Beginning this month, enforcement of El Dorado County’s vacation home rental ordinance will be handled by the Department of Planning and Building. Compliance activities will become the responsibility of code enforcement. The treasure-tax collector will continue to issue VHR permits and business licenses for the rest of 2018.

Early next year, the county anticipates transferring the permitting and licensing function to the Department of Planning and Building.

The goal is to streamline the process and provide greater transparency.

 “Between now and the end of the year, we will be making additional recommendations to the board regarding programming, staffing and funding related to VHR and code enforcement activities as we move forward with the transition process,” CAO Don Ashton said in a press release.

For general information about VHRs, go online. For the updated VHR ordinance that took effect July 5, click here.