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Welcome to the JTVRA

Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Vacation Rentals Association

Vacation Rental (short term rental) hosts and full time managers are invited to join participate in the Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Vacation Rentals Association. We work together as a community to inform hosts of resources, best practices, good neighbor etiquette and desert etiquette to share with guests.

Our Facebook discussion group is only open to currently active owners and full time managers/hosts/co-hosts of vacation rentals in the Morongo Basin also known as the Joshua Tree Gateway Communities.

To be added, go to the Facebook page and send a message to the page for info:

Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Vacation Rentals Association Page

If you aren't currently a host or full time manager of an active vacation rental, are looking for resources for creating a rental or if you have services to offer to vacation rental owners and managers you can join the Joshua Tree Vacation Rentals Resource group.

Joshua Tree Vacation Rentals Resource

Airbnb Ambassador Referral Link - support the JTVRA

If you haven’t created a listing yet please use this referral link for Airbnb that will give you $60 when you start hosting and welcome your first guest. You will be connected with a local Airbnb Ambassador that will help guide you through the listing process and share their knowledge of local hosting practices. The JTVRA also gets a bonus which will go to running the JTVRA group and STR advocacy. A portion will be donated to a local non-profit like the Mojave Desert Land Trust. Great all around. Thanks!

www.airbnb.com/r/jtvra

Read and sign up for the e-newsletter

JTGC Vacation Rentals Association Newsletter

Latest STR Updates

For hosts of accommodations which do not have an Occupancy Permit issued (designated as Single Family Residential (SFR) on the tax roll or Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)) ie. Recreational (homestead) Cabins - a Short Term Rental Special Use Permit is not available at this time and cannot be applied for. County reps have said that in a next phase they will be working on considering the possibility of allowing rental of these types of accommodations. More information will be posted as it comes out.

Many people are buying homestead cabins also known as recreational (rec) cabins for the purposes of offering them as a vacation rental. Do extensive research before starting your project as these properties. Because of revisions in building and safety requirements, these may not be qualify to be given a STR permit if they do not have an occupancy permit. Substantial upgrades to foundation footing, insulation and other aspects of the structure would need to be brought up to current code requirements in order to be given an occupancy permit if the structure isn't already designated SFR.

There is a Facebook group

County Land Use Rec Cabin Information Bulletin

County FAQ about homestead/recreational cabins

Alternative Accommodations - trailers, yurts, etc.

For hosts of accommodations which do not have an Occupancy Permit issued (designated as Single Family Residential (SFR) on the tax roll or Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)) ie. Recreational (homestead) Cabins and alternative accommodations (ie. trailers, RVs, yurts, teepees, domes, etc.) - a Short Term Rental Special Use Permit is not available at this time and cannot be applied for. County reps have said that in a next phase they will be working on considering the possibility of allowing rental of these types of accommodations. More information will be posted as it comes out.

The renting out of homestead/rec cabins (which have not been give single family residential - SFR designation), trailers, RV's, yurts, teepees, tiny homes, etc. are currently not allowed under current County code. If an alternative accommodation is operating on a parcel that does have a land use designation (ie SFR), typically with an existing permitted dwelling, there is currently an unofficial moratorium on enforcement in effect from County. This allows these accommodation offerings to operate as long as they are operated without danger to health or safety or complaints of neighborhood nuisance. This is in effect until a decision is reached by County if these will be allowed or not. If the parcel does not have a designation (ie raw land), then it is at risk of being cited with a cease and desist order by Code Enforcement.

If you are currently operating one of the types of accommodations it is very important to get connected asap. Please send an email describing your situation to hello@joshuatreevra.com requesting to get notified of and involved with establishing reasonable regulations for these types of accommodations.

RESOURCES

Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Tourism Committee

The Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Tourism Committee is under the Desert Region Tourism Agency and was established to promote local events, showcase unique attractions and identify locations that would enhance the experiences of visitors. It is headquartered in the California Welcome Center in Yucca Valley. If you are interested in learn gin more about promoting tourism in the Morongo Basin please contact staff at the California Welcome Center.

Share this link with your guests:

https://californiawelcomecenter.com

Support your Chamber of Commerce

All vacation rental owners are encouraged to join their local and possibly neighboring Chambers to support local business and community

Morongo Valley Chamber of Commerce

Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce

Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce

Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce (currently inactive)

San Bernardino Fire Regulations

Here is a flyer with the general regulations for the county: https://cms.sbcounty.gov/portals/58/Documents/Programs/OutdoorFireRequirements.pdf

NOTE: ALL open fires (except for fires fueled solely by natural gas or propane) must be extinguished during Red Flag or Fire Weather Watch Conditions, when local winds exceed 10 miles per hour, or when directed by Fire Department personnel.

Check this website regularly for Red Flag or Fire Weather Watch Conditions. Morongo Basin is in Division 5: https://www.sbcfire.org/status/burn.aspx