The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted Tuesday to defend Measure T in court because it was the will of the voters.
Voters passed the measure in November of last year which includes the banning of vacation rental home permits for residential areas.
Measure T will take full effect in 2021 though the South Lake Tahoe Council is working on a compromise to prevent some vacation home rentals from being eliminated.
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The City of South Lake Tahoe and a group of property owners have reached an agreement on part of a lawsuit involving new restrictions on short-term vacation rentals.
On Wednesday, both parties agreed to a limited preliminary injunction on maximum occupancy limits only, while other provisions of the measure will remain in effect while the case remains pending in court.
The most significant part prohibits the issuance of new Vacation Home Rental permits in residential areas and phase out existing VHR permits in those areas by 2021. The City says the provisions will continue to be enforced by the City while the case is pending.
The agreement, reached last week, negates the need for the special hearing originally scheduled for January 24th that could have resulted in a full injunction on all provisions of the measure.
The City says it agreed to the limited preliminary injunction because many reservations were made under the City's previous VHR maximum occupancy limits, and immediate new implementation of the new rule would have "harmed upcoming visitors, and would have also have been difficult for the City to enforce in a fair and effective manner."
City officials say they will continue to discuss the measure in the coming months.
