for the Basin
On December 2, 2020 the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to approve amendments to the Vacation Home Rental Ordinance. One of the changes was to limit the number of permits in the Tahoe Basin portion of the County to 900. This webiste will be revised weekly to provide up-to-date information to the public with the number of available permits. Currently there are approximately 150 available permits. A copy of the updated Ordinance is posted below as well as the guidance for Hotels, Lodging and Short Term Rentals.
VHR Ordinance adopted 12.2.2020.pdf
On May 13, 2020, District 5 Supervisor Sue Novasel held a Virtual Town Hall to provide information on options for limiting the number and density of Vacation Home Rentals in the Tahoe Basin, focusing on the guidelines from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA).
A second Tahoe VHR Virtual Town Hall was held June 10, 2020 via ZOOM.
The State issued guidelines for short-term rentals for individual, which can be found here: guidance-hotels-lodging-rentals--en.pdf VHR operators may rent as long as they have a safety plan in place which mirrors the State guidelines. Operators need no further approval from the County.
However, the statewide ban on nonessential travel remains in place. Therefore, the hope is that people will recreate and rent in their local areas and not travel across the summit into the Tahoe basin if they do not live there.
We hope people will continue to heed all the public health advice wherever they go, traveling only with household members, wearing face coverings when in public, properly washing their hands, and maintaining at least a six-foot distance from others.
Beginning January 1, 2019, Vacation Home Rental first-time permits and renewals will be handled by the County’s Planning Department.
Please visit this site for updates to the VHR ordinance and other information as it may change.
Vacation Home Rental Owners and Property Managers
VHR Local Contact Certification Training Material
VHR Local Contact Certification Exam
VHR Local Contact Complaint Reporting Form