Can I rent out my home short-term in Dana Point?

Dana Point's code: Yes, with a short-term rental permit. (Homes in zones that allow residential use. Not ADUs, JADUs, certain duplex units or affordable units. At most 115 permits outside the Coastal Zone.) (§ 5.38.090); No more than 115 short-term rental permits. (All types of short-term rentals at homes outside the city's Coastal Zone.) (§ 5.38.030).

Short-term rentals in Dana Point: the local rules

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Allowed	Yes, with a short-term rental permit. Applies: Homes in zones that allow residential use. Not ADUs, JADUs, certain duplex units or affordable units. At most 115 permits outside the Coastal Zone. § 5.38.090 · code text No person shall rent, offer to rent, or advertise for rent a dwelling for use as an STR unless such dwelling is in a zoning district where residential uses are allowed, including, but not limited to, detached single-family dwellings, condominiums, duplexes, triplexes, townhomes, and multiple-family dwellings, and no STR permit shall be issued for a dwelling that does not meet this criteria.
Cap on rentals	No more than 115 short-term rental permits. Applies: All types of short-term rentals at homes outside the city's Coastal Zone. § 5.38.030 · code text A total maximum of 115 STR permits may be issued for any type of STR located at dwellings outside the City's Coastal Zone. No more than 60 of the available permits. Applies: Short-term rentals that are not the owner's primary residence. § 5.38.030 · code text In addition, no more than 60 of the available STR permits shall be for non-primary STRs. Only 1 short-term rental permit per property owner. Applies: From the date the chapter took effect. Earlier permits that conflict may continue. § 5.38.030 · code text Upon the effective date of this Chapter, STR permits shall be limited to one STR permit per property owner without regard to the category of STR to which such STR permit applies No more than 1 unit may become a short-term rental. Applies: Properties with 5 or fewer homes in a building or group of buildings. § 5.38.030 · code text Additionally, properties with five or fewer residential units that are located in a structure or group of structures may only convert a maximum of one unit into an STR No more than 20% of the homes may become short-term rentals. Applies: Properties with 6 or more homes in a building or group of buildings. § 5.38.030 · code text and properties with six or more residential units that are located in a structure or group of structures may only convert a maximum of 20% of the total number of residential units into STRs.
Nights per year	No more than 60 days per 12-month period. Applies: Short-term rentals of a primary residence. § 5.38.090 · code text A property owner to whom an STR permit for a primary residence STR is issued shall be limited to renting the dwelling to which the STR permit applies for a maximum of 60 days per 12-month period
Permit or registration	A short-term rental permit is required. § 5.38.030 · code text Should the new property owner desire to use any dwelling on the parcel as an STR, such new property owner must apply for and receive an STR permit.
Primary residence	No. Rentals of homes that are not a primary residence are allowed. Applies: For home stay rentals, the owner must be on the property from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. during the rental. § 5.38.090 · code text Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the property owner of a home stay short-term rental or multiple-family home stay short-term rental shall be present at the parcel upon which the STR is located during the rental period between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

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