Vacation Home Rentals Division
Welcome to El Dorado County’s Vacation Home Rental (VHR) and Hosted Home Rental (HHR) Information Site. Here you will find the County’s VHR ordinance, recent Board action, public outreach, and other VHR or HHR-related information.
For general questions, or comments, please email us at vhrpermits@edcgov.us. Please include the property address or VHR or HHR permit number in the subject line.
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Link to Apply Online in HDL - Call or make an appointment to go over the process before applying online. See Phone Appointment under Hours on our page
IMPORTANT UPDATES!
See the VHR Ordinance Review and Public Engagement page along with Proposed Changes
We are in review of the VHR ordinance change as of 8/18/2026. Our 500 ft buffer remains in place. Our page is regularly updated with changes as they are approved. At this time, we are currently under the ordinance adopted 11/21/24.
What's New
VHR Ordinance Review - Changes are mainly for the West Slope.
Proposed Changes
1) Restore the “plus 2” to the occupancy standard on the West Slope;
2) Remove the 500-foot buffer around hosted home rentals on the West Slope;
3) Allow ‘detached’ guest houses to be rented short term Countywide;
4) Amend the 500-foot buffer provision to exclude parcels five acres or larger from requiring a buffer or being restricted from a VHR permit by neighboring buffers on the West Slope
5) Remove the restriction on the number of bedrooms that can be rented in a hosted home rental, which is currently capped at two bedrooms, on the West Slope;
6) Increase the age limit for children that do not count toward the occupancy limit to be consistent with the age limits on the rental platforms, on the West Slope;
7) Revise restrictions on grills, fireplaces, and fireworks to strengthen and emphasize fire safety Countywide;
8) Explore the potential for allowing for non-state streamlined or County-streamlined ADUs/Secondary Units to be permitted as VHRs on the West Slope, and include options in the ordinance update if possible; and
9) Return to the Board with a process for considering VHR permit applications for operators whose VHR permits on the West Slope were denied or revoked due to County ordinance changes, or who have been operating a non-allowed unit but who had been issued a VHR permit from the County, provided the unit is a legally permitted and habitable structure. State-streamlined ADUs would be excluded from this consideration, Countywide.
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Please call or make an appointment to go over the process before applying online. See Phone Appointment under Hours on our page
Link to Apply Online in HDL
Fees
- New VHR Permits: $564.00
- New HHR Permits: $282.00
- VHR/HHR Sign Fees: $20.83
- VHR Renewals: $282.00
- Above fees do not include the fire safety inspection fee. That fee is based on the dwelling's size and is required with a new permit and every two years thereafter.
- VHR/HHR Waitlists: $141.00
- There is also a $31.00 Technology Fee Surcharge applied to new and renewing VHR applications.
- Permit Modification Fee $71.00 (for local contact changes and updates not made by the VHR/HHR Owner/Agent in HDL)
- Fire Fee Executed Resolution 205-218(PDF, 188KB)
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VHR Complaints
If you find that a property is violating the VHR Ordinance, please contact the VHR Enforcement Hotline at 530-573-7999. You can also email a complaint to Code Enforcement at VHRENFORCEMENT@edcgov.us. Please also check out additional information and resources on the VHR Code Enforcement link