PLACER COUNTY, Calif. - Due to a growing housing crisis in the North Lake Tahoe Region, the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to approve a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new short-term rental permits. This is just the latest in a series of actions to to and address the unprecedented crisis. The urgency ordinance, approved by a 4-0 vote, took effect upon board adoption and with two exceptions. It stops the issuance of all new short-term rental permits within the transient occupancy tax boundaries in eastern Placer County for an initial 45-day period. Exceptions to the moratorium are: Renewal applications for existing permits with no outstanding fees or violations and new applications submitted at least 24 hours prior to Tuesday’s approval.