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Council, owners and managers press staff for quicker vacation-rental fixes; staff aims for December urgency ordinance

Big Bear Lake City Council · November 6, 2025
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Council directed staff to prioritize vacation‑rental changes; staff will present a fine table Nov. 8 and is aiming to bring an urgency ordinance by December to reduce large fines and allow self-managed or digital check-in options, while deferring some related land‑use items to 2024.

City staff presented a timeline for vacation‑rental ordinance revisions on Oct. 11, saying a fine-table recommendation will come to council at the Nov. 8 meeting and that full ordinance revisions could be returned in December or January. Staff stressed they do not intend to change rules mid‑winter and said the preferred path is to package changes so they take effect in the next season.

Many short‑term‑rental owners and operators urged…

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