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Article XI — SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS

SEC. 16-662. VACATION RENTAL PERMIT CAP, SEPARATION REQUIREMENT AND MAXIMUM RENTAL PERIOD.

Oxnard Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Oxnard

(A) The number of vacation rental permits shall be limited by a 5% cap per general plan neighborhood as established in the City of Oxnard neighborhood map adopted as figure 3-4 in the 2030 general plan or its successor document.

(B) No vacation rental shall be issued a permit when a vacation rental permit has already been issued on another property within 200 feet of the proposed vacation rental. The 200 feet is to be measured horizontally from the lines of property ownership as established by the legal description for the property on record with the County of Ventura. Notwithstanding any language in this subsection (B) to the contrary, the 200-foot separation requirement shall not apply to a dwelling unit within a development:

(1) That is subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 (Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code, Sections 11210 et seq .); and

(2) That became subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 on or before January 1, 2019.

(C) Vacation rentals shall be limited to a maximum of 100-day annual cap per calendar year. Vacation rentals which are only used for a partial day (i.e., arrival and departure days) shall be rounded up and counted as a full day. Notwithstanding any language in this subsection (C) to the contrary, the 100-day annual cap per calendar year shall not apply to a dwelling unit within a development:

(1) That is subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004; and

(2) That became subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 on or before January 1, 2019. (Ord. No. 2969)

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