Mendocino County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Point Arena?
RestrictedPoint Arena licenses short-term rentals under Chapter 5.30, with separate rules for whole-home vacation home rentals and owner-present home-shares, and the city council sets by resolution how many vacation home rental licenses may exist at one time. A license is voidable when the dwelling changes ownership, and one person may hold only one short-term rental in the city.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L1Chapter 5.30 Short-Term Rentals, Sections 5.30.010 to 5.30.060 (Ord. 235 Sec. 1, 2020) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Chapter 5.30 Short-Term Rentals, Sections 5.30.010 to 5.30.060 (Ord. 235 Sec. 1, 2020) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsSection 5.30.030(17) has the city council set and adjust by resolution the number and distribution of licensed vacation home rentals allowed at any one time, so the cap is a resolution number and is not in the code. The commercial core zoning district is described as exempt from the numerical limitation. An individual may not own or operate more than one short-term rental in the city (5.30.020, owner definition), and no person or entity may operate more than one home-share (5.30.040(11)). Licenses unused within one year are forfeited.L15.30.030(17) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsSection 5.30.060(5) makes permits voidable upon non-use, cessation of activity, upon change of ownership of the dwelling unit, or upon such other cause as set in council resolution. No family, heir, trust or entity exception appears in the chapter and no transfer application window or grace period is stated, so a buyer should expect to apply anew. The owner definition also bars an individual from holding more than one short-term rental, whether as fee title holder or as a member of an entity.L15.30.060(5) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.30.060(5)“Permits shall be voidable upon non-use, cessation of activity, upon change of ownership of the dwelling unit or upon such other cause as set forth in regulations adopted by the resolution of the city council.” source
5.30.030(17)“To preserve the town character, the city council shall adjust by resolution the number and distribution of licensed vacation home rentals allowed at any one time.” source
5.30.020“An individual may not own or operate more than one short-term rental within the city, whether as the individual holder of fee title or as a member of an entity.” source
5.30.020“means any rental of any living accommodation that is 30 consecutive days or less.” source
Citation: Chapter 5.30 Short-Term Rentals, Sections 5.30.010 to 5.30.060 (Ord. 235 Sec. 1, 2020)
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