Nevada County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Nevada City?
RestrictedNevada City allows only hosted short-term rentals, meaning the owner rents all or part of a unit for less than thirty days while the owner or a manager lives at the property or elsewhere in Nevada County. The owner registers the property with the City every year, no more than two units may be rented at once, transient occupancy tax applies, and commercial events are not allowed.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L117.72.080(B)(1) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1NCMC 17.72.080 Hosted Short-Term Rentals (Ord. No. 2015-12, s I, 12-9-2015). TOT: NCMC 3.24.020, 3.24.030, 3.24.035 (Ord. 332, 1967; Ord. 83-9, 1983; Ord. 91-06, 1991; Ord. No. 2015-03, 1-28-2015). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L117.72.080(B)(7) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo citywide permit cap in the code. Per property limit: no more than two Units within a Property may be rented or offered for rent at the same time (17.72.080(B)(2)). No more than one vehicle per Unit during each rental (17.72.080(B)(5)). The section also states it is not intended to permit an Owner to use the Property solely for hosted short-term rentals (17.72.080(B)(7)).L117.72.080(B)(2) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Chapter 17.72 contains no sentence using the word transfer in connection with short-term rentals, and there is no heir, trust, entity or grace period exception. What the code does say is that the Owner, defined in 17.72.080(A)(3) as the record owner of the Property, shall register the Property annually with the City prior to offering any Unit for hosted short-term rental, so on a sale the new record owner would file the annual registration in their own name. The registration is ministerial on a complete application, so no discretionary approval is involved. This reading is an inference from the annual owner registration, not an express transfer clause, which is why the field is marked unknown.L117.72.080(A)(3), 17.72.080(B)(1) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
17.72.080(B)(1)“The Owner shall register the Property annually with the City prior to offering any Unit for Hosted short-term rental.” source
17.72.080(A)(4)“"Hosted short-term rental" shall mean the rental of all or a portion of a Unit for less than thirty (30) days.” source
17.72.080(B)“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this code, including Sections 17.72.038 and 17.72.120, the Hosted short-term rental of Units within a Property by the Owner is permitted within all residential zones and uses subject to the following terms and conditions:” source
17.72.080(B)(2)“No more than two (2) Units within a Property may be rented or offered for rent at the same time.” source
Citation: NCMC 17.72.080 Hosted Short-Term Rentals (Ord. No. 2015-12, s I, 12-9-2015). TOT: NCMC 3.24.020, 3.24.030, 3.24.035 (Ord. 332, 1967; Ord. 83-9, 1983; Ord. 91-06, 1991; Ord. No. 2015-03, 1-28-2015).
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