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No STR ordinanceAntioch has no short-term rental ordinance; the zoning code regulates only bed and breakfast inns, hotels and residential hotels, and hosts owe the 10 percent transient occupancy tax. No permit, cap, or residence rule applies to ordinary short-term rentals.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1AMC 3-5.302 and 3-5.303 (Ord. 621-A, 11-9-1964; Am. Ord. 2040-C-S, 5-25-2010; Am. Ord. 851-C-S, 9-1-1992); AMC 9-5.203; AMC 9-5.3803 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1AMC 3-5.302 and 3-5.303 (Ord. 621-A, 11-9-1964; Am. Ord. 2040-C-S, 5-25-2010; Am. Ord. 851-C-S, 9-1-1992); AMC 9-5.203; AMC 9-5.3803 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1AMC 3-5.302 and 3-5.303 (Ord. 621-A, 11-9-1964; Am. Ord. 2040-C-S, 5-25-2010; Am. Ord. 851-C-S, 9-1-1992); AMC 9-5.203; AMC 9-5.3803 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no STR permit exists. Bed and breakfast inns, the closest regulated use, require the owner or manager to reside on site, so that narrow use would not transfer independent of a new operator.L1AMC 3-5.302 and 3-5.303 (Ord. 621-A, 11-9-1964; Am. Ord. 2040-C-S, 5-25-2010; Am. Ord. 851-C-S, 9-1-1992); AMC 9-5.203; AMC 9-5.3803 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words
3-5.302“Any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license, or other agreement for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less” source
9-5.203 (Bed and Breakfast Inn)“A dwelling, including on-site accessory structures, containing a single-family dwelling unit in which the inn owner or manager resides and in which, for compensation, temporary night-to-night lodging not to exceed 14 consecutive days with or without meals is being provided.” source
9-5.3803“Bed and breakfast inns (9-5.3819) are permitted in the RE and RRR zones only; short-term rental and vacation rental do not appear anywhere in the land use table.” source
Citation: AMC 3-5.302 and 3-5.303 (Ord. 621-A, 11-9-1964; Am. Ord. 2040-C-S, 5-25-2010; Am. Ord. 851-C-S, 9-1-1992); AMC 9-5.203; AMC 9-5.3803
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