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Short-term rentals in Pacific Grove

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

What Pacific Grove's code says

Pacific Grove code What Pacific Grove's code adds
Allowed
  • Limited: home sharing only, with a home sharing permit, while a resident lives in the home.
    Applies: Single-family homes in residential or commercial zones. Not in second units, accessory units, condominiums or multifamily units.
    § 23.64.370 · code text
    Home sharing is limited to single-family dwellings in any residential or commercial zone. Home sharing is not permitted in dwelling units lawfully established as second units pursuant to Chapter 23.80 PGMC; in any accessory unit to a single-family dwelling; in any condominium, multifamily dwelling unit or any other "tenants in common" dwelling unit
Cap on rentals
  • At most 1 bedroom rented to adults.
    Applies: For each home sharing site. A second bedroom may be rented to children under the same contract.
    § 23.64.370 · code text
    A maximum of one bedroom in the home may be rented to adults; a second bedroom may be rented to children as part of the same contract;
Permit or registration
  • A separate home sharing permit.
    Applies: For each home sharing site.
    § 23.64.370 · code text
    Home sharing for remuneration is allowed pursuant to this chapter; provided, that a separate home sharing permit has first been granted and validly maintained for each home sharing site.
Primary residence
  • Yes. The resident must live in the home.
    Applies: Throughout any home sharing stay.
    § 23.64.370 · code text
    The resident shall also occupy the home throughout the duration of any home sharing;

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Pacific Grove?

Pacific Grove's code: Limited: home sharing only, with a home sharing permit, while a resident lives in the home. (Single-family homes in residential or commercial zones. Not in second units, accessory units, condominiums or multifamily units.) (§ 23.64.370); At most 1 bedroom rented to adults. (For each home sharing site. A second bedroom may be rented to children under the same contract.) (§ 23.64.370).

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