Sonoma County · checked 2026-09-23
Can you BnB it in Rohnert Park?
RestrictedRohnert Park allows short-term rentals only in a limited form: an administrative use permit is required, no more than one bedroom of the main home may be rented, stays are capped at fourteen consecutive days, and accessory dwelling units are excluded. Rentals pay the city lodging tax of twelve percent, and the provisions we have read say nothing about whether a permit survives a sale of the property.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L117.07.230 · code text · checked 2026-09-23
Caps and limitsNo citywide limit on the number of permits appears in the provisions read. The operative limits are one bedroom of the primary dwelling unit, no more than fourteen consecutive days per rental, and a bar on using accessory dwelling units or accessory structures.L117.07.230 · code text · checked 2026-09-23
Transfer when the home sellsThe short-term rental section as read is silent on transfer: no clause on sale of the property, permits running with the land, heirs, trusts, entity changes, application windows, or grace periods appears in it. General administrative use permit rules elsewhere in Title 17 have not been read and could address transfer.L1RPMC 17.07.230 · code text · checked 2026-09-23
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In the city's own words
17.07.230“No person shall establish, operate or maintain a short-term rental without first obtaining a valid administrative use permit” source
17.07.230“No more than one bedroom of a primary dwelling unit shall be rented, let, or leased as a short-term rental.” source
17.07.230“The short-term rental shall be rented for no more than fourteen consecutive days.” source
17.07.230“Short-term rentals are prohibited in accessory dwelling units and accessory structures.” source
Citation: RPMC 17.07.230
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