San Diego County · checked 2026-09-24
Can you BnB it in Lemon Grove?
RestrictedLemon Grove prohibits whole-home vacation rentals in every zone; the only legal short-term rental is a hosted home share in the host's own primary residence, under an annual permit, with the host on site, a three-day two-night minimum stay, and five hundred thousand dollars of liability insurance. The permit is tied to the resident host, so it cannot pass to a buyer with the property.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L118.48.050(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1Ord. 452 sec. 3, 2019, as amended by Ord. 461 sec. 1, 2022 (LGMC Ch. 18.48) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L118.48.030, definition of home-sharing · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Caps and limitsWhole-home vacation rentals are prohibited in every zoning district, so un-hosted rental is not available at all. A permitted home share has no annual day cap; the 275 day figure in the code is the residency test, meaning a host must live in the home at least 275 days per year for it to count as a primary residence.L118.48.060(J) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Transfer when the home sellsThe chapter has no express transfer clause, but the permit names the host as applicant, the home must be the host's primary residence, and the host must be on site through every stay, so the permit cannot follow the property to a buyer. A new owner who moves in could apply for their own home-sharing permit; only one permit may be issued per dwelling unit.L118.48.050(C) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
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In the city's own words
18.48.040(D)(1)“Vacation rentals shall be a prohibited use in every zoning district” source
18.48.050(A)“No home-sharing use shall be conducted in any residential zone or dwelling unit as provided for in Section 17.24.060(D)(8) unless a home-sharing permit has been issued.” source
18.48.030, definition of home-sharing“means an accessory use of a dwelling unit whereby the host rents his or her primary residence to one or more transient occupants, for compensation, for periods of thirty consecutive days or less, while the host resides on site, in the dwelling unit, throughout the transient occupant's stay.” source
18.48.060(J)“Home-sharing shall not be used by more than two transient occupants per bedroom, excluding the host's bedroom, plus one additional transient occupant at one time.” source
Citation: Ord. 452 sec. 3, 2019, as amended by Ord. 461 sec. 1, 2022 (LGMC Ch. 18.48)
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