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Short-term rentals in Grass Valley

Grass Valley'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 Grass Valley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Grass Valley's code says

Grass Valley code What Grass Valley's code adds
Allowed
  • Limited: hosted rentals with a business license, or vacation rental homes with a minor use permit, where zoning allows.
    Applies: Hosted means the owner or manager lives in the home. Only 1 rental per property, and none in ADUs or second units.
    § 17.44.205 · code text
    This section provides standards for short-term rentals where allowed by Article 2 (zones, allowable land uses, and zone standards).
Cap on rentals
  • 1 short-term rental.
    Applies: For each property. Not allowed in ADUs or second units.
    § 17.44.205 · code text
    Each property is limited to one short-term rental, and short-term rental units are not permitted in ADUs/second units.
  • No more than 2 rooms per property at the same time.
    Applies: For hosted short-term rental units.
    § 17.44.205 · code text
    No more than two rooms per property shall be rented at the same time;
Permit or registration
  • A minor use permit for vacation rental homes; a business license for hosted units and vacation rental homes.
    § 17.44.205 · code text
    The property owner of a vacation rental home shall obtain approval of a minor use permit pursuant to Section 17.72.060 of the Grass Valley Municipal Code.
Primary residence
  • Yes.
    Applies: For hosted units, the owner or manager must live in the home and stay in it during rental periods.
    § 17.44.205 · code text
    The owner or manager shall reside in the home and shall occupy the hosted short term rental unit during rental periods;
  • No, but the owner or manager must live within 30 miles.
    Applies: For vacation rental homes.
    § 17.44.205 · code text
    The owner or manager must live within thirty miles of the vacation rental home.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Grass Valley?

Grass Valley's code: Limited: hosted rentals with a business license, or vacation rental homes with a minor use permit, where zoning allows. (Hosted means the owner or manager lives in the home. Only 1 rental per property, and none in ADUs or second units.) (§ 17.44.205); 1 short-term rental. (For each property. Not allowed in ADUs or second units.) (§ 17.44.205).

General information, not legal advice.

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