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AllowedPlacentia allows short-term rentals of 29 days or less in most residential zones, but only with a city business license plus an operating permit for each property, and subject to limits including two guests per bedroom overnight with an exception for children under six, one vehicle per bedroom, and a minimum stay of one night and two consecutive days. The owner does not have to live at the property, and the code does not say whether a permit survives a sale of the property.
Proposed, not in effect: Ordinance O-2026-04, adopted May 5, 2026, amends the short-term rental chapter but has not yet been incorporated into the published code, so the current online text does not show its changes. (council date 2026-05-05)
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The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L1Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 6.45 and Section 23.71.010 (Ord. O-2019-06, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 6.45 and Section 23.71.010 (Ord. O-2019-06, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 6.45 and Section 23.71.010 (Ord. O-2019-06, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Caps and limitsChapter 6.45 sets no citywide limit on the number of permits.L1Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 6.45 and Section 23.71.010 (Ord. O-2019-06, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-22
Transfer when the home sellsChapter 6.45 does not say what happens to a permit when the property is sold. The operating permit is issued for each property and the owner registers as the point of contact, but the chapter contains no transfer, assignment, or succession provision and no exceptions for family, heirs, trusts, or entity changes.L1Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 6.45 and Section 23.71.010 (Ord. O-2019-06, 2019) · code text · checked 2026-09-22
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In the city's own words
6.45.040(a)“It is unlawful for any person or entity, including, without limitation, the owner of a premises and managing agency or agent, to engage in the business of short-term residential rentals without first obtaining and maintaining both a valid business license from the city pursuant to Chapter 6.04 of this code” source
23.71.010“A short-term residential rental is a permitted use in the following zones only upon this issuance of a license by the city pursuant to Chapter 6.45 of the Placentia Municipal Code:” source
6.45.020“the rental of a residential dwelling unit by the owner thereof to another party for a continuous period of 29 days or less, in exchange for any form of monetary or non-monetary consideration” source
6.45.120“The maximum overnight occupancy on the premises of the short-term residential rental, from the hours of 11:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. on the following morning, shall not exceed two persons per bedroom with an exception for children under the age of six who may additionally occupy the premises” source
Citation: Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 6.45 and Section 23.71.010 (Ord. O-2019-06, 2019)
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