Board affirms revocation of vacation‑rental permit at 380 Andrea Drive after underage‑drinking incident and ID failures

The Douglas County Vacation Home Rental Advisory Board voted 3‑to‑1 to affirm the county’s revocation of the vacation‑home rental permit for 380 Andrea Drive after county staff presented evidence that deputies found underage occupants and that the owner did not obtain required identification or a renter registry.

Ernie Strangler summarized the county’s case: the VHR permit for 380 Andrea allows three bedrooms, four parking spaces and a maximum overnight occupancy of eight. On July 5, deputies responded to a complaint and found five male occupants who admitted to being underage; three were cited for minor consumption after a preliminary breath test, Strangler said. County staff concluded the owner failed to obtain photo identification for renters as required by the VHR code and that renting to underage occupants and failing to verify age contributed to an “egregious health and safety” violation.

Strangler read applicable VHR code provisions into the record, including owner responsibilities to obtain renter contact information, to verify renters are at least 25 years old, and the requirement that an owner who commits two substantial violations within 12 months may face suspension or revocation.

A representative for the owners acknowledged the incident and urged the board to consider it an isolated episode caused by guest misrepresentation. The representative told the board, “we acknowledge the violation … and we do take full responsibility,” and described steps taken since the incident to tighten procedures: requiring guests to sign a comprehensive acknowledgment of VHR rules, storing government IDs, and adding third‑party ID verification and additional noise monitoring.

Public commenters who live near the property told the board they had observed frequent rentals, noise and parking conflicts. Mike, who said he lives directly across from the house, said the property owners have been “excellent” neighbors but that the weekend in question had “young men partying all weekend long.” Vaughn Reems and other neighbors told the board they want stronger enforcement to prevent underage drinking and reduce rental density.

Board members debated whether the episode should count as multiple violations and whether the lack of a local, compliant emergency contact and failure to maintain renter ID records justified revocation. One board member said the core enforcement issue was the owner’s failure to verify renter age; another emphasized the cumulative noncompliance (no ID copies retained, unclear local contact) that increased the risk to neighbors.

A motion to affirm the county’s revocation passed 3‑to‑1. The board’s action confirms the county’s revocation of the VHR permit for 380 Andrea Drive; the record does not show an additional civil penalty in the board motion, but staff had recommended revocation based on code violations recorded in the packet.