Short-Term Rentals in Chula Vista, CA (2026)

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.070

The Director of Development Services is authorized to issue Short-Term Rental Permits pursuant to this chapter. A permit application shall be submitted to the Director of Development Services upon forms provided by the City and signed by the Applicant under penalty of perjury and shall be accompanied by the permit application fee, as presently designated, or as may be in the future amended, in ...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.110(S)

Quiet Time From 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. The hours between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. are considered to be “quiet time,” so that no outdoor activity will disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood adjacent to a Short-Term Rental Property or cause discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable Person of normal sensitivity residing in the area. It shall constitute a major violation if any Occupants ...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 3.40.030; § 5.68.040(B)

For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel or campsite, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 10 percent of the rent charged by the operator. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the City which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the City. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel or campsite at the time the rent ...

Cal. Veh. Code § 22651

22651. A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of a city, county, or jurisdiction of a state agency in which a vehicle is located may remove a vehicle located within the territorial limits in which th...

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 17920.3

17920.3. Any building or portion thereof, regardless of zoning designation or approved uses of the building, including any dwelling unit, guestroom or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the building, nearby r...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.110(D)

Insurance. The Permittee shall maintain and provide proof to City of liability insurance appropriate to cover the Short-Term Rental use in the aggregate of not less than $1,000,000; or conduct each Short-Term Rental transaction through a Hosting Platform that provides equal or greater insurance coverage.

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.110(B)

Limit on Days Per Year. The Whole-Home Short-Term Rental of a Primary Residence shall be limited to a maximum of 90 days per calendar year. For purposes of interpreting this section, exclusion of minor common spaces shall not be considered in determining Whole-Home Short-Term Rental status. There shall be no limit on the number of days per calendar year that a Primary Residence Partial-Home Sho...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.110(G)

Local Contact Person Available. While a Short-Term Rental Unit is rented, the Permittee, the Permittee’s Agent and/or a Local Contact Person shall be available by telephone 24 hours per day, seven days per week to respond to complaints from the renter and/or public regarding the use, condition, operation or conduct of occupants of a Short-Term Rental Unit. The Permittee, the Permittee’s Agent, ...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.030

“Primary Residence” means a Person’s permanent residence or usual place of return for housing as documented by at least two of the following: motor vehicle registration; driver’s license; voter registration; tax documents showing the residential unit as the Person’s residence; or a utility bill. A Person may have only one Primary Residence and must reside there for a minimum of 275 days during ...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.160(G)

The Director of Development Services may suspend or revoke a Short-Term Rental Permit if any three major violations are issued in connection with the same Short-Term Rental Property within a continuous period of 12 months, including major violations that result from aggregating minor violations into a major violation as described in subsection (I)(1)(h) of this section. A change of Ownership sh...

Chula Vista Municipal Code § 5.68.150(A)

Upon written or electronic notification from the City that the City has not issued a permit for a Short-Term Rental which is listed or advertised on the internet website provided or maintained by a Hosting Platform, the Hosting Platform shall discontinue and remove the listing or advertisement within 10 calendar days from the transmittal date of the notification. The Hosting Platform thereafter...