On March 25, 2026, RC3 submitted a letter addressed to Chelan City Council providing extensive justification for an immediate cap on the total number of short-term rentals (STRs) allowed in the city. Our letter referenced literature studies demonstrating that a proliferation of STRs, as has been seen in Chelan, leads…
At its hearing on January 28th, the Chelan County Board of Commissioners made its final decision on proposed changes to the County’s STR Code. RC3 had submitted extensive public comment on the proposed changes, many of which threatened protections for local residents included in the Code at the urging of…
Chelan County’s Planning Commission (PC) has completed their work on the Short Term Rental code and sent their recommendations on to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Other than the two issues noted below, most of the changes fall into the category of administrative “clean up”. The important protections for…