Sonoma County · checked 2026-10-10
Can you BnB it in Cloverdale?
RestrictedCloverdale allows hosted vacation rentals, where the owner lives and sleeps on the property, in all residential districts with plot plan review, capped at 120 rental days a year and two bedrooms at a time, with accessory dwelling units excluded. Whole home nonhosted rentals are allowed only in certain commercial districts with a conditional use permit, so an ordinary house cannot run as a full time vacation rental.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L118.04.040 table legend · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Title 18 Zoning TOC (ecode360 CL4387 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Caps and limitsA hosted vacation rental may operate no more than 120 days per calendar year with at most two bedrooms rented at a time. Nonhosted vacation rentals are limited to certain commercial districts with a conditional use permit; no citywide permit count cap appears in the sections we read.L1CMC 18.09.265.C.1 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
Transfer when the home sellsThe nonhosted vacation rental section contains no transfer language, and the tail of the hosted rental section is not yet read, so how a sale affects a rental approval is not verified.L1Title 18 Zoning TOC (ecode360 CL4387 · code text · checked 2026-10-10
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In the city's own words
18.04.040“Uses not permitted in the table are prohibited” source
18.04.040 table legend“PP = Permitted Subject to Plot Plan Review” source
18.09.265 (section heading)“Hosted vacation rentals” source
18.09.260 (section heading)“Nonhosted vacation rentals” source
Citation: Title 18 Zoning TOC (ecode360 CL4387
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