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

030 sets the permit path for a short term vacation rental in the Lake Tulloch area, defined as subdivisions approved under the Subdivision Map Act that are contiguous to the Lake Tulloch Reservoir shoreline within the FERC license boundary. Subsection A requires an administrative use permit before the rental can operate at all, processed under Title 17's general administrative use permit procedures and requiring the application fee in effect on the date of submittal. Subsection B caps the permit's initial term at one year from issuance, and subsection C allows annual renewal, so an owner must reapply every year to keep operating.

Subsection D exempts two categories from the permit requirement: bed and breakfast inns, and the Drifters Marina Townhomes at Lake Tulloch Place, identified by assessor's parcel numbers 061-071-001 through 007. Subsection E requires the application itself to include a site plan, a floor plan with room dimensions, and a written statement of the maximum vehicles, watercraft, and overnight occupants proposed for the unit. Subsection F requires the county to mail written notice to every property owner within 1,000 feet of the proposed rental, plus the homeowners association if one exists, disclosing the manager's 24-hour contact number, the maximum occupant and vehicle counts, whether on-street parking is approved, and the thirty-day public comment period before the planning director decides the application. 98.