El Dorado County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

050 bars renting a unit for 30 consecutive days or less without "a valid hosted or vacation home rental permit for that unit issued pursuant to this chapter," with a separate permit required for each rental and no more than one HHR or VHR allowed per parcel. The permit is additional to, and may be processed alongside, a business license and transient occupancy tax registration certificate, but the rental permit must issue first. 070 requires the application to include owner and local-contact contact information, the number of approved bedrooms and habitable square footage verified against Assessor's records, a site diagram showing structures, parking spaces, gas appliances, hot tubs, and signage, an interior diagram labeling every room and safety device, evidence of the business license and TOT registration, the drinking water source, disclosure of any hot tub, and certification of independent garbage service.

080 sets a non-refundable initial application fee and a separate annual non-refundable renewal fee, both set by Board of Supervisors resolution and capped at the county's actual administrative cost. 090(A)(9). A permit is not transferable with the property and becomes void on sale or transfer, except for interspousal transfers or transfers into a family trust for estate planning.