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Home My Public Portal AboutPublic Comment Nate Carrier Darrah Johnston From: Town of Truckee, CA <webmaster@townoftruckee.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 4:31 PM 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#: 530636 IP Address: 75.111.88.249 Submission Date: 09/08/2020 4:31 Survey Time: 16 minutes, 11 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying"*****"are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Name Nate Carrier Email njcarrier@gmail.com Phone (optional) 6507728700 Public Comment Context: In March of this year I moved full-time into the 2BR/2BA cabin that I have owned in Tahoe Donner since 2017. In the past I've used the cabin as a second home and have rented it occasionally to friends I know personally. Because I've charged for stays at my cabin, I registered my cabin as an STIR and both collected and remitted TTBID taxes for all paid stays. 1) Registration fee: For properties like mine that rent out infrequently,an annual fee to register does not feel fair(in fact, it discourages properly registering). I support TTBID taxes based on occupancy nights because I believe it is fair and adequately supports town resources required to support STRs. 2)Occupancy limit:The new limit allows for two fewer occupants than the Tahoe Donner limits in place within our HOA. I don't believe there is evidence to show that individual properties are overcrowded when following Tahoe Donner's limits.The baseline of two does not account for non-bedroom sleeping space such as lofts and secondary living/family spaces. For example,my property sleeps 10 people all in beds, but I am restricted by Tahoe Donner to 8.That's reasonable,but 6 feels far too low. Excluding children under 5 doesn't account for the needs of most families renting. 3) Minimum stay: I don't understand the need to restrict stay length to 2+days. Many STIR owners already do this on their own or discourage it with cleaning fees and fixed costs. It feels unnecessary.4)Special events: Rather than restricting specific event types, I suggest restricting daytime guests. I eloped in May with five people near the lake. I think a cabin could have been a great venue and I don't see why it's not allowed. Restricting daytime guests is more far than naming event types. 5)Compliance:Will STIR owners be fined if they did their part but guests broke the rules? If owners are fined for guest violations,the fee amounts feel excessive. 6) 1 support all other proposed rules and thank you for your work lf your comment exceeds 2000 characters, please use the attachment function below to attach your comment in a separate document. Attachment i 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 System'".Please do not reply directly to this email. 2