vacation rental ordinance
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/16/2018 - 9:22pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
12/2
8:13 a.m. - Doctor's Case, Lake Tahoe
12/5
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 9:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
6/20
5:15 p.m. - DUI Turnover: Alcohol - Wagon Train Trail - AOA TURNOVER 50-YEAR-OLD MALE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
6/21
El Dorado County VHR meeting postponed due to weather
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 3:45pmThe El Dorado County Board of Supervisor's vacation home rental meeting rescheduled for Saturday, March 3 has been postponed, this time due to the blizzard conditions.
This meeting was to be a continuation of the February 1 meeting in South Lake Tahoe held to dicuss the county's new vacation rental ordinance. That meeting had to end after just a few minutes due to over a capacity crowd, almost double of the 112 people allowed in the SLT council chambers where the meeting was held.
El Dorado County vacation rental meeting rescheduled in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/05/2018 - 5:33pmEvent Date:
March 3, 2018 (All day)
The location and time are yet unknown, but the date has been set for the next El Dorado County Board of Supervisor's meeting on a vacation rental ordinance.
March 3, 2018 is the rescheduled special board meeting that was postponed after their Feb. 1 meeting had to be shut down due to an overcapacity crowd wanted to participate.
South Lake Tahoe meeting on vacation rental ordinance for El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 12:49pmEvent Date:
February 1, 2018 - 5:30pm
Vacation rentals in El Dorado County in the Tahoe basin outside the South Lake Tahoe city limits will see new regulations in the future, many of which will be conceptually approved during the Board of Supervisors meeting in South Lake Tahoe February 1.
First weekend of VHR ordinance in South Lake Tahoe nets eight violators
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 2:25pmOver the first weekend of enforcement of the new South Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Ordinance, eight violations were issued at a price tag of $8,000.
Parking was the biggest offense with renters having more cars than allowed, something that caught many by surprise as they thought noise would bring in the most violations for vacation home rentals (VHR). Four citations were issued for parking, two for exceeding occupancy, one for parking and noise combination and one for being an unpermitted VHR.
The SLT City Council voted in the new ordinance to take effect December 22, 2017.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/08/2017 - 9:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/28
1:30 p.m. - Annoying Phone Calls - South Lake Tahoe - SUSPECT SENT HARASSING TEXT MSG TO 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE VICTIM.
El Dorado County reviewing their vacation rental ordinance
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 6:44pmEl Dorado County initiated the "Good Neighbor Program" in 2014 after holding a public meeting on October 23 of that year.
Tax Collector Cherie Raffety said during the meeting that the County wanted vacation homes to be a good neighbor instead of creating a situation that causes Sheriff's deputies to be called out for excessive noise. Management companies were to go to neighbors, introduce themselves and leave contact info.
South Lake Tahoe closer to new Vacation Rental Ordinance
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/03/2017 - 6:25pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Eight hours, and testimony from 29 people later, the City Council has crafted a new ordinance that attempts to strike a balance between locals and vacation home rentals (VHRs).
"While tourism is the lifeblood in our town, the residents are the heart and soul," said SLT City Councilman Jason Collin.
Passionate testimony from all sides was presented at Tuesday's meeting as has been the case for the 20+ meetings on the subject of VHRs.
The direction from the City Council to staff is to create an ordinance that will contain the following:
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 10:13amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
8/20
1:40 a.m. - Discharging Firearm - Chippewa St - 25-YEAR-OLD MALE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR FIRING A HANDGUN INSIDE OF HIS RESIDENCE AND BEING DRUNK IN PUBLIC. A REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR DOCUMENTATION.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/20/2017 - 8:46amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
8/13
4:45 a.m. - Possession - James Ave - A SMALL CONTAINER OF COCAINE WAS FOUND IN THE PRISONER AREA OF AN EDSO PATROL VEHICLE. THE COCAINE WAS BOOKED AS EVIDENCE.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/13/2017 - 8:34amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
8/6
12:09 a.m. - Vacation Rental Complaint - Plumas Cir - NOISE COMPLAINT
2:23 a.m. - Vacation Rental Complaint - Elks Club Dr - NOISE COMPLAINT
2:56 a.m. - Vacation Rental Complaint - Tionontati St - NOISE COMPLAINT
3:20 a.m. - Vacation Rental Complaint - Bonanza Tr - NOISE COMPLAINT
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/06/2017 - 7:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
7/30
4:34 a.m. - Vacation Rental Ordinance - Colusa St - VHR NOISE COMPLAINT
10:03 a.m. - Coroner Case - Tahoe Paradise - 55-YEAR OLD MALE DECEASED
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/30/2017 - 4:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
7/23
12:52 a.m. - Vacation Rental Ordinance - Jicarilla Dr - DEPUTIES RESPOND
2:35 a.m. - Vacation Rental Ordinance - Mewuk Dr - DEPUTIES RESPOND
2:53 a.m. - Vacation Rental Ordinance - High Meadows Trail - DEPUTIES RESPOND
9:09 a.m. - DUI: Alcohol - Highway 89 - 28-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED.
