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Short-term rentals in Orange

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

What Orange's code says

Orange code What Orange's code adds
Allowed
  • Allowed, with limits.
    Applies: Only in zones that allow residential uses.
    § 5.94.060 · code text
    A short term rental business shall be allowed only in zones which allow residential uses as specified in Table 17.13.030 of this code.
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 2 short-term rental permits.
    Applies: Per individual or personal trust.
    § 5.94.060 · code text
    Not more than two short term rental permits shall be issued to the same individual or personal trust.
  • No permitted short-term rental within 300 feet of another.
    Applies: Measured from the closest property line along the block; existing permitted rentals, and room or habitable accessory structure rentals at owner-occupied homes, are exempt.
    § 5.94.060 · code text
    No permitted short term rental shall be located within 300 feet of another permitted short term rental, as measured from the closest property line by linear block frontage.
Minimum stay
  • At least 2 nights.
    Applies: Any booking of a short-term rental.
    § 5.94.060 · code text
    There shall be a minimum two-night stay for any booking of a short term rental.
Permit or registration
  • A short-term rental permit is required.
    Applies: Issued only for property owned by an individual or personal trust, not a corporation, LLC or business trust.
    § 5.94.060 · code text
    A short term rental permit shall only be issued for a property owned by an individual or a personal trust.
  • A City business license is required, and its number must appear in the listing.
    Applies: Owners who list a short-term rental on a booking platform.
    § 5.94.080 · code text
    Require that all owners using the platform include a City business license number in any listing for a short term rental on the platform.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Orange's code: Allowed, with limits. (Only in zones that allow residential uses.) (§ 5.94.060); No more than 2 short-term rental permits. (Per individual or personal trust.) (§ 5.94.060).

General information, not legal advice.

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