Riverside County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in San Jacinto?
No STR ordinanceSan Jacinto has no short-term rental ordinance, permit or ban, and short-term rentals do not appear in the zoning use table or definitions. The Development Code says a use not listed in the table is not allowed unless the Planning Director finds it equivalent to a listed use, so a buyer should get that determination in writing before counting on STR use; stays of 30 days or less owe the 8% transient occupancy tax.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L117.105.020(H)(1) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1SJMC 17.105.020(H), 17.205.030(A)(2) and Table 2-2, Chapter 17.215, Chapter 17.800 (Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024); SJMC 3.20.020 and 3.20.030 (prior code sections, no ordinance date shown) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1SJMC 17.105.020(H), 17.205.030(A)(2) and Table 2-2, Chapter 17.215, Chapter 17.800 (Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024); SJMC 3.20.020 and 3.20.030 (prior code sections, no ordinance date shown) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no STR permit exists. A buyer who keeps renting registers as a TOT operator under Chapter 3.20 in their own name; any Director similar-use determination under 17.105.030 attaches to the use, not to a permit that transfers.L1SJMC 17.105.020(H), 17.205.030(A)(2) and Table 2-2, Chapter 17.215, Chapter 17.800 (Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024); SJMC 3.20.020 and 3.20.030 (prior code sections, no ordinance date shown) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
17.205.030(A)(2)“A land use that is not listed in Table 2-2 and is determined by the Director to not be included in Article 8 (Definitions) under the definition of a listed land use, is not allowed within the applicable zone, except as otherwise provided in Section 17.105.020H [...]” source
17.105.020(H)“If a proposed use of land is not specifically listed in Table 2-2 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements), the use shall not be allowed in the applicable zone, except as provided below for similar uses:” source
17.105.020(H)(1)“The Director may determine that a proposed use not listed may be allowed as a permitted or conditional use, in compliance with Section 17.105.030 (Procedures for Interpretations), below.” source
3.20.020“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less” source
Citation: SJMC 17.105.020(H), 17.205.030(A)(2) and Table 2-2, Chapter 17.215, Chapter 17.800 (Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024); SJMC 3.20.020 and 3.20.030 (prior code sections, no ordinance date shown)
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