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Can you BnB it in Gardena?
RestrictedGardena allows only hosted home sharing with a city permit, in the R-1 and R-2 zones, and the host must be present during stays and live in the home at least 183 nights a year. Permits are capped at 100 per five year period, go to a lottery when oversubscribed, and do not transfer to a buyer.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L1GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L1GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Permit capPermits are capped at 100.L1GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Caps and limitsMaximum 100 home sharing permits per five year period; lottery if more than 100 qualified applications (§ 5.76.040(D)(1)). One permit per host (§ 5.76.040(A)). Unhosted rental is not a permitted category at all: § 5.76.120(B) makes anything other than hosted home sharing unlawful, so unhosted_night_cap is null because unhosted stays are simply prohibited.L1GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Transfer when the home sellsWhole clause read. § 5.76.050(B)(6) requires each applicant to acknowledge that the home sharing permit does not create a vested right, is non transferable, does not run with the land, and may not necessarily be renewed for successive five year periods. § 5.76.080(B) automatically terminates a permit upon a change of circumstances that would have led to a denial in the first instance, which covers sale of the property or the host moving out. § 5.76.040(A) limits a host to one permit citywide. No exception for family, heirs, trusts, entities, application windows, or grace periods appears anywhere in the chapter. A buyer must apply anew and is subject to the 100 permit cap and lottery.L1GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023 · code text · checked 2026-09-21
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In the city's own words
5.76.030(B)“No person may rent, offer to rent, or advertise a home sharing rental to another person without a valid home sharing permit approved and issued in the manner set forth in this chapter.” source
5.76.060(A)“The host must reside on site in a bedroom, within the home sharing rental, during the time in which guests are present.” source
5.76.020“"Primary residence" means the residential unit where the host resides for at least one hundred eighty-three nights per year. A host can have only one primary residence.” source
5.76.060(B)“Home sharing is only allowed in the single-family (R-1) and low-density multiple-family (R-2) zones as further set forth in Title 18 and may not be located on any property on which there is an accessory dwelling unit.” source
Citation: GMC Ch. 5.76 (§ 5.76.010 to § 5.76.140), Ord. 1854 § 15, 2023
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