Oxnard City Code Sec. 16-467 expressly requires that ADU rental terms be 30 days or longer — short-term vacation rentals of an ADU are prohibited. The ADU may not be sold separately from the primary dwelling unless specifically allowed by State law (AB 1033 / Cal. Gov. Code §65852.26), which Oxnard has not opted into. Long-term rentals are otherwise permitted without a rent cap (Costa-Hawkins, Cal. Civ. Code §1954.52).
Sec. 16-467 of the Oxnard Zoning Code explicitly states: 'The accessory dwelling unit shall not be sold or offered for sale separately from the primary dwelling unit, unless specifically allowed by State law. The ADU and/or the primary dwelling unit may be rented, with rental terms being 30 days or longer.' This bars STR/Airbnb/Vrbo use of an ADU — the 30-day floor is consistent with Cal. Gov. Code §65852.2(a)(6), which authorizes cities to prohibit STR use of ADUs. AB 1033 (Cal. Gov. Code §65852.26) authorizes — but does not require — California cities to adopt an ordinance permitting an ADU to be sold separately from the primary dwelling as a condominium. Oxnard has not adopted an AB 1033 ordinance, so separate sale remains prohibited. Long-term rental (30+ days) is otherwise unrestricted: California's Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Cal. Civ. Code §1954.50 et seq.) exempts newly constructed units (post-1995 certificate of occupancy) from local rent control, so new Oxnard ADUs are not subject to rent caps. The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482, Cal. Civ. Code §1946.2 and §1947.12) imposes statewide just-cause and 5% + CPI rent caps on certain rental housing, but single-family homes and ADUs that satisfy AB 1482's exemption criteria (separately alienable, owner-occupied primary, and written notice) may be exempt.
Operating an ADU as a short-term rental violates City Code Sec. 16-467 and the City's STR ordinance (Ch. 16 Art. XI and Ch. 17), enforced by Code Compliance with administrative citations, daily fines, and possible permit revocation. Failure to register and remit Transient Occupancy Tax on STR proceeds violates the City TOT ordinance and accrues penalties and interest. Selling an ADU separately without an AB 1033 opt-in violates Sec. 16-467 and creates a defective deed.
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