San Bernardino County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Apple Valley?
RestrictedApple Valley lists short-term rentals in its residential land use table and requires a Special Use Permit for them in most residential districts, while barring them in the MHP and R-M districts. A special use permit runs with the land and stays valid when the property changes hands, but it lapses if the use stops for more than one year.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L1Table 9.28.030-A, row A.16 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo numeric or percentage cap on short-term rental permits appears in the material that was read. The only geographic limit found is the use table itself: short-term rentals are not permitted in the MHP mobile home park and R-M districts.L1Town of Apple Valley Municipal Code Title 9 Development Code, Table 9.28.030-A (Chapter 9.28 Residential Districts); Chapter 9.29 Specific Use Regulations for Residential Districts, including 9.29.040 Bed and Breakfast Hotels and 9.29.130 Visitor Accommodation Uses in Residential Districts; Chapter 9.16 Conditional and Special Use Permits, Sections 9.16.100 and 9.16.140 (Ord. No. 513, 8-27-2019). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsSection 9.16.140, headed permits to run with the land, says a Use Permit granted in compliance with Chapter 9.16 shall continue to be valid upon a change of ownership (Ord. No. 513, Section 23, 8-27-2019). So a Special Use Permit for a short-term rental survives a sale and the buyer inherits it, subject to its conditions. The permit becomes null and void if the use ceases operation for a continuous period of more than one year (9.16.100(B)(1)), which is the practical risk for a buyer of a home whose short-term rental sat idle. Section 9.29.130, Visitor Accommodation Uses in Residential Districts, could not be retrieved and may add conditions, including any owner occupancy or permit renewal rule.L19.16.140 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
Table 9.28.030-A, row A.16“16. Short-term rentals” source
9.16.140“A Use Permit granted in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter shall continue to be valid upon a change of ownership” source
9.16.100(B)(1)“The use, business, or service for which the Conditional Use Permit was issued terminates or ceases operation for a continuous period of time in excess of one (1) year.” source
9.29.040“A bed and breakfast inn offering one (1) or more rooms, up to a maximum of six (6), for rent may be operated with the approval of a Special Use Permit within the districts designated in Table 9.28.030-A” source
Citation: Town of Apple Valley Municipal Code Title 9 Development Code, Table 9.28.030-A (Chapter 9.28 Residential Districts); Chapter 9.29 Specific Use Regulations for Residential Districts, including 9.29.040 Bed and Breakfast Hotels and 9.29.130 Visitor Accommodation Uses in Residential Districts; Chapter 9.16 Conditional and Special Use Permits, Sections 9.16.100 and 9.16.140 (Ord. No. 513, 8-27-2019).
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