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Can you BnB it in Fowler?
RestrictedFowler allows short-term rentals only with a City business license, limits every booking to six people, and caps a non owner occupied unit at ninety days of paid lodging per calendar year. The chapter says nothing about what happens to the licence when the property is sold, so a buyer should expect to apply for a business licence in their own name.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15-25.06(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Fowler Municipal Code Title 5 Public Welfare, Chapter 25 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5-25.01 to 5-25.06; Ord. No. 2023-06, Sec. 3, 4-18-2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Fowler Municipal Code Title 5 Public Welfare, Chapter 25 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5-25.01 to 5-25.06; Ord. No. 2023-06, Sec. 3, 4-18-2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Night capUnhosted rentals are capped at 90 nights per year.L1Fowler Municipal Code Title 5 Public Welfare, Chapter 25 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5-25.01 to 5-25.06; Ord. No. 2023-06, Sec. 3, 4-18-2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsIf the unit is not the permittee's primary residence, the permittee may not provide lodging for compensation for more than an aggregate of ninety days in any calendar year (5-25.04(C)). Short-term rentals may not exceed one unit per address in any multiple family complex of two or more residential units (5-25.03(S)). Primary residence is defined as a dwelling occupied at least 184 days per calendar year (5-25.02). No citywide permit cap appears in the chapter.L15-25.04(C) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Chapter 25 contains no change of ownership section and no statement that the authorization runs with the land or expires on sale. The authorization is a City business license issued to the owner under Title 3, Chapter 1, which implies a new owner would need a licence in their own name, but Title 3 Chapter 1 has not been read yet, so the transfer rule for business licences generally is unverified.L1Fowler Municipal Code Title 5 Public Welfare, Chapter 25 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5-25.01 to 5-25.06; Ord. No. 2023-06, Sec. 3, 4-18-2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5-25.06(A)“No hosting platform shall accept a fee for any booking transaction unless the owner or host has a valid City-issued business license for short-term rentals.” source
5-25.02“Rental of a dwelling or portion thereof by the owner to another person or group of persons for occupancy, lodging or sleeping purposes for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days” source
5-25.04(C)“If the short-term rental unit is not the permittee's primary residence, no permittee shall provide lodging for compensation for more than an aggregate of ninety (90) days in any calendar year.” source
5-25.03(S)“Short-term rentals shall not exceed one unit per address in any multiple-family complex comprised of two (2) or more residential units.” source
Citation: Fowler Municipal Code Title 5 Public Welfare, Chapter 25 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5-25.01 to 5-25.06; Ord. No. 2023-06, Sec. 3, 4-18-2023
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