Committee to work on updated South Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Ordinance
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 10:33pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - What does a win-win-win vacation home rental (VHR) ordinance look like?
It may not yet be known after today's workshop held during the South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting in front of a full house, but all sides appear to be committed to creating something that works for everyone in the community.
Cities across the country are grappling with their own ordinances for VHRs as the new trend towards vacationing centers around renting a home instead of staying in a motel or hotel.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/09/2017 - 2:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
7/2
6:20 p.m. - Vacation Rental Ordinance - Lone Indian Trail - NOISE
7:56 p.m. - Grand Theft - Emerald Bay Rd - UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) STOLE AN UNSECURED BICYCLE.
8:29 p.m. - Assault and Battery - Emerald Bay Rd - SUBJECTS WERE INVOLVED IN ASSAULT AND BATTERY AFTER A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT.
Socioeconomic study on South Lake Tahoe vacation rentals released
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 8:06pmWhen the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted on a new Vacation Rental Ordinance in 2015 they also promised to hire a consultant to prepare a socioeconomic study on the impact vacation home rentals (VHRs) have on the community.
The results of the study were presented to the City Council and the public during a special meeting on Tuesday.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/28/2017 - 10:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
5/21
8:11 a.m. - Suspicious Circumstances - Nez Perce Dr - CITIZEN REPORTED SUSPICOUS CIRCUMSTANCE INVOLVING POSSIBLE VEHICLE BURGLARY. REPORT TAKEN FOR INFORMATION.
8:34 a.m. - Street Crime - Emerald Bay Rd - GANG VALIDATION REPORT.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 9:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
5/14
Vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe continue to divide community
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 1:11pmCities around the country are having ongoing discussions and debates about single family homes in their community being used as short-term vacation rentals. South Lake Tahoe is not alone in this issue which has pitted home owners vs. home owners vs. community members. As with any divisive issue, there is no easy answer.
Vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe still divisive topic
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/16/2017 - 1:06pmThe vacation home rental (VHR) businesses in South Lake Tahoe have joined together in an effort to address, not only issues residents have with their homes, but to address their relationship with those who control and vote on their regulations.
"Our biggest fear is that the City has changed the intent of the ordinance without the council approval," said Josh Priou, Director of Product Development at Lake Tahoe Accommodations and a member of SLTVRA, South Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Alliance.
Austin Sass new South Lake Tahoe Mayor
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/13/2016 - 7:55pmAt the beginning of Tuesday's South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting, Austin Sass was voted in as mayor, Wendy David as vice mayor and new Councilmembers Jason Collin and Brooke Laine were sworn in.
It was an unanimous vote for Sass, but with three Councilmembers interested in being vice-mayor, the vote for that position was a much closer 3-2. Both Brooke Laine and Tom Davis also expressed a desire to serve under Sass. Collin was the only one not interested in either position, citing his being "the new kid on the block" and wanted to learn the job he was elected for first.
Vacation Rental Ordinance updated to exclude multi-family properties
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/17/2016 - 8:50pmJust as it is when the topic of vacation rentals is on the South Lake Tahoe City Council agenda, a large, and at times, angry, crowd gathered.
The task at hand Tuesday was to review changes to the current Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Ordinance which included 11 changes which will take effect 30 days after the June 7 Council meeting if approved.
Opinion: Trial and Error City Government
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/06/2015 - 3:25pmThe recent reversal of sign ordinance fees reflects on the poor leadership of South Lake Tahoe’s government. After an eruption of dissent from the business community, the City had to reverse its onerous sign permit fees and acquiesce to the demands of the business community.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/20/2015 - 11:05amEl Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.
The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.
9/13
No Report
9/14
4 p.m. - Search and Rescue - Ralph Dr - EDSO SLT SAR RESOURCES ASSIST SLTPD WITH A SEARCH FOR A MISSING AT RISK PERSON.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Crime Log
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/26/2014 - 9:06pmEl Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.
The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore.
10/18
12:18 a.m. - Sutter Trail - VACATION RENTAL VIOLATION
1:08 a.m. - Sutter Trail - VACATION RENTAL ORDINANCE COMPLAINT
3:22 p.m. - Emerald Bay Road - BURGLARY: DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A WINDOW SMASH BURGLARY FROM A VEHICLE. THE SUSPECT WAS DISCOVERED A SHORT TIME LATER AND POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY WITNESSES. THE MALE WAS ARRESTED.
10:43 p.m. - Sutter Trail - VACation RENTAL ORDINANCE. VERBAL WARNINg.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Arrests in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/01/2014 - 9:34pmEl Dorado County Sheriff;s Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore.
5/22
9:13 a.m. - Johnson Blvd: A 38 YEAR OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR VIOLATION OF A COURT ORDER.
10:38 a.m. - Julie Lane: DEPUTIES FORCED ENTRY TO AFFECT AN EVICTION. THE TENANT, WHO WAS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE AND NOT RESPONDING PRIOR TO ENTRY, PROVIDED A NOTICE OF STAY
12:30 p.m. - Fallen Leaf Road: A 69 YEAR OLD MAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO BARTON HOSPITAL AFTER WELFARE CHECK BY DEPUTIES