Article 61 — Vacation Rentals

The purpose of this Article is to regulate the use of vacation rentals within the unincorporated areas of the County. The regulations are intended to minimize the potential adverse secondary effects of vacation rentals on surrounding neighborhoods, to prevent the increase and over-concentration of transient and commercial uses in residential neighborhoods and zoning districts, to impose reasonable limitations to ensure the long-term availability of housing stock in compliance with the general plan, local regulations, and other policies, and to ensure neighborhood compatibility with the vacation rental use.

(Ord. No. 24-04, § I, 3-19-2024)

A.

Vacation Rental: A single- or two-family dwelling which is rented for periods of not more than twenty-nine (29) consecutive days to transient occupants. Where two (2) or more single or two-family dwellings legally exist on a single parcel, only one dwelling unit may be considered a short-term rental subject to the provisions of Article 61.

B.

Property owner: The person or business who is the property owner of record upon the County Tax Assessor's records.

C.

Vacation Rental Activity Permit ("VR Activity Permit"): A permit issued by the County under the authority of this Article which permit authorizes a property owner to operate a vacation rental for a period of twenty- nine (29) consecutive days or less.

(Ord. No. 24-04, § I, 3-19-2024)