County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Placer County?
RestrictedUnincorporated eastern Placer County, including the North Lake Tahoe area, caps short-term rental permits at 3,900 with a quarterly waitlist, and a permit terminates automatically when the property sells, so a buyer applies as a new applicant. Western unincorporated Placer County is outside this article and has no STR permit requirement in it.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L19.42.050 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Chapter 9, Article 9.42 Short-Term Vacation Rentals; Ord. 6124-B sec. 1 (2022); amended by Ord. 6185-B (2023), 6198-B (2023), 6272-B (7-23-2024), 6290-B (12-10-2024). TOT: 4.16.030 (Ord. 6125-B sec. 1, 2022). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Chapter 9, Article 9.42 Short-Term Vacation Rentals; Ord. 6124-B sec. 1 (2022); amended by Ord. 6185-B (2023), 6198-B (2023), 6272-B (7-23-2024), 6290-B (12-10-2024). TOT: 4.16.030 (Ord. 6125-B sec. 1, 2022). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Permit capPermits are capped at 3900.L19.42.040(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsCap of 3,900 residential short-term rental unit permits, the overall cap inventory, applies to the Eastern Placer County Short-Term Rental Area (Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding eastern unincorporated lands defined by legal description in 9.42.010(A)), effective March 31, 2022 (9.42.040(A)). Hotels, motels, condo-hotels and timeshares are excluded from the article and the cap. Waitlist processed quarterly, oldest applications first. The article, including its permit requirement, does not apply to unincorporated western Placer County.L19.42.040(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsExplicit: STR permits are revocable, non-transferable permits and shall not run with the land (9.42.120), and a change of ownership of property with a permitted STR unit results in automatic termination of the STR permit (9.42.040(B)(4)). The new owner applies as a new applicant subject to the cap and waitlist. No family, trust, or entity exceptions found in the code text we read. Owners whose permit was revoked cannot reapply for two years.L19.42.040(B)(4) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
9.42.050“It is unlawful for any person to advertise, maintain, operate or use a short-term rental in the Eastern Placer County Short-Term Rental Area without a short-term rental permit, or in violation of the terms and conditions of the permit.” source
9.42.040(A)“the total number of residential short-term rental unit permits issued shall be capped at 3,900 ("overall cap inventory").” source
9.42.040(B)(4)“A change of ownership of property with a permitted STR unit shall result in the automatic termination of the STR permit.” source
9.42.120“Short-term rental permits are revocable, non-transferable permits and shall not run with the land.” source
Citation: Chapter 9, Article 9.42 Short-Term Vacation Rentals; Ord. 6124-B sec. 1 (2022); amended by Ord. 6185-B (2023), 6198-B (2023), 6272-B (7-23-2024), 6290-B (12-10-2024). TOT: 4.16.030 (Ord. 6125-B sec. 1, 2022).
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