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Board approves North Lake Tahoe parking-management ordinance and fee schedule after pilot in Kings Beach
Summary
Placer County approved an ordinance and fee schedule to enable paid parking and updated fines in North Lake Tahoe. Staff and consultants presented pilot results from a paid‑parking test in the Christmas tree lot, and the board adopted an ordinance and two resolutions effective April 3, 2025.
Placer County supervisors on Feb. 18 approved a set of code changes and fee schedules to formalize a parking-management program in the North Lake Tahoe basin, following a summer pilot in Kings Beach and months of community engagement.
Assistant Public Works Director Kevin Bell and consultant Julie Dixon summarized the county’s outreach and pilot findings. Dixon said the county and consultants held 10 community meetings, multiple stakeholder briefings, bilingual (Spanish) public sessions and a town hall to build public awareness before launching a paid-parking pilot at the Christmas tree lot near Kings Beach.
Pilot results and public feedback
Between July 1 and Sept. 30, county parking staff issued 1,266 parking citations while focusing largely on outreach and education; the county reported that most field staff activities during the rollout were to educate visitors rather than drive compliance solely by…
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