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Can you BnB it in Yountville?

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L117.12.010(C) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because Yountville issues no short-term rental permit or registration. Short-term rental units are an expressly prohibited use, so a buyer acquires no short-term rental right and there is nothing to transfer. No grandfathering or legal nonconforming provision for short-term rentals appears in Section 17.12.010(C); the only nonconforming carve out in that subsection is for gas stations.L117.12.010(C)(1) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

17.12.010(C)“Expressly Prohibited. The following uses are expressly prohibited: 1. Short-term rental unit; and 2. Uses prohibited by State or Federal law.” source
17.236.010“one or more rooms in a private residential dwelling, or any portion of such dwellings, [...] in which any room is rented, or offered for rent, for occupancy for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for any period less than 30 consecutive days, in exchange for any form of payment.” source
17.12.010(B)“If a use is not identified as permitted or allowed in the applicable zoning district regulations, as summarized in Table 17.12-1 of this chapter, it is prohibited unless a finding is made by the Town Council or the Planning Officer that the use is similar in kind to listed uses.” source
3.16.020“Any individual who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of 30 consecutive days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source

Citation: Yountville Municipal Code Sections 17.12.010(C) and 17.236.010; Ord. 21-501 Section 9; Ord. 23-521, 10/3/2023; Ord. 22-509; Ord. 23-524, 10/17/2023

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