Article 15-40

properly authorized by a use permit. (Amended by Ord. 71.98 §§ 8, 9, 1991; Ord. 71.113 §§ 7, 8, 1992)

HOME OCCUPATIONS

Sections:

All home occupations shall comply with the following regulations:

(a) There shall be no stock-in-trade other than products manufactured on the premises.

(b) A home occupation shall be conducted within a dwelling by an occupant thereof, and shall be clearly incidental to the use of the structure as a dwelling.

(c) A home occupation shall not be conducted in an accessory structure and there shall be no storage of equipment or supplies in an accessory structure or outside the dwelling.

(d) There shall be no external alteration of the dwelling in which a home occupation is conducted.

(e) The existence of a home occupation shall not be apparent beyond the boundaries of the site.

(f) Medical offices for doctors, dentists, osteopaths, chiropractors and other practitioners of the healing arts are not permitted as home occupations in any A, R-1, HR, R-OS or R-M district.

(g) No person other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed in the conduct of a home occupation.

(h) A home occupation shall not create any noise, odor, dust, fumes, vibration, smoke or radio or television interference beyond the boundaries of the site.

(i) Not more than one truck, of not more than one-half ton capacity, and no semi-trailers, incidental to a home occupation shall be kept on a site.

(j) A home occupation shall not create pedestrian, automobile or truck traffic significantly in excess of the normal amount in the district.

(k) There shall be no display of merchandise, products or other material or equipment for advertising purposes.

(l) Professional or administrative offices wherein clients or prospective clients are regularly met upon the premises shall not be permitted as home occupations in any A, R-1, HR, R-OS or R-M district. This prohibition shall not apply to the sale of dwelling units out of a temporary office established in a model home when

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15-42.020

Article 15-42

SHORT-TERM RENTALS

Sections:

(a) No person shall rent any residential dwelling, or any portion of a residential dwelling, to any other person for thirty consecutive days or less, whether in exchange for monetary consideration or any form of any non-monetary consideration, including trade, fee, swap or other consideration in lieu of payment. For purposes of this section, "residential dwelling" means a private structure that is designed and available, pursuant to applicable law, for use and occupancy by one or more individuals. "Residential dwelling" does not include a commercially operated hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast inn.

tional information requested if the information provided is not sufficient to identify a specific short-term rental at the provided address. (Ord. No. 416, § 1(Exh. A), 2-4-2026)

(a) Violations of this Article shall be an infraction subject to the following fines:

(1) A fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars for a first violation.

(2) A fine not exceeding three thousand dollars for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.

(3) A fine not exceeding five thousand dollars for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation.

(b) These fines shall not apply to a first-time offense of failure to pay a business license fee. (Ord. No. 416, § 1(Exh. A), 2-4-2026)

(b) No property owner or tenant, or any agent or representative thereof, shall (i) arrange for or otherwise facilitate or (ii) post, publish, circulate, broadcast or maintain any advertisement of, a rental prohibited by the provisions of this section. Each rental arranged or facilitated and each day that an advertisement is posted, published, circulated, broadcast or maintained by such person in violation of this section is a separate offense.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to excuse the non-payment of any business license fee that may be due pursuant to Article 4-06 of this Code or transient occupancy tax that may be due pursuant to Article 5-25 of this Code, nor shall payment of such transient occupancy tax or the collection thereof by the City be deemed to authorize any activity otherwise prohibited by this section.

(d) The Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 set forth in Government Code Title 5, Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 4.6 (sections 50990 et seq.) applies within the boundaries of the City of Saratoga. All terms used in this section shall have the meaning set forth in the Act unless otherwise specified. Upon request by the City Manager or the Manager's designee each shortterm rental facilitator shall report, in the form and manner prescribed in the request, the physical address, including nine-digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental during the reporting period and shall provide addi-

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15-44.015