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Can you BnB it in Pleasanton?
No STR ordinancePleasanton has no short-term rental ordinance, no short-term rental permit and no day limits. Stays of thirty consecutive days or less are transient occupancy under the code and the eight percent transient occupancy tax applies.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L118.32.030A · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (prior code s 1-6.38 to 1-6.50; Ord. 1091 s 1, 1983; Ord. 1222 s 9, 1985; Ord. 1497 s 1, 1991; Ord. 1967 s 2, 2008); Zoning Chapter 18.08 Definitions and Chapter 18.32 R-1 districts. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo short-term rental caps. The only related numeric limit is in the R-1 permitted use list, which allows not more than two guest sleeping rooms in a one-family dwelling to be used for lodging or boarding (18.32.030A).L1Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (prior code s 1-6.38 to 1-6.50; Ord. 1091 s 1, 1983; Ord. 1222 s 9, 1985; Ord. 1497 s 1, 1991; Ord. 1967 s 2, 2008); Zoning Chapter 18.08 Definitions and Chapter 18.32 R-1 districts. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Pleasanton has no short-term rental permit or registration, so nothing transfers or expires on sale. A buyer would be in the same position as the seller and would owe transient occupancy tax on stays of thirty consecutive days or less.L1Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (prior code s 1-6.38 to 1-6.50; Ord. 1091 s 1, 1983; Ord. 1222 s 9, 1985; Ord. 1497 s 1, 1991; Ord. 1967 s 2, 2008); Zoning Chapter 18.08 Definitions and Chapter 18.32 R-1 districts. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.20.020“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy, for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
18.32.030A“One-family dwelling in which not more than two guest sleeping rooms may be used for lodging or boarding.” source
18.08.567“Transient occupancy means occupancy for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
Citation: Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (prior code s 1-6.38 to 1-6.50; Ord. 1091 s 1, 1983; Ord. 1222 s 9, 1985; Ord. 1497 s 1, 1991; Ord. 1967 s 2, 2008); Zoning Chapter 18.08 Definitions and Chapter 18.32 R-1 districts. No short-term rental chapter exists.
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