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…
BERK Consulting published a Chelan County Tourism Impact Assessment report in February of this year. This study was conducted for the Chelan County government and was led by a steering committee that included representatives from Chelan County, Visit Chelan County, the cities of Leavenworth and Chelan, the Wenatchee Valley Chamber…
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…