Ventura, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum rental term
- 30 days
- Applies to
- All ADUs and JADUs, any creation date
- Section
- 24.430.050(D)
- Backed by
- Recorded deed restriction (§24.430.050(H))
- Enforcement
- Director legal action / abatement
Summary
Ventura bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units. Municipal Code Section 24.430.050(D) sets a 30-day minimum rental term for every ADU and JADU in the city, applying retroactively to units built before the rule and permanently closing off nightly or weekly vacation-rental use of any accessory unit.
D. Rental Term. No ADU or JADU may be rented for a term that is shorter than 30 days. This prohibition applies regardless of when the ADU or JADU was created.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-008, passed May 12, 2026).
Full Breakdown
050(D) of Ventura's zoning code applies a flat minimum-rental-term rule to every accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit in the city: no ADU or JADU may be rented for a term shorter than 30 days. The code makes clear the restriction applies regardless of when the unit was created, so ADUs permitted years before the current ordinance (adopted by Ordinance No. 2024-013 and amended by Ordinance No. 2024-012) are bound by the same 30-day floor as units built today. 050(D) applies at the zoning-entitlement level to the unit itself.
050(H) before occupancy, which is recorded against the property and can be enforced by the community development director, including through legal action or abatement of a use that violates the recorded restrictions.
Violations & Fines
Renting an ADU or JADU for less than 30 days violates Section 24.430.050(D) and the recorded deed restriction required under Section 24.430.050(H). The community development director can pursue legal action for a violation of the deed restriction, including an injunction stopping the short-term use or abatement of the illegal rental arrangement, in addition to any other zoning code enforcement remedy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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