San Joaquin County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Tracy?
No STR ordinanceTracy has no short-term rental ordinance, so renting a home for fewer than 30 days is not separately permitted or banned by the municipal code. The city does collect a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on stays of 30 consecutive days or less, and a business tax certificate under Chapter 6.04 may apply.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Tracy Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 Article 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Sections 8.08.140 to 8.08.330 (prior code Sections 8-2.301 to 8-2.321; Ord. 1030 Section 1, 2001; Ord. 1040 Section 5, 2002; Ord. 1081 Section 2, 2005; Ord. 1111 Section 4, 2007); Chapter 10.08 Zoning Regulations, Article 2 Definitions · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Tracy has no short-term rental permit or license, so there is no STR permit to transfer on sale. A transient occupancy tax operator registration certificate under Chapter 8.08 Article 3 is issued to the operator and is not a land use entitlement.L1Tracy Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 Article 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Sections 8.08.140 to 8.08.330 (prior code Sections 8-2.301 to 8-2.321; Ord. 1030 Section 1, 2001; Ord. 1040 Section 5, 2002; Ord. 1081 Section 2, 2005; Ord. 1111 Section 4, 2007); Chapter 10.08 Zoning Regulations, Article 2 Definitions · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
8.08.190“any occupant of a room [...] for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
Citation: Tracy Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 Article 3 Transient Occupancy Tax, Sections 8.08.140 to 8.08.330 (prior code Sections 8-2.301 to 8-2.321; Ord. 1030 Section 1, 2001; Ord. 1040 Section 5, 2002; Ord. 1081 Section 2, 2005; Ord. 1111 Section 4, 2007); Chapter 10.08 Zoning Regulations, Article 2 Definitions
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