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Home My Public Portal AboutPublic Comment Jacob McElhinney (2) Darrah Johnston From: Town of Truckee, CA <webmaster@townoftruckee.com> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 11:20 AM To: Truckee; Hilary Hobbs Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Public Comment Form for Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance and Permit Program Public Comment Form for Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance and Permit Program Submission#: 528236 IP Address: 12.183.164.42 Submission Date: 09/07/2020 11:20 Survey Time: 2 minutes, 58 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying"*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Name Jacob McElhinney Email jmcelhinney85@gmail.com Phone (optional) Public Comment Attached is a copy of what I believe are fair rules regarding Short Term Rentals in Truckee. lf your comment exceeds 2000 characters, please use the attachment function below to attach your comment in a separate document. Attachment STR_BU LLET.docx Please ensure that you enter your email address in the box below and click the SUBMIT button to receive a copy of your submitted responses for Public Comment. Thank you, Town of Truckee This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management SystemTM.Please do not reply directly to this email. 1 1) Annual fire inspections a. No rentals should commence until a fire inspection is complete. b. Confirm the home is equipped with working and adequate smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors c. Make sure all bedrooms have windows/escape route d. Defensible space checked annually e. Paid for by owner 2) Bear Boxes No rentals should commence until a bear box is installed a. No rentals should commence until a bear box is installed b. Homes need to have commercial level/number of cans and commercial level of service. c. Rentals should have no less than 1 standard size trash can per rental bedroom. 3) Operating permit a. Permit to be displayed on bear box to include I. Owner/Property Management company phone number and email ii. Code enforcement contact for Town of Truckee-must be 24/7 4) Occupancy a. Reduce the current level of occupancy I. Maximum of 8 guests per rental regardless of number of bedrooms ii. 2 guests per bedroom-eliminate two additional adult provision iii. Kids under 5 exempt b. Cars i. All cars must fit in the driveway.No street parking-regardless of time of year ii. No RV/Van parking/no `camping' in driveways In. Quite hours from 10:00pm to 8:00am 5) Homes on septic not eligible for rental a. No home that is on septic should be eligible for rental I. Residential septic systems are not designed for commercial use ii. Potential for contaminating water sources if overloaded 6) Transient Occupancy Tax a. Charge a higher tax rate of 18% I. TOT to pay for code enforcement staff ii. Failure to report or pay quarterly taxes results in a 12-month cessation of rental privilege iii. A portion of TOT goes directly to litter mitigation and funding for services such as EMS, general town improvements 7) Code Enforcement checks a. Random checks from code compliance officer I. Check for occupancy ii. Check for cars parked in the street in. Check garbage on typical check-out days IV. Check for noise nuisances after `quite hours' 8) Primary home rental only a. Property owners can only rent out their primary residence,not a second home or investment property for stays of fewer than 30 days. b. Homes may only be rented a total of 50 days per calendar year