Sonoma County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Healdsburg?
RestrictedHealdsburg allows short-term guest lodging in a home only when the owner lives there: it must be in a single-family zone, owner-occupied, at most four guest rooms, and run no more than 120 days a year. Whole-home rentals with no owner present are not a permitted use in residential zones.
The rules, with their sources
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1HMC 20.20.060 (Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 1850), 1998; Ord. 956 § 2 (Att. A § 1850), 1999); HMC 20.20.010 A.6 for ADUs · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L120.20.060 C.1 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo numeric citywide cap found. The hosted operation itself is capped at 120 days per calendar year and four guest rooms (20.20.060 C.2, C.4).L120.20.060 C.4 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer in the read section. Because the dwelling must be owner-occupied and the use is accessory to the owner's residence, the entitlement does not function as a transferable whole-home rental right; a buyer would have to occupy the home to operate.L1HMC 20.20.060 (Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 1850), 1998; Ord. 956 § 2 (Att. A § 1850), 1999); HMC 20.20.010 A.6 for ADUs · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
20.20.060 B“Residential visitor lodging operations shall be permitted only in single-family residential zones (R-1-3.5, R-1-6, R-1-12.5, R-1-20, R-1-40) and shall be an accessory use to a residential dwelling.” source
20.20.060 C.1“The residential dwelling shall be owner-occupied.” source
20.20.060 C.4“The operation shall be limited to a maximum of 120 days per calendar year.” source
20.20.010 A.6“Rental accessory dwelling units shall only be used for rentals of terms longer than 30 days and shall not be converted to accommodate residential visitor lodging” source
Citation: HMC 20.20.060 (Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 1850), 1998; Ord. 956 § 2 (Att. A § 1850), 1999); HMC 20.20.010 A.6 for ADUs
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