County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Calaveras County?
RestrictedCalaveras County regulates short term vacation rentals only in the Lake Tulloch area, where Chapter 20.20 requires an administrative use permit renewed each year, caps occupancy at two persons per bedroom plus two, and requires a local contact reachable around the clock. The rest of the unincorporated county has no short term rental chapter, and the code says nothing about whether a Lake Tulloch permit survives a sale.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L120.20.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Calaveras County Code Title 20, Chapter 20.20, Lake Tulloch Short Term Vacation Rentals, sections 20.20.010 through 20.20.102, Ord. No. 3022 section III, adopted 4-23-2013 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Calaveras County Code Title 20, Chapter 20.20, Lake Tulloch Short Term Vacation Rentals, sections 20.20.010 through 20.20.102, Ord. No. 3022 section III, adopted 4-23-2013 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo numeric cap on the number of permits. The regulation itself is geographic: Chapter 20.20 applies only to the Lake Tulloch area, defined in 20.20.020 as the subdivisions contiguous to the Lake Tulloch shoreline that have private or homeowners association owned docks for resident use. Drifters Marina Townhomes, APN 061-071-001 through 007, are exempt from the permit requirement, as are bed and breakfast inns. Occupancy and parking act as practical limits: no more than two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons per property excluding children under three, and one off street space per bedroom to a maximum of four.L1Calaveras County Code Title 20, Chapter 20.20, Lake Tulloch Short Term Vacation Rentals, sections 20.20.010 through 20.20.102, Ord. No. 3022 section III, adopted 4-23-2013 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Chapter 20.20 contains no sentence about sale, transfer, change of ownership, heirs, trusts or entities. Chapter 17.27, the common procedures chapter that governs zoning applications, also has no provision on whether a permit runs with the land, transfers to a successor in interest, or binds subsequent owners. The permit is an administrative use permit issued under Title 17 with a term of not longer than one year and annual renewal, and section 20.20.050 requires the property owner to notify the county immediately of any change in the 24 hour contact. A buyer should assume nothing and confirm with Calaveras County Planning whether an existing administrative use permit survives a sale or must be reapplied for.L120.20 (silent); 17.27 (silent) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
20.20.030“An administrative use permit must be obtained before establishing a short-term vacation rental.” source
20.20.020“A dwelling unit...leased or rented for less than thirty consecutive day terms” source
20.20.040“No more than two persons per bedroom, plus two additional persons per property, excluding children under three years of age.” source
17.42.030“An establishment providing overnight accommodations to transient patrons for payment for periods of less than thirty consecutive calendar days” source
Citation: Calaveras County Code Title 20, Chapter 20.20, Lake Tulloch Short Term Vacation Rentals, sections 20.20.010 through 20.20.102, Ord. No. 3022 section III, adopted 4-23-2013
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