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Can you BnB it in Gonzales?
No STR ordinanceGonzales has no short-term rental ordinance: its business and licence title and its zoning title contain no chapter on short-term rentals, vacation rentals or home sharing. The city does tax stays of thirty days or less at eight percent under its transient occupancy tax chapter.
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. Chapter 3.32 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.32.010 and 3.32.020 (1972 Code Secs. 3.12.010 and 3.12.020). Title 4 and Title 12 chapter lists checked and clear. · 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. Chapter 3.32 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.32.010 and 3.32.020 (1972 Code Secs. 3.12.010 and 3.12.020). Title 4 and Title 12 chapter lists checked and clear. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Gonzales 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 4.04 may still apply; we have not read that chapter yet.L1No short-term rental chapter. Chapter 3.32 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.32.010 and 3.32.020 (1972 Code Secs. 3.12.010 and 3.12.020). Title 4 and Title 12 chapter lists checked and clear. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.32.010“Any person who exercises occupancy, or is 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 [...]” source
3.32.020“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight percent (8%) of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Citation: No short-term rental chapter. Chapter 3.32 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.32.010 and 3.32.020 (1972 Code Secs. 3.12.010 and 3.12.020). Title 4 and Title 12 chapter lists checked and clear.
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