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County opposes low‑impact camping bill, supports short‑term rental disclosure to enforce TOT and safety rules
Summary
Supervisors expressed opposition to AB 518 (low‑impact camping) over enforcement and fire‑safety concerns, and supported SB 346 to require short‑term rental platforms to provide assessor parcel numbers to local agencies for tax and safety enforcement.
County legislative staff briefed the board on AB 518 (low‑impact camping), which would allow private property owners to opt in to host small camping operations, and on SB 346 to require short‑term rental platforms to report property details and APNs. Supervisors raised fire‑safety, enforcement and nuisance concerns and said the county already has a no‑camping code on public property and lacks enforcement bandwidth to police concealed platform listings.
Board members recorded a consensus opposition to AB 518 citing difficulties in enforcement, increased fire risk and the potential for concealment by platform operators. By contrast, staff described SB 346 as a tool for local governments to collect transient‑occupancy tax and enforce safety rules; the board supported the SB 346 approach and directed staff to pursue adoption and implementation strategies should it pass. Members asked staff to monitor AB 470 (carrier‑of‑last‑resort) and oppose it because of potential loss of landline service in rural areas.
