County jurisdiction · checked 2026-10-10
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Butte County?
RestrictedUnincorporated Butte County requires an annually renewed administrative permit for a short-term rental, which generally must be the owner's primary residence, with no more than two rentals per parcel. Permits end when the property is sold, a new owner cannot keep operating on the previous owner's permit.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L124-172.1 D · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Butte County Code Section 24-172.1 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L124-172.1 C.1 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Night capUnhosted rentals are capped at 90 nights per year.L1Butte County Code Section 24-172.1 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Caps and limitsUn-hosted stays are capped at 90 nights per calendar year, or 180 nights when the parcel sits in a zone with a 5 acre or larger minimum parcel size and the parcel itself is 5 acres or larger. No more than two short-term rentals may be permitted on the same parcel, one of them hosted, and a rental is limited to five rented bedrooms.L124-172.1 G.2 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Transfer when the home sellsShort-term rental permits are revocable and do not run with the land. A permit gives no right to keep operating after the property changes hands, continued operation after a change of ownership is a violation, and owners must notify the county when ownership changes. The code text we read contains no exceptions to this rule.L124-172.1, No property rights conferred · code text · checked 2026-10-10
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In the county's own words
24-172.1 D“Short-term rentals are subject to an administrative permit, pursuant to Butte County Code Chapter 24, Article 29, and shall be allowed as provided by the applicable zone (refer to the Use Regulation Tables for each zone to determine if short-term rentals are allowed), subject to the requirements of this section.” source
24-172.1 C.1“Short-term rentals are required to be a primary residence as defined under this section, except when either of the following applies:” source
24-172.1 G.2“No more than two (2) short-term rentals may be permitted on the same parcel (e.g., a primary residence and an approved accessory dwelling unit), and one (1) of the short-term rentals must be operated as a hosted stay.” source
24-172.1, No property rights conferred“Short-term rental permits are revocable permits and shall not run with the land notwithstanding Butte County Code Section 24-250.” source
Citation: Butte County Code Section 24-172.1
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