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Can you BnB it in Wheatland?
No STR ordinanceWheatland has no short-term rental ordinance and no permit is required; the code is silent on rentals under 30 days except that the city collects a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on stays of 30 consecutive days or less. Operators should register with the city as a transient occupancy tax operator under Chapter 5.54.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L118.21.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-14
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Wheatland Municipal Code Chapter 5.54 (Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 396 Section 2, 2006); Title 18 Zoning, Chapters 18.06 and 18.21 · code text · checked 2026-09-14
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Wheatland Municipal Code Chapter 5.54 (Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 396 Section 2, 2006); Title 18 Zoning, Chapters 18.06 and 18.21 · code text · checked 2026-09-14
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no short-term rental permit scheme exists; a sale does not change the unregulated status. A new operator would need to register for transient occupancy tax collection under Chapter 5.54 if renting for 30 days or less.L1Wheatland Municipal Code Chapter 5.54 (Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 396 Section 2, 2006); Title 18 Zoning, Chapters 18.06 and 18.21 · code text · checked 2026-09-14
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In the city's own words
5.54.020“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less” source
5.54.030(A)“each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
18.21.020“The principal permitted use in R-1 districts is single-family dwellings, not to exceed one per lot.” source
Citation: Wheatland Municipal Code Chapter 5.54 (Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 396 Section 2, 2006); Title 18 Zoning, Chapters 18.06 and 18.21
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