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Can you BnB it in West Sacramento?
AllowedWest Sacramento lists short-term rental as a permitted use in every residential zone and has no short-term rental permit, cap or operating ordinance. Operators owe the 12 percent transient occupancy tax and must hold a transient occupancy registration certificate.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L117.08.020 Table 17.08.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Table 17.08.020 in section 17.08.020; short-term rental defined in 17.50.030(C); TOT Chapter 3.28 (Ord. 87-7, rate per Ord. 04-8, later amendments through Ord. 08-12) · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Table 17.08.020 in section 17.08.020; short-term rental defined in 17.50.030(C); TOT Chapter 3.28 (Ord. 87-7, rate per Ord. 04-8, later amendments through Ord. 08-12) · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer; there is no short-term rental permit or license, so nothing STR-specific transfers on sale. Operators must hold a transient occupancy registration certificate for tax purposes (3.28.060), which a new owner would obtain on their own.L1Table 17.08.020 in section 17.08.020; short-term rental defined in 17.50.030(C); TOT Chapter 3.28 (Ord. 87-7, rate per Ord. 04-8, later amendments through Ord. 08-12) · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words
17.08.020 Table 17.08.020“Short-Term Rental | P | P | P | P | P | P” source
17.50.030(C)“The rental of any structure or any portion of any structure for occupancy for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for 30 consecutive calendar days or less in duration.” source
3.28.030“each transient shall be subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of twelve percent of the rent charged” source
Citation: Table 17.08.020 in section 17.08.020; short-term rental defined in 17.50.030(C); TOT Chapter 3.28 (Ord. 87-7, rate per Ord. 04-8, later amendments through Ord. 08-12)
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