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Can you BnB it in Burbank?

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Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L110-1-501 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Burbank issues no short term rental permit, license or registration, so there is nothing that could be transferred, sold, inherited or held in a trust or an LLC. The restriction is a zoning use restriction that follows the land, so a buyer is in exactly the same position as the seller. No family, heir, trust, entity or grace period exception exists anywhere in the code.L110-1-501, 10-1-502 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

10-1-501“Uses in all zones are only allowed as described in the use table comprising Section 10-1-502, unless authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-1-503 or authorized by other provisions of this Code. Unless otherwise provided, uses not authorized shall not be carried on where not authorized, except as lawful nonconforming uses.” source
Title 10 Chapter 1 Article 2, zoning definitions“A person who is receiving accommodations for compensation, with or without meals, for a period of not more than 90 continuous days in any one (1) year.” source
2-4-603“For the privilege of occupancy of any hotel accommodation, each transient is subject to and must pay a TOT in the amount as designated in the Burbank Fee Resolution...Such TOT designated in the Burbank Fee Resolution may not exceed 10 percent, unless otherwise approved by the voters.” source
city short term rental question and answer sheet, citing BMC 10-1-602“Short-term rentals are not allowed in Burbank.” source

Citation: BMC 10-1-501 and the use table at 10-1-502; zoning definitions in Title 10 Chapter 1 Article 2; transient occupancy tax at BMC 2-4-602 and 2-4-603. Code current through Ordinance 26-4,038, passed February 24, 2026.

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