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Commission denies appeal over multifamily classification for 2480 Konosogga St., Unit A

City of South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission · January 22, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Commission denied Dougen Smith’s appeal after staff found the unit met the municipal code definition of a multifamily dwelling (sharing a continuous wall), making it ineligible for a VHR permit; the applicant argued the units are structurally separated by an owner‑access utility space.

The Planning Commission voted to deny an appeal by Dougen Smith seeking a vacation‑home rental permit for 2480 Konosogga Street, Unit A, concluding staff had correctly classified the unit as a multifamily dwelling under the current municipal code.

Assistant planner Gretchen Skullman told the commission the VHR application was deemed ineligible because the property shares a continuous front‑and‑rear wall connecting the units, and the property is listed on a single assessor parcel (not a condominium), so it did not qualify for the prior‑permit exception in the ordinance. The code language…

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