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Can you BnB it in Greenfield?
No STR ordinanceGreenfield has no short-term rental ordinance: its business regulation title and its zoning title contain no chapter on short-term rentals, vacation rentals or home sharing, and bed and breakfast inns are the only visitor lodging use regulated in its zoning code. The city taxes 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 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.28.020(H) and 3.28.030 (Ord. 386 Sec. 1, 1994; Ord. 501 Sec. 1, 2013). Title 5 and Title 17 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 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.28.020(H) and 3.28.030 (Ord. 386 Sec. 1, 1994; Ord. 501 Sec. 1, 2013). Title 5 and Title 17 chapter lists checked and clear. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Greenfield creates no short-term rental permit or certificate, so there is nothing specific to short-term rentals that would lapse on a sale. A bed and breakfast inn under Chapter 17.73 is a separate use that was not researched.L1No short-term rental chapter. Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.28.020(H) and 3.28.030 (Ord. 386 Sec. 1, 1994; Ord. 501 Sec. 1, 2013). Title 5 and Title 17 chapter lists checked and clear. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.28.020(H)“shall mean 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 days or less.” source
3.28.030“a tax in the amount of eight percent (8%) of the rent charged by the manager” source
Citation: No short-term rental chapter. Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.28.020(H) and 3.28.030 (Ord. 386 Sec. 1, 1994; Ord. 501 Sec. 1, 2013). Title 5 and Title 17 chapter lists checked and clear.
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