Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 5.22 Short-Term Rentals

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1205, § 3, adopted April 28, 2026, repealed the former chapter 5.22, §§ 5.22.010—5.22.130, and enacted new chapter 5.22 as set out herein. The former chapter pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 1120, § 3, adopted Oct. 8, 2019.

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide rules governing the issuance of permits and the establishment of operational restrictions for short-term rentals of dwellings within the city of Rocklin. The intent of this chapter is to ensure that the operation of these short-term rentals are consistent with existing local, state or federal laws, statutes, rules or regulations.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

It is unlawful for any person to advertise, maintain, or operate a short-term rental of a dwelling in the city of Rocklin in violation of this chapter, including without a permit required by this chapter. A short-term rental permit may not be issued for both a dwelling unit and accessory dwelling unit on the same parcel.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A short-term rental permit issued under this chapter shall expire twenty-four months from the date of issuance, unless renewed, revoked or suspended earlier. The permit authorizes the permittee to conduct only such services as is described in the permit and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit. It is unlawful for a permittee or other responsible person to violate the terms and conditions of the short-term rental permit. The short term rental permit cannot be sold, transferred, or assigned to any other person.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

A. "Accessory dwelling unit" has the same meaning as in Section 17.04.015 of this Code.

B. "Advertisement" means any method used to solicit interest in the rental including, but not limited to, internet-based listing or hosting services.

C. "Dwelling unit" has the same meaning as in Section 17.04.150 of this Code.

D. "Lodger" means a person to whom a person is providing lodging for compensation.

E. "Parcel" means property assigned a separate parcel number by the Placer County assessor.

F. "Permittee" means the property owner to whom a short-term rental permit is issued.

G. "Person" means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation, limited liability company or combination of the above in whatever form or character.

H. "Property owner" means the owner of the property on which the short-term rental exists or their agent authorized to rent the short-term rental.

I. "Short-term rental" means any dwelling unit or accessory dwelling unit located in a residential or commercial zone that is rented in whole or in part on a short-term basis. A short-term basis is thirty consecutive calendar days or less to the same person or entity.

J. "Short-term rental facilitator" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Government Code Section 50991(g), as may be amended.

K. "Marketplace" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Government Code Section 50991(c), as may be amended.

L. "Transient occupancy tax" or "TOT" means the tax imposed by the city on the privilege of occupying a short-term rental pursuant to the Rocklin Municipal Code, including Chapter 5.24, and applicable state law.

M. "Operator" means the owner or tenant who offers a short-term rental.

N. "Permit number" means the short-term rental permit or registration number issued by the city of Rocklin.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. A property owner may apply for a short-term rental permit by filing an application with the community development department. The application must be on a form approved by the director of community development and may require any information or documentation consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The permit application shall be on a form furnished by the city and signed by the permittee. Such application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

1. Name, address, and telephone number of permittee;

2. Name, address, and twenty-four-hour telephone number(s) of permittee and secondary point of contact, if permittee is not located onsite;

3. Floor plan, parking location(s), copy of business license if applicable, and proof of insurance;

4. Any supplemental information which the director of community development finds reasonably necessary to determine whether to approve a short-term rental permit.

B. To renew a short-term rental permit, the permittee shall file an application with the city that complies with subsection A of this section. The application must be submitted no later than thirty calendar days prior to the short-term rental permit expiration date. Untimely applications to renew short-term rental permits are subject to a late penalty in the amount established by resolution of the city council.

C. Knowingly making a false statement of fact or knowingly omitting any information that is required in an application for a short-term rental permit shall be grounds for revocation or denial of a permit.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

Every permit application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable short-term rental permit application fee as established by resolution of the city council, as may be amended from time to time. This application fee shall be in addition to the city's business license tax if applicable, transient occupancy tax, and any other license, permit fee, or penalty fee imposed by local, state or federal laws, statutes, rules or regulations.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

Every permittee within the city of Rocklin shall keep a register containing the following information for each person who stays at the short-term rental, and shall maintain such register for a period of eighteen months:

A. Name;

B. Address;

C. Vehicle year, make, model, color;

D. License plate;

E. State in which the vehicle is registered;

F. Date of arrival;

G. Date of departure;

H. Number of guests;

I. The amount of rent paid by lodgers for each night of lodging.

The register shall be available for inspection by the city's director of community development, and the Rocklin Police Department.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A short-term rental shall be subject to the following conditions and criteria:

A. No permittee shall, for compensation, provide lodging for more than six people, or two people per number of bedrooms, whichever is greater, at any time in a short-term rental. Permittee shall not allow guests at the short term rental in excess of this limit after 10:00 p.m.

B. No permittee shall rent the short-term rental to a person under the age of twenty-one, or rent to a person who is not also lodging at the short-term rental.

C. No permittee may rent both a dwelling unit and an accessory dwelling unit on the same parcel. It is the intent of this section that only one dwelling is rented on a short-term basis per parcel.

D. No permittee may rent a property for more than ninety days per year as a short-term rental.

E. The permittee or designated secondary contact must be able to be onsite and respond to any complaints within thirty minutes of notification, regardless of time of day.

F. All parking associated with the operation of the short-term rental shall be onsite or on the street located in front of the subject parcel if on-street parking is permitted, and in compliance with all provisions of the city Code.

G. A permittee shall post a copy of the short-term rental permit in a conspicuous place inside the short-term rental.

H. All persons operating a short-term rental shall identify the city short-term rental permit number in any advertisement for that rental.

I. No permittee shall allow any special event that would otherwise require a city permit.

J. No permittee shall post on the exterior of the short-term rental or the parcel where the short-term rental exists, any sign or writing visible from the exterior of the short-term rental indicating that the dwelling is available for rent.

