10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sutter County, California.
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Unincorporated Sutter County has no dedicated short-term rental permit ordinance. Anyone renting a dwelling for 30 days or less must instead register under the county's Hotel/Motel Surcharge (transient lodging tax) in County Code Chapter 150 and obtain a Hotel/Motel Registration Certificate.
Sutter County Code Sec. 150-010
Hotel/Motel means a structure or any portion of it located within the unincorporated area of the county that is occupied or intended for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for periods of 30 days or less and includes but is not limited to any hotel, inn, bed and breakfast inn, tourist home, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, dormit...
Sutter County has no STR-specific noise rule. Noise at a short-term rental in the unincorporated area is governed by the county's general nuisance authority and California Penal Code Section 415 (disturbing the peace), not by a dedicated STR ordinance.
Unincorporated Sutter County imposes a 10% transient lodging surcharge on rentals of 30 days or less under County Code Section 150-020. Operators collect it from guests and remit it to the county quarterly under Section 150-070.
Sutter County Code Sec. 150-040
Each operator shall collect the surcharge at the same time that the rent is collected. The amount of the rent and surcharge shall be separately stated.
Sutter County imposes no short-term-rental-specific parking requirement. Because no STR ordinance exists, parking is governed only by the general off-street parking standards in the Zoning Code (Chapter 1500) and county road and nuisance rules.
Sutter County has no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Because no STR ordinance exists, guest numbers are governed only by the California Building and Health & Safety codes and general zoning density standards, not by a dedicated county STR rule.
Cal. Health and Safety Code Sec. 17922(a)(1)
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the building standards adopted and submitted by the department for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5, and the other rules and regulations that are contained in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as adopted, amended, or repealed from time to time pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted b...
Sutter County imposes no liability-insurance requirement on short-term rentals. No county ordinance sets a minimum coverage amount, so insurance is left to the operator, lender, and any hosting platform's own policies.
Sutter County does not cap the number of nights a home may be rented short-term per year. The only fixed threshold in county code is the 30-day line in Chapter 150 that separates taxable transient stays from longer tenancies.
Sutter County keeps no separate STR registry, but County Code Section 150-060 requires every