Douglas County
VHR Advisory Board
Public Hearing
A hybrid meeting of the Douglas County Vacation Home Rental (VHR)
Advisory Board will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm,
in the Douglas County Commissioner Meeting Room at the Historic
Courthouse, 1616 Eighth Street, Minden and on Zoom .
Agenda items may be taken out of order, may be combined for
consideration, or may be removed from the agenda at any time. All
items designated “for possible action” may include discussion by the
Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Advisory Board and they may take action
to approve, modify, deny, take “no action,” or continue the item.
To Watch the Meeting or Join Virtually: A YouTube link to view the
meeting or a Zoom link to virtually join the meeting will be posted
with the agenda online at: https://www.douglascountynv.gov/ under
“Agendas and Minutes”.
The application(s) below will be considered under the Public Hearing
portion of the meeting. The full agenda and staff report will be posted
with the agenda packet.
For possible action. Discussion on a Special Use Permit application to
obtain a Tier 3 Vacation Home Rental Permit. The subject application
is for a 7 bedroom home, 14 person occupancy, located at 206 S
Benjamin Dr. The owners are Tahoe Blue Lodge, LLC. (Natasha
Hughes), who currently has a Douglas County issued VHR Permit,
Account No. 08401786 (APN 1319-19-311-003).
For possible action. Discussion on a Special Use Permit application to
obtain a Tier 3 Vacation Home Rental Permit. The subject application
is for a 6 bedroom home, 12 person occupancy, located at 242 S.
Benjamin Dr. The owner is Jacqueline Castro, who currently has a
Douglas County issued VHR Permit, Account No. 08400791 (APN
1319-19-310-001).
For possible action. Discussion on a Special Use Permit application to
obtain a Tier 3 Vacation Home Rental Permit. The subject application is
for a 6 bedroom home, 12 person occupancy, located at 750 Lakeview
Cir. The owner is TARN 2007 Revoc. Family Trust (Robert and Maria
Tarn), who currently has a Douglas County issued VHR Permit,
Account No. 08400377 (APN 1318-10-312-006).
For Possible action. Discussion on an appeal filed by Matthew Kvancz
to contest the $5,000 fine issued relative to Notice and Order and
Assessment of Civil Penalty for renting without a current VHR Permit
issued in Code Enforcement Case Number 21-000192, (APN: 1418-
34-112-002).
For possible action. Discussion on Ordinance 2022-1599, an
ordinance amending provisions of Chapter 20.622 of the Douglas
County Code including the setting of occupancy limits, allowing
vacation home rental (“VHR”) permits to be issued to closely held
corporate entities, grandfathering-in existing multiple VHR permit
holders through October 1, 2024, subject to the conditions and terms
of renewal, clarifying the liability insurance that must be held by VHR
permit holders, increasing the length of the term of the VHR Advisory
Board members from two years to four years, imposing liability for
persons who assist in the leasing of VHRs without a valid VHR permit,
modifying the fine structure, increasing the time in which a notice of
appeal must be filed from 10 days to 14 days of the date the first notice
of violation was mailed, increasing occupancy from two per bedroom to
two per bedroom plus two for properties with four or fewer bedrooms,
limiting occupancy to four persons per on-site parking space if
occupancy exceeds two per bedroom, and other related amendments
clarifying the intent of the regulations.
Pub Date: March 12, 2022 Ad # 22346
