Orange County · checked 2026-09-17
Can you BnB it in Buena Park?
RestrictedBuena Park allows short-term rentals only in single-family homes where the fee-title owner lives on the property, with a city permit, a 300 foot buffer from any other STR, and one permit per person citywide. The permit dies when the home is sold: a buyer must apply for a new permit in their own name, with no family, trust, or LLC exceptions.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L1BPMC 19.348.080 (Ord. 1754) · code text · checked 2026-09-17
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1BPMC 19.348.080 (Ord. 1754) · code text · checked 2026-09-17
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L1BPMC 19.348.080 (Ord. 1754) · code text · checked 2026-09-17
Caps and limitsNo citywide numeric cap found; instead one permit per individual: only one short-term rental permit within the City per individual in effect at any time.L1BPMC 19.348.080 (Ord. 1754) · code text · checked 2026-09-17
SpacingA separation of 300 feet applies between rentals.L1BPMC 19.348.080 (Ord. 1754) · code text · checked 2026-09-17
Transfer when the home sellsSubsection G, Restrictions on Permit Transfer: the permit is personal to the host; G.1, a permit shall not be transferred by any person; G.2, if the residence is sold the permit is void and the new owner must apply for a new permit in their own name; G.3, a partial change in ownership is handled as a name change, owners added or removed from the permit by written notice to the Director. No exceptions for family or heir transfers, trusts, or entity or LLC membership changes; no transfer application window or grace period; no runs-with-the-land language. Any non-conforming transfer attempt is void and a Code violation.L119.348.080.G (G.1 to G.3) · code text · checked 2026-09-17
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In the city's own words
19.348.080“No short-term rental may operate without a permit as required by this Section 19.348.” source
19.348.080“The host is required to reside on the property on which the short-term rental is located.” source
19.348.080“Property line of the property that is the subject of the permit application shall not be within 300 feet of the nearest property line of any other short-term rental” source
19.348.080“Short-term rentals are permitted in single-family residential dwelling unit only.” source
Citation: BPMC 19.348.080 (Ord. 1754)
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