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Can you BnB it in Paso Robles?
RestrictedPaso Robles requires a city short-term rental permit and business license, with separate homeshare and non-hosted permit types, per-parcel limits, and a 100 foot separation between non-hosted rentals in the R-1 zone. Non-hosted permits are currently at capacity citywide with a waiting list, while homeshare permits (owner living on site) are not limited in number.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L121.64.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1PRMC Chapter 21.64 (21.64.010 through 21.64.060); Ord. No. 1144 N.S., section 3 (Exh. A), 10-1-2024. Former rules were in Chapter 21.34 (Ord. 1120), which the city program page still cites. · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L121.64.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Caps and limitsIn code text read: a maximum of 2 homeshare short-term rental permits per legal parcel in the R-1 zoning district, and no more than 2 non-hosted short-term rental permits per legal parcel (Table 21.64.030-1). Citywide numeric caps were NOT found in the code fragments read; the city program page (read 2026-09-16) states non-hosted permits are capped at 75 in the R1 zoning district and reports 240 issued in all other zones, with permits at capacity and a waitlist of 79 as of March 2, 2026. Homeshares have no numeric limit per the city page.L121.64.030 Table 21.64.030-1 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
SpacingA separation of 100 feet applies between rentals.L121.64.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsCode appears silent on transfer in the text read. A Municode full-text search for 'transferable' returns no hit in Chapter 21.64 (only 21.20.090 Permit duration, 5.08.040, and 9.55.130), and no transfer or sale sentence appeared in the 21.64.020/21.64.030 fragments. Because non-hosted permits are at capacity with a waitlist, whether a permit survives a sale is decisive for buyers; needs a browser read of full 21.64.030. The city waitlist practice implies permits do not transfer, but that is unverified.L1PRMC Chapter 21.64 (21.64.010 through 21.64.060); Ord. No. 1144 N.S., section 3 (Exh. A), 10-1-2024. Former rules were in Chapter 21.34 (Ord. 1120), which the city program page still cites. · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words
21.64.020“a short-term rental structure in which the owner both resides and remains during the time a renter is occupying the short-term rental unit” source
21.64.020“a short-term rental structure that is not occupied by either the owner or an authorized agent while it is being occupied by a renter” source
21.64.030“[...] allow a subject property to be operated, as a short-term rental unless and until it has been issued: A permit issued by the city [...]” source
21.64.030 Table 21.64.030-1“A maximum of 2 homeshare short-term rental permits will be issued per legal parcel in the R-1 zoning district” source
Citation: PRMC Chapter 21.64 (21.64.010 through 21.64.060); Ord. No. 1144 N.S., section 3 (Exh. A), 10-1-2024. Former rules were in Chapter 21.34 (Ord. 1120), which the city program page still cites.
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