4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Placer County, California.
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Placer County requires an annual STR permit, a Transient Occupancy Tax certificate, a passing Fire Life Safety inspection, and a Defensible Space inspection. The permit fee is $326.02 and the FLS inspection is $507.02. Permits are capped at 3,900 in eastern Placer (North Lake Tahoe). Rules are in Placer County Code Article 9.42.
Placer County Short-Term Rental Program — Permit Requirements
You must hold a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Certificate to use your property as a short-term rental. All new STR permit applicants will be required to have a passing interior Fire Life Safety inspection AND a passing exterior Defensible Space fire inspection. Applicants must also provide a Bear Box photo that includes the front of the house (or house number on the bear box). A Local Contact i...
Unincorporated Placer County charges Transient Occupancy Tax of 10% on the Eastern Slope (North Lake Tahoe) and 8% on the Western Slope, plus a 1% or 2% North Lake Tahoe TBID assessment near the lake. The annual STR permit application fee is $326.02 and the Fire Life Safety inspection fee is $507.02 (valid 3 years). Returns are due quarterly.
Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector — TOT Tax Rate
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) rates in Placer County: Eastern Slope (North Lake Tahoe Area) - 10%; Western Slope - 8%. For properties in Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows, an additional 1% assessment is due for bookings made before and up to January 31, 2023; for bookings made on or after February 1, 2023, this assessment amount is 1.5%. North Lake Tahoe TBID properties are assessed an extra 1%...
Placer County Code Article 9.42 prohibits STR guest parking on public roadways. Permit applications must specify the total number and location of on-site parking spaces, or, if on-site parking is not available, include a county-approved off-site parking plan that excludes street parking. Restrictions matter most in the snow-narrowed streets of North Lake Tahoe.
Under Placer County Code Article 9.42, STR overnight occupancy is capped at two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons, up to 12 guests maximum, excluding children under 12. Daytime occupancy is 1.5 times the overnight cap (also excluding children under 12). Quiet hours start at 9 p.m., and both overnight and daytime limits must appear in every advertisement.
1 cities in Placer County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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