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Short-term rentals in Solvang

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

What Solvang's code says

Solvang code What Solvang's code adds
Allowed
  • Allowed, with limits.
    Applies: Only in the Village Mixed-Use (VMU) District, in legally built single-family and multi-family homes, including in mixed-use projects.
    § 11-12-20 · code text
    The operation of short-term rentals shall be permitted only in the Village Mixed-Use (VMU), District as shown in the adopted Zoning Map.
  • Allowed outside the VMU District only in limited cases.
    Applies: A permit valid when the rules took effect, a timely new application, and no change of ownership since then.
    § 11-12-20 · code text
    a short-term rental permit may be permitted at a property outside the VMU District if a short-term rental permit for the property was valid and in effect as of the effective date of this section, the property owner of the property timely submitted a new short-term rental application pursuant to subsection C, and there has been no transfer of ownership since the effective date of this section.
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 40 short-term rental permits citywide.
    § 11-12-20 · code text
    The maximum number of short-term rental permits issued by the City shall be forty (40) permits.
Permit or registration
  • A short-term rental permit is required.
    § 11-12-20 · code text
    No person shall rent, offer to rent, or advertise for rent a residential dwelling to another person or group for a short-term rental without a short-term rental permit approved and issued in a manner provided for by this section.
Primary residence
  • No. The rules cover both owner-occupied home stays and non-owner-occupied rentals.
    § 11-12-20 · code text
    The provisions of this section shall apply to all short-term rental units, including home stays (owner-occupied) and non-owner-occupied short-term rental units.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Solvang's code: Allowed, with limits. (Only in the Village Mixed-Use (VMU) District, in legally built single-family and multi-family homes, including in mixed-use projects.) (§ 11-12-20); Allowed outside the VMU District only in limited cases. (A permit valid when the rules took effect, a timely new application, and no change of ownership since then.) (§ 11-12-20).

General information, not legal advice.

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