Siskiyou County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Fort Jones?
No STR ordinanceFort Jones has no short-term rental ordinance: its business licence title, its zoning title and its revenue title contain no short-term rental, vacation rental or home sharing rules, and the zoning definitions address only hotels, motels and boardinghouses. The town also has no transient occupancy tax chapter, so short stays are not separately taxed by the town.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1No short-term rental chapter. Zoning definitions at section 18.08.010 (Code 1987, Secs. 18.08.020 to 18.08.710; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 13; Ord. No. 2025-1, Sec. 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1No short-term rental chapter. Zoning definitions at section 18.08.010 (Code 1987, Secs. 18.08.020 to 18.08.710; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 13; Ord. No. 2025-1, Sec. 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Fort Jones creates no short-term rental permit or certificate, so there is nothing specific to short-term rentals that would lapse on a sale. A general business license under Chapter 5.04 may still apply; we have not read that chapter yet.L1No short-term rental chapter. Zoning definitions at section 18.08.010 (Code 1987, Secs. 18.08.020 to 18.08.710; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 13; Ord. No. 2025-1, Sec. 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
18.08.010“a building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy [...] but not including hotels, motels or boardinghouses and roominghouses” source
18.08.010“a group of attached or semi-attached buildings containing guest rooms or dwelling units [...] designed, used or intended wholly or in part for the accommodation of transients” source
Citation: No short-term rental chapter. Zoning definitions at section 18.08.010 (Code 1987, Secs. 18.08.020 to 18.08.710; Ord. No. 26-1976, art. 13; Ord. No. 2025-1, Sec. 2 (Exh. B), 1-13-2025).
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