Short-Term Rentals in Santa Rosa, CA (2026)

City of Santa Rosa - Short-Term Vacation Rentals program page (implementing Zoning Code Ch. 20-48; Ord. 2021-011, 2022-008, 2023-008, 2023-011)

A Short-Term Rental (STR) is a dwelling unit, or a portion of a dwelling unit, that is rented for less than 30 consecutive days. A permit is required before renting, advertising, or listing. Permits are issued only to the property owner. Permits are non-transferable (with limited exceptions). Permits are valid for one year and must be renewed annually. Beginning January 2025, STR operators in S...

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.070(A)(2)

2. Noise limits. Short-Term Renters and Daytime Guests shall comply with all requirements of City Code Section Chapter 17-16, Noise, with the following modification and addition: a. Quiet hours shall be enforced from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. b. Outdoor amplified sound shall not be allowed at any time.

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.050(A), (B)

A. Transient Occupancy Tax. Short-Term Rental Owners shall impose, report, and remit Transient Occupancy Tax pursuant to City Code Chapter 3-28, Transient Occupancy Tax. Notwithstanding Section 3-28.050, Registration, Short-Term Rental Owners must register for TOT prior to submittal of a new Short-Term Rental Permit application. Any Short-Term Rental Owner who fails to accurately impose, report...

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.060(C)

C. Parking requirements. Notwithstanding the maximum occupancies allowed pursuant to subsections (A) and (B) above, the maximum occupancy of a Short-Term Rental shall not exceed the occupancy supported by the minimum parking spaces as required below, except for Short-Term Rentals located in CMU, SMU, MMU, and NMU zoning districts where maximum occupancies shall be determined by the number of be...

City of Santa Rosa - STR Compliance page (Zoning Code Ch. 20-48 operational standards)

Overnight short-term renters: Limited to two people per bedroom and not to exceed 10 people. Daytime guests: Limited to half the overnight occupancy during 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Quiet hours are maintained from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.; Amplified sound prohibited. STRs may not be used as event space.

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.040(B)(2)(a)

The maximum number of Short-Term Rental Permits issued for Non-Hosted Short-Term Rentals shall be 182 citywide. No new Non-Hosted Short-Term Rental Permit applications shall be accepted. The maximum number of Non-Hosted Short-Term Rental Permits citywide shall decrease through attrition when existing Non-Hosted Short-Term Rental Permits are vacated or revoked, or when properties are sold or tra...

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.030 ("Hosted Short-Term Rental"); § 20-48.040(B)(1)(d)

Hosted Short-Term Rental.A Short-Term Rental where, throughout the Short-Term Rental period, the Host lives and sleeps in the Dwelling Unit or lives and sleeps in another legal Dwelling Unit on the same parcel, which parcel is the Owner's principal residence as defined herein. ... Hosted Short-Term Rental Application Affidavit. All applications for a Hosted Short-Term Rental Permit shall requir...

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.030 ("Principal Residence"); § 20-48.040(B)(1)(d)

Principal Residence.The place where one resides for more than one-half of the year. ... Hosted Short-Term Rental Application Affidavit. All applications for a Hosted Short-Term Rental Permit shall require the submittal of an affidavit documenting that the Host lives and sleeps in the Dwelling Unit or lives and sleeps in another legal Dwelling Unit on the same parcel, one of which is which parce...

Santa Rosa City Code § 20-48.040(H)(1); § 20-48.080(C)

The Short-Term Rental, whether before or after Short-Term Rental Permit issuance, has accrued in any one-year (12 consecutive months) period, three verified code enforcement violations... ... Upon a third verified violation of this chapter within a 12 consecutive month period, a Short-Term Rental Permit will be subject to revocation proceedings pursuant to Section 20-54.100. The Owner of a Shor...