Ventura County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Santa Paula?
No STR ordinanceSanta Paula has no short-term rental ordinance: no permit, no cap, no zone restriction appears anywhere in the municipal code. An operator still owes the city's 10 percent transient occupancy tax, and rules could change, so check for new ordinances before relying on this.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs 37.65 to 37.88 (Ord. 794, passed 1983; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 7-16-07); no STR chapter exists · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs 37.65 to 37.88 (Ord. 794, passed 1983; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 7-16-07); no STR chapter exists · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because there is no STR permit or license to transfer. An operator would still need to register for TOT in their own name.L1Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs 37.65 to 37.88 (Ord. 794, passed 1983; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 7-16-07); no STR chapter exists · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
37.67“each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 10% of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Citation: Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs 37.65 to 37.88 (Ord. 794, passed 1983; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 7-16-07); no STR chapter exists
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