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On July 15, 2021, United States District Court docket Decide Robert C. Jones issued a momentary restraining buy from Douglas County to restrain it from employing portions of the County’s new Getaway Home Rental (VHR) laws, Ordinance Quantity 2021-1582, pending the demo of the scenario.
The Momentary Restraining Buy narrowly impacts certain components of the new ordinance.
It quickly stops the County from restricting VHR occupancy centered on parking, prohibiting tandem parking on personal assets, implementing new fines for violations, requiring a notice be posted for unscheduled VHR home inspections and creating the VHR Advisory Board, as at present constituted, until eventually these types of time as a closing perseverance can be built concerning the constitutionality of the ordinance.
A duplicate of Choose Jones’ purchase can be considered on the County’s VHR webpages at www.douglascountynv.gov/vacationhomerentals
The upcoming court listening to has been scheduled for Thursday, August 26th. County Employees will carry on to deliver information as it turns into out there.
Does this imply the new ordinance is invalid?
No, the court buy does not invalidate Ordinance Range 2021-1582, but it does quickly suspend the implementation of sure adjustments to the VHR restrictions these types of as tandem parking and the new fines.
What does this necessarily mean for current permit holder?
Present permit holders could continue to renew their permits pursuant to Part 20.622.030 of Douglas County Code which has been amended to mirror the adjustments made effective July 15, 2021. Renewal purposes will be matter to the new terms of Ordinance 2021-1582 with the exception of those parts described previously mentioned that are the subject matter of the non permanent restraining buy like limiting occupancy centered on parking.
What does this mean for new permits?
The process to obtain a new VHR permit has not adjusted. On June 3, 2021, Douglas County created major variations to the Douglas County Getaway Home Rental (VHR) Method including positioning a cap on the complete quantity of VHR permits that might be issued, not to exceed 600.
The courtroom rejected the plaintiffs’ endeavor to quit the implementation of the VHR caps.
Due to the fact the demand from customers for permits has exceeded the total variety of the permits obtainable, a waitlist software method has been established.
Douglas County started accepting waitlist programs on July 1, 2021, and will go on by means of July 31, 2021.
The online application and the PDF application can be found here.
Purposes for the waitlist will ONLY be recognized throughout this period of time.
Douglas County developed an on-line registration and application tutorial to assist applicants with finishing the on the net process.
Candidates will need to sign-up initially right before implementing. The general public is strongly inspired to review this guideline prior to submitting an online software.
For More Facts
For much more information and facts about VHRs in Douglas County be sure to stop by the County’s VHR webpages or contact Douglas County Code Enforcement at (775) 783-6027.