Owners and STR managers ask Placer supervisors to clarify short‑term rental ordinance for estate properties

During public comment May 12, Greg Price (owner of 2280 Sunnyside Lane) and Kristen Erickson (SDR Permitting and Compliance manager for Tahoe Luxury Properties) asked the board to clarify recent short‑term rental (STR) ordinance amendments so that a small number of legacy, estate‑style properties are not treated the same as condo‑hotel or multi‑unit STR operations.

Price said his lakefront property historically operated under a single TOT account covering a main house and a lake house, passed inspections but was later told to choose which dwelling to keep permitted, and that the property was never intended to operate as separate rentals. "We didn't know we had a problem until mid‑November 2025, when we passed our inspections and were asked to choose which one of our two permitted STR dwellings we could keep renting," he said.

Erickson urged the board to create a narrow discretionary review pathway, or legislative cleanup, that acknowledges separately documented rental histories for estate configurations rather than broadly enabling condo‑hotel pathways. She emphasized support for county housing goals but said the nightly rental economics for estate properties make conversion to long‑term housing infeasible.

The board acknowledged the concerns and staff said the issue had been discussed with the STR advisory group and program management; staff had previously proposed cleanup language but, Price said, that option was set aside and he was directed to restart the advisory process.

Board members expressed willingness to review specific options and directed staff to engage the owner and industry representatives to develop clarifying language and administrative pathways. No formal policy change was taken at the meeting.