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Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L118.43.180.C · code text · checked 2026-09-14
Caps and limits600 foot radius separation between Vacation Rentals, reducible to 300 feet at the Director's discretion where an arterial, rail right-of-way, flood control channel, stream corridor, or open space easement buffers them; occupancy capped at two persons per rented bedroomL1RMC 18.43.180 (Title 18 Zoning, Division IV, Chapter 18.43). An ordinance update was posted by the city as Short-Term Rental Ordinance 6-17-25 Update; ordinance number unread. · code text · checked 2026-09-14
SpacingA separation of 600 feet applies between rentals.L118.43.180 · code text · checked 2026-09-14
Transfer when the home sellsThe permit is not transferrable to a subsequent property owner or to another property. Vacation Rental permits expire twelve months from issuance and must be renewed.L118.43.180 · code text · checked 2026-09-14
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In the city's own words

18.43.180.C“No person shall use, advertise, or market for use, any dwelling unit on any parcel in any zoning district for Short-Term Rental purposes without first obtaining approval as required by this Section.” source
18.43.180“Within a six hundred foot (600') radius of an existing permitted Vacation Rental except that, at the discretion of the Director or appellate body as the case may be, within a three hundred foot (300') radius of an existing Vacation Rental when there is a buffer such as an arterial, rail right-of-way, flood control channel, stream corridor, or open space easement between the Vacation Rental units.” source
18.43.180“The permit is not transferrable to a subsequent property owner or to another property.” source
18.43.180“Occupancy shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) persons per rented bedroom.” source

Citation: RMC 18.43.180 (Title 18 Zoning, Division IV, Chapter 18.43). An ordinance update was posted by the city as Short-Term Rental Ordinance 6-17-25 Update; ordinance number unread.

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