Sec. 44-951“No individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, or any other entity shall advertise, offer to lease, operate, conduct, or manage a short-term rental in a residential dwelling without a valid previously issued and effective short-term rental special business permit.” source
Sec. 44-943“Special permits under the provisions of this division shall not be transferable except with the consent of the review authority, which may require the desired transferee to file an original application in accordance with this division.” source
Sec. 44-10“A residential dwelling unit or any portion thereof in a residential zone, utilized for residing, lodging, or sleeping purposes for that is leased for a term of 30 or fewer consecutive calendar days, counting portions of days; or a home-sharing property.” source
Sec. 14-121“Within 30 days after commencing business, each operator of any short-term rental or hotel renting occupancy to transients shall register said hotel or short-term rental with the Finance Department.” source
Citation: Secs. 44-112
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Verified from the municipal code (level 1), checked on 2026-09-25 by the CanIBnB research desk. Research is AI assisted and human reviewed; the method, the level system, and the re-check schedule are on the How we verify page. If anything here is wrong, report it and it goes in the public corrections log.