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Can you BnB it in Commerce?

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.63.020(a) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1Commerce Municipal Code Chapter 5.63, Home-Sharing Regulations (Ord. No. 707, section 3, adopted April 2, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L15.63.010(2) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
Caps and limitsUnhosted stays are prohibited outright, so there is no unhosted night allowance. The code text we read sets no annual night cap on hosted home sharing; each stay is limited to thirty consecutive days or less.L1Commerce Municipal Code Chapter 5.63, Home-Sharing Regulations (Ord. No. 707, section 3, adopted April 2, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
Transfer when the home sellsThe chapter text we read contains no clause on what happens to a home sharing authorization when the property is sold. Authorization depends on the host holding a city business license and appearing with the property on the city registry, and we found no transfer or successor language in the sections we read.L1Commerce Municipal Code Chapter 5.63, Home-Sharing Regulations (Ord. No. 707, section 3, adopted April 2, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
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In the city's own words

5.63.030“No host shall undertake, maintain, authorize, aid, facilitate, or advertise any vacation rental activity, or any home-sharing activity that does not comply with Section 5.63.020 of this code. Vacation rentals shall be prohibited in the city.” source
5.63.020(a)“Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, home-sharing shall be authorized in the city, provided that the host complies with each of the following requirements: (1) Obtains and maintains at all times a city business license authorizing home-sharing activity.” source
5.63.010(2)“"Home-sharing" means an activity whereby the residents host visitors in their homes, for compensation, for periods of thirty consecutive days or less, while at least one of the dwelling unit's primary residents lives on-site, in the dwelling unit, throughout the visitors' stay.” source
5.63.010(7)“"Vacation rental" means rental of any dwelling unit, in whole or in part, within the City of Commerce, to any person(s) for exclusive transient use of thirty consecutive days or less. Exclusive transient use shall mean that none of the dwelling unit's primary residents lives on-site, in the dwelling unit, throughout any visitor's stay.” source

Citation: Commerce Municipal Code Chapter 5.63, Home-Sharing Regulations (Ord. No. 707, section 3, adopted April 2, 2019)

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