San Bernardino County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Hesperia?
No STR ordinanceHesperia has no short-term rental ordinance in its municipal code as codified through December 2, 2025. The city taxes hotel occupancy at ten percent under Chapter 3.10, and the development code says land may be used only for uses permitted in its land use designation, so a short-term rental is not expressly authorised either.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L116.16.040(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Hesperia Municipal Code Chapter 3.10 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Sec. 3.10.030(A) (Ord. 2006-17 Sec. 2, 2006; Ord. 271 Sec. 2 (part), 1998); Title 16 Development Code Chapters 16.08 and 16.16 (Ord. No. 2011-10, Sec. 3 (Exh. A), 8-16-2011) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Hesperia Municipal Code Chapter 3.10 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Sec. 3.10.030(A) (Ord. 2006-17 Sec. 2, 2006; Ord. 271 Sec. 2 (part), 1998); Title 16 Development Code Chapters 16.08 and 16.16 (Ord. No. 2011-10, Sec. 3 (Exh. A), 8-16-2011) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. There is no short-term rental permit or licence in the code, so nothing transfers or lapses on sale. A transient occupancy tax registration certificate under Chapter 3.10 would be the only city document tied to the activity.L1Hesperia Municipal Code Chapter 3.10 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Sec. 3.10.030(A) (Ord. 2006-17 Sec. 2, 2006; Ord. 271 Sec. 2 (part), 1998); Title 16 Development Code Chapters 16.08 and 16.16 (Ord. No. 2011-10, Sec. 3 (Exh. A), 8-16-2011) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.10.030(A)“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
16.16.040(A)“Except as otherwise provided in the development code, buildings or structures shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, enlarged, moved or maintained, and buildings, structures or land shall be used or designed to be used only for uses permitted in the land use designation in which such building, structure or land is located” source
Citation: Hesperia Municipal Code Chapter 3.10 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Sec. 3.10.030(A) (Ord. 2006-17 Sec. 2, 2006; Ord. 271 Sec. 2 (part), 1998); Title 16 Development Code Chapters 16.08 and 16.16 (Ord. No. 2011-10, Sec. 3 (Exh. A), 8-16-2011)
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