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Can you BnB it in Gilroy?
No STR ordinanceGilroy has no short-term rental ordinance. The zoning ordinance does not list short-term or vacation rentals as a use in any residential district, and the only related requirements found are the nine percent transient occupancy tax and a conditional use permit path for a one to two room bed and breakfast.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Gilroy City Code Chapter 25A Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 25A.1 and 25A.2 (Ord. No. 928, sec. 1, 7-19-1971; Ord. No. 83-14, sec. 1, 8-1-1983; Ord. No. 97-9, sec. I, 10-20-1997); Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance Article XI Residential Use Tables, Sec. 30.11.10(c). No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Gilroy issues no short-term rental permit or license, so there is nothing to transfer on sale. A bed and breakfast establishment of one to two rooms is a conditional use in the residential districts, and a conditional use permit of that kind attaches to the property and its conditions, which is a different track from short-term rental licensing; that has not been read yet in detail.L1Gilroy City Code Chapter 25A Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 25A.1 and 25A.2 (Ord. No. 928, sec. 1, 7-19-1971; Ord. No. 83-14, sec. 1, 8-1-1983; Ord. No. 97-9, sec. I, 10-20-1997); Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance Article XI Residential Use Tables, Sec. 30.11.10(c). No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
25A.1“means any person who exercises occupancy or entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
25A.2“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of nine (9) per cent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
30.11.10(c)“Bed/Breakfast Establishment (1 to 2 Rooms)” source
Citation: Gilroy City Code Chapter 25A Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 25A.1 and 25A.2 (Ord. No. 928, sec. 1, 7-19-1971; Ord. No. 83-14, sec. 1, 8-1-1983; Ord. No. 97-9, sec. I, 10-20-1997); Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance Article XI Residential Use Tables, Sec. 30.11.10(c). No short-term rental chapter exists.
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