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Short-term rentals in Cloverdale

Cloverdale's own rules on short-term rentals, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Cloverdale Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Cloverdale's code says

Cloverdale code What Cloverdale's code adds
Allowed
  • Limited. Hosted vacation rentals only, in residential zones.
    Applies: The owner must live and sleep on the same property while it is rented. ADUs may not be used.
    § 18.09.265 · code text
    Hosted vacation rentals are permitted in all residential zoning districts as indicated in Table 18.04.040-A.
  • Limited. Unhosted whole-house vacation rentals are allowed only in commercial zones.
    Applies: Only with a conditional use permit.
    § 18.09.260 · code text
    Nonhosted vacation rentals are permitted in commercial zoning districts as indicated in Table 18.05.030-A.
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 2 bedrooms rented at one time.
    Applies: Hosted vacation rentals.
    § 18.09.265 · code text
    No more than two bedrooms within a dwelling unit may be rented at any one time and the maximum occupancy per bedroom rented shall be two persons (excluding children ages fifteen and younger).
Nights per year
  • No more than 120 days in a calendar year.
    Applies: Hosted vacation rentals.
    § 18.09.265 · code text
    The residential unit shall not be used as a hosted vacation rental for more than one hundred twenty days in a calendar year.
Permit or registration
  • A listing on the city's hosted vacation rental registry and a plot plan review permit.
    Applies: Hosted vacation rentals.
    § 18.09.265 · code text
    A residential unit shall not be used as a hosted vacation rental unless it is listed on the hosted vacation rental registry maintained by the city.
Primary residence
  • Yes. The owner must live and sleep on the same property while it is rented.
    Applies: Hosted vacation rentals.
    § 18.09.265 · code text
    The property owner shall reside and sleep in a dwelling unit or guest quarters on the same property that the residential unit is located on while it is being rented.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Cloverdale?

Cloverdale's code: Limited. Hosted vacation rentals only, in residential zones. (The owner must live and sleep on the same property while it is rented. ADUs may not be used.) (§ 18.09.265); Limited. Unhosted whole-house vacation rentals are allowed only in commercial zones. (Only with a conditional use permit.) (§ 18.09.260).

General information, not legal advice.

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