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Can you BnB it in Martinez?
No STR ordinanceMartinez has no short-term rental ordinance, so the city code neither permits nor prohibits renting a home for fewer than 30 days. The zoning code regulates bed and breakfast inns, hotels, motels and lodging houses but never mentions short-term or vacation rentals.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Martinez Municipal Code Title 22 Zoning, Chapter 22.04 Definitions, section 22.04.030. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Martinez Municipal Code Title 22 Zoning, Chapter 22.04 Definitions, section 22.04.030. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Martinez Municipal Code Title 22 Zoning, Chapter 22.04 Definitions, section 22.04.030. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsNot applicable as written. The code creates no short-term rental permit or license, so nothing transfers on sale. Code silent on transfer.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Martinez Municipal Code Title 22 Zoning, Chapter 22.04 Definitions, section 22.04.030. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
22.04.030“Bed and Breakfast Inn means a business operated as part of a dwelling in which lodging or lodging and meals are provided for compensation for more than two but not more than six persons other than members of the resident family.” source
22.04.030“Hotel means a structure or portion thereof in which there are 16 or more individual guest rooms or suites, usually occupied on a transient basis, where lodging, with or without meals is provided for compensation.” source
Citation: No short-term rental ordinance. Martinez Municipal Code Title 22 Zoning, Chapter 22.04 Definitions, section 22.04.030.
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