18.60.250“[Hosts must register] from the City and obtain a valid City Business License... The applicant shall provide the property owner’s signature for the unit to be rented; the name and contact information of the host; the address of the dwelling unit to be used as a short-term rental; a valid City Business License; the anticipated frequency of the short-term rental.” source
18.60.250 Annual Limit“Where the host is present within the unit, the dwelling unit may be occupied as a short-term rental for an unlimited number of days per calendar year. Where a host is not present (unhosted), the dwelling unit may be occupied as a short-term rental no more than 90 days per calendar year in the aggregate. For purposes of this section, Accessory Dwelling Units are considered hosted if the primary unit is owner-occupied.” source
18.60.250 Legal Dwelling“Short-term rentals are allowed only within legal conforming and legal nonconforming residential dwelling units.” source
Citation: Santa Clara City Zoning Code Section 18.60.250; registration requirement effective November 2024 (Ordinance No. 2070, file 24-801, is the likely enacting ordinance but its text remains unverified)
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