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San Bernardino County · checked 2026-09-21

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The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1HMC Ch. 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax (existence confirmed, rate not re-verified); Table 16.16.030.A residential use table (no STR listing); no STR ordinance exists · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1HMC Ch. 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax (existence confirmed, rate not re-verified); Table 16.16.030.A residential use table (no STR listing); no STR ordinance exists · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1HMC Ch. 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax (existence confirmed, rate not re-verified); Table 16.16.030.A residential use table (no STR listing); no STR ordinance exists · code text · checked 2026-09-21
Transfer when the home sellsNo STR permit scheme exists, so there is nothing to transfer on sale. The no values mean no such requirement exists in the code as swept.L1HMC Ch. 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax (existence confirmed, rate not re-verified); Table 16.16.030.A residential use table (no STR listing); no STR ordinance exists · code text · checked 2026-09-21
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In the city's own words

16.16.030“Identified on Table 16.16.030.A are those land uses or activities which may be permitted in each of the residential zone districts, subject to the provisions of this chapter, this title and applicable general plan policies, and those land uses and activities which are not permitted.” source
16.06.020“a special accessory use to a one-family residential dwelling where a limited or specified number of guest rooms are made available to transient guests for rent to provide overnight sleeping accommodations on a less than weekly basis.” source
16.06.080“a structure or portion thereof or a group of attached or detached structures containing completely furnished individual guest rooms or suites occupied on a transient basis for compensation.” source

Citation: HMC Ch. 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax (existence confirmed, rate not re-verified); Table 16.16.030.A residential use table (no STR listing); no STR ordinance exists

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