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Orange County · checked 2026-09-16

Can you BnB it in San Juan Capistrano?

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L29-3.301 Table 3-1 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsNo STR permit exists to transfer. Where the use is allowed (RM and VHD) it is permitted by right and runs with the zoning, not the owner; a new owner would need their own business license and TOT registration. Code silent on any STR-specific transfer rule.L2Section 9-3.301 Table 3-1 (history through Ord. No. 1134, 4/21/2026); TOT article 3-3.601 through 3-3.615 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words

9-3.301 Table 3-1“Rows labeled Boarding and rooming houses, long-term and Boarding and rooming houses, short-term show the not permitted symbol in every residential district except P in RM and VHD” source
9-3.301 Table 3-1 legend“P = Principal use permitted by right” source
3-3.601“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 30 consecutive calendar days or less” source

Citation: Section 9-3.301 Table 3-1 (history through Ord. No. 1134, 4/21/2026); TOT article 3-3.601 through 3-3.615

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