K. All short-term rentals shall comply with any and all federal, state, and/or local laws, including, without limitation, all zoning requirements and the California Building Standards Code and Fire Code, as adopted by the city of Rocklin.

L. A permittee's short-term rental facilitator shall comply with the requirements of this chapter related to any short-term rental.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. The director of community development may suspend, revoke, or add conditions to any short-term rental permit if the permittee, or permittee's short-term rental facilitator, has violated any provision of this chapter, or other local, state or federal laws statutes, rules or regulations.

B. Additionally, upon issuance of any permit, the director of community development may limit the permit by any condition reasonably necessary to preserve the intent and purpose of this chapter.

C. The conditions that the director of community development may impose on the short-term rental permit include, but are not limited to:

1. Requiring the permittee to remain at the short-term rental during certain hours while guests are present;

2. Reducing the number of guests that are allowed to lodge at the short-term rental;

3. Reducing the number of days in a year that the permittee is allowed to provide lodging;

4. Limiting the number of vehicles that may park at the short-term rental;

5. Requiring the permittee to notify the city of the permittee's short-term rental facilitator's name and contact information, and of any change in that information during the period of the permit.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

The director of community development may deny an application for a short-term rental permit for any of the following reasons:

A. The application is incomplete;

B. The application contains a false or misleading statement or omission of a material fact;

C. The short-term rental, permittee, or permittee's short-term rental facilitator, is currently or has been found to be in violation of, or under investigation for violation of, any local, state or federal laws, statutes, rules or regulations;

D. The property owner or occupants of the short-term rental have been found to be in violation of any applicable local, state or federal laws, statutes, rules or regulations;

E. The permittee or the property owner is delinquent on any payment to the city of any fees, penalties, taxes, or any other monies related to the short-term rental property including, but not limited to, transient occupancy taxes;

F. If a short-term rental permit for the dwelling, property owner, or permittee was ever revoked or suspended;

G. The operation of a short-term rental is a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare; or

H. Any required application fee or renewal fee has not been paid.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

Any permittee may appeal the director of community development's decision to deny, suspend, revoke, or condition a short-term rental permit pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 5.01. In addition, any short-term rental facilitator may appeal a decision related to a short-term rental facilitator pursuant to this chapter pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 5.01.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. A permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended, revoked, or conditioned immediately upon the director of community development's determination that the immediate suspension of the permit is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.

B. If a permit is immediately suspended pursuant to subsection A, the permittee subsequently may request a hearing pursuant to Chapter 5.01.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. Violation of any provision of this chapter may be charged as an administrative citation, misdemeanor, or infraction. It is unlawful for any person to operate a short-term rental without complying with the provisions of this chapter.

B. Violations of this chapter are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Additionally, a public nuisance may be deemed to exist if operation of the short-term rental results in:

1. An excessive number of responses to the parcel, property, and/or short-term rental, from law enforcement officers during the term of the permit;

2. Disruption to the free passage of persons or vehicles in the immediate neighborhood;

3. Any other impacts on the neighborhood or public generally which are disruptive of normal activity in the area.

C. The remedies and penalties provided herein are cumulative, alternative and non-exclusive. The use of one does not prevent the use of any other criminal, civil, including injunctive relief, or administrative remedy or penalty authorized by, or set forth in, the Rocklin Municipal Code. None of the penalties or remedies authorized by, or set forth in, the Rocklin Municipal Code shall prevent the city from using any other penalty or remedy under state statute which may be available to enforce this chapter or to abate a public nuisance.

(Ord. No. 1120, § 3, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 50990(b), the city of Rocklin makes applicable within its jurisdiction the provisions of Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 50990) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, known as the Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025, as may be amended.

(Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. Upon written request by the city, each short-term rental facilitator shall report, in the form and manner prescribed by the city, the physical address, including nine-digit zip code, of each short-term rental located within the city during the reporting period.

B. If the address provided is insufficient to identify the specific short-term rental, upon written request by the city, the short-term rental facilitator shall report the following additional information for each short-term rental located within the city:

1. The assessor's parcel number (APN);

2. The URL associated with the specific short-term rental listing;

3. Information necessary to identify an accessory dwelling unit, guest house, or single unit within a multifamily or timeshare property.

C. Reporting pursuant to this section shall occur no more frequently than quarterly or every three months within a twelve-month period, unless the city requires monthly remittance of transient occupancy tax, in which case reporting may be required monthly.

(Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. A short-term rental facilitator shall include in any listing of a short-term rental located within the city:

1. The city-issued short-term rental permit number;

2. Any applicable local business license number;

3. Any transient occupancy tax registration or certification number issued by the city.

B. Short-term rental facilitators shall not advertise or accept bookings for any short-term rental without a valid city of Rocklin short-term permit number displayed in the associated listing.

C. A short-term rental facilitator shall remove or deactivate listings that fail to display a valid short-term rental permit number upon notice from the city of Rocklin.

D. Failure to include the required information as set forth in this Section 5.22.160 constitutes a violation of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)

A. If a short-term rental facilitator is responsible for collecting and remitting transient occupancy tax pursuant to a local ordinance or collection agreement, the city may audit or examine records documenting receipt and remittance of such taxes.

B. The cost of any audit or examination conducted under this section shall be borne by the city unless otherwise provided by agreement.

C. The city of Rocklin may pursue civil action to recover unpaid transient occupancy tax applicable to short-term rentals and to enforce compliance with the transient occupancy tax requirements.

(Ord. No. 1205, § 3, 4-28-2026)