Short-Term Rentals in Calaveras County, CA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.
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Short-Term Rental Permits
Anyone offering a short term vacation rental in the Lake Tulloch area must first obtain an administrative use permit under Chapter 20.20 of the Calaveras County Code. The permit runs for no more than one year, must be renewed annually, and requires the county to notify every property owner within 1,000 feet before it can be approved.
Calaveras County Lake Tulloch Rental Permit Rule
Significant RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 20.20.030(A)-(B)
A.When Required. A short term vacation rental is allowed, provided that an administrative use permit is first obtained and all of the standards and conditions contained in this chapter are fulfilled. An administrative use permit is subject to the provisions outlined in Title 17 and must include the fee in place at the time of application submittal.B.Term. An administrative use permit shall have...
Taxes & Fees
Short-term rentals in unincorporated Calaveras County fall under the county's transient occupancy tax code because Chapter 3.12 defines 'hotel' to include any structure, including a mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location, occupied by transients for lodging. Operators owe the same twelve percent tax and must register with the tax administrator.
Calaveras County Short-Term Rental Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code §§ 3.12.020, 3.12.060
A."Hotel" means any structure or any portion of any structure which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location, ...
Occupancy Limits
In the Lake Tulloch area, Calaveras County caps short term vacation rental occupancy at two overnight guests per bedroom, plus two more per property, not counting children under three. Chapter 20.20 defines "occupancy" as the maximum number of people allowed to stay overnight, and the cap can only be raised through the administrative use permit application if bedrooms and parking can safely support more guests.
Calaveras County Lake Tulloch Rental Occupancy Cap
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code §§ 20.20.020, 20.20.040(B)
"Occupancy." Occupancy means the maximum numbers of persons permitted to stay overnight in a short term vacation rental. ... B.Maximum Occupancy. The maximum occupancy of a short term vacation rental shall be no more than two persons per bedroom, plus two additional persons per property, excluding children under three years of age. In the event that the property includes bedrooms of an adequate...
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