I keep hearing the term Transient Vacation Rental Unit – or TVRU. What is does this mean?
In August of 2003, the Garrett County Commissioners passed an amendment to the Deep Creek Lake Watershed Zoning Ordinance that now requires any house built after this date, or any house not currently a vacation rental, to get approval from the Planning and Zoning office to become a Transient Vacation Rental Unit. TVRU’s are limited to a maximum of 8 bedrooms, and TVRU’s for 6 to 8 bedrooms in Lake Residential zoning must go through the special exception process to get approval.