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Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L117.64.040(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. No short term rental permit exists. A bed and breakfast inn under Chapter 17.64 operates on an administrative use permit tied to the property and the resident operator, so a buyer intending to run a bed and breakfast inn should confirm with the planning department whether the existing permit carries over.L1Chapter 17.64 Bed and Breakfast Inn, Secs. 17.64.020 and 17.64.040 (Ord. 2011-02 Sec. 1); Chapter 3.44 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3.44.020 and 3.44.030 (Ord. 95-03 Sec. 1, 1995). Code includes legislation through Ord. No. 2025-06 adopted January 15, 2026. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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17.64.020“the 'inn' portion of the residence is to be used for transient occupancy [...] for a period of not more than five consecutive days.” source
17.64.040(A)“a conditional use permit application shall be filed with the planning department for an administrative use permit” source
3.44.020“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right-to-access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less.” source

Citation: Chapter 17.64 Bed and Breakfast Inn, Secs. 17.64.020 and 17.64.040 (Ord. 2011-02 Sec. 1); Chapter 3.44 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3.44.020 and 3.44.030 (Ord. 95-03 Sec. 1, 1995). Code includes legislation through Ord. No. 2025-06 adopted January 15, 2026.

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