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Can you BnB it in Atascadero?

Proposed, not in effect: The city council directed staff to draft a short-term rental ordinance, including a permit system, an owner-occupancy requirement for properties in single-family zones with an exemption for existing active licenses, and standards for multifamily and mixed-use buildings. As of this check no short-term rental chapter appears in the codified municipal code. (council date 2025-09-09) source. This page states adopted law only; a pending change is never written as current law.

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L2City vacation rental handout, not a code section · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L2Atascadero Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3-3.02 and 3-3.03 (Ord. 30, 1980; Ord. 257 sec. 1, 1992; Ord. 405 sec. 1, 2002); Title 9 Chapter 6 Sec. 9-6.105 Home occupations. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsOnly one vacation rental per property is allowed and only one party at a time may be accommodated per rental property, per the city vacation rental handout. No citywide numeric cap was found.L2Atascadero Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3-3.02 and 3-3.03 (Ord. 30, 1980; Ord. 257 sec. 1, 1992; Ord. 405 sec. 1, 2002); Title 9 Chapter 6 Sec. 9-6.105 Home occupations. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. There is no short-term rental permit in the municipal code, so nothing transfers with the property. The home occupation business license and the transient occupancy tax registration are issued to the operator of the business, which in practice means a buyer must obtain a new business license and register for transient occupancy tax in their own name. This was not confirmed against a code section and should be re-checked when the pending ordinance is adopted.L2Atascadero Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3-3.02 and 3-3.03 (Ord. 30, 1980; Ord. 257 sec. 1, 1992; Ord. 405 sec. 1, 2002); Title 9 Chapter 6 Sec. 9-6.105 Home occupations. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

3-3.02“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
3-3.03“each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 10% of the rent charged by the operator” source
City vacation rental handout, not a code section“The City of Atascadero allows legally permitted residences, or rooms within residences, to be listed as vacation rentals.” source

Citation: Atascadero Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3-3.02 and 3-3.03 (Ord. 30, 1980; Ord. 257 sec. 1, 1992; Ord. 405 sec. 1, 2002); Title 9 Chapter 6 Sec. 9-6.105 Home occupations. No short-term rental chapter exists.

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