Your staff suggests an additional 1.5 to 2 positions. There is currently only one (1) FTE Code Enforcement Officer. Despite HOA rules passed earlier this year, we continue to experience problems with STR renters shooting weapons, peeing off decks, throwing beer bottles into forest land that surrounds our community, putting garage on the streets, clogging our narrow roadways, lighting fires (5 so far documented including several in our dumpsters), allowing their dogs to bite residents and neighbor dogs, using illegal drugs, and playing loud music at midnight. Our small HOA has over 30 permitted and at least 3 unpermitted STRs. In particular, we believe at least two full-time enforcement individuals need to be stationed in Incline, particularly on weekends and at night when most of the STR problems occur. We support Resolution R23-125 and believe the fees need to be increased higher to cover the costs of enforcement for the permitted 642 short term rentals in Incline Village. I am speaking on behalf of Concerned Neighbors of Tyrolian Village, who now number more than 80 property owners. Please stop prioritizing STR operators needs over residents needs Increase fees to fund stronger enforcement, code compliance and regular fire safety & health inspections. This is akin to letting the fox guard the hen house. ![]() Please do not allow STR owners (many of whom don’t live in IVCB) to dictate how commerce will be regulated. Lastly, few knew of a survey sent to STR contacts. For resident well-being, restrict STRs to commercial zones where they belong. I ask you now to amend an ordinance that wrongly elevated STR operator needs over residents. Commissioners in 2021 caved to lobbying led by Airbnb and other out-of-town business interests. Nearly two years on 650-850 STRs (many un-permitted) operate in IVCB. In both readings, Chair Hill led the ordinance motions and promised to review it in 6 months. The first ordinance reading in 2021 turned out many against converting our once peaceful, safe residential neighborhoods into quasi hotel districts. STRs also contribute to housing shortages and fuel overtourism problems. Further, the ordinance never addressed the costs to residents in the areas of trash, noise, traffic, infrastructure demands, and parking problems, etc. The peace, livability and well-being of our neighborhoods has only degraded. We got none of our requests.Ĭhair Hill voted against the voices and concerns of the majority of her voting constituents and tried to position the ordinance as a way to protect our neighborhoods. We asked the County to institute annual inspections and impose strict code enforcement for public safety and well-being. We'd seen what Airbnb and its brethren did to other communities. In ordinance development workshops we asked to cap STRs and pleaded not to include STRs as a residential use, fearing such an allowance would displace long-term renters and harm and hollow out IVCB. The 2021 short-term rental (STR) ordinance never addressed residents concerns. Item 9: Cap STRs and Raise Fees to Cover STR Program Cost and Expanded Code Enforcement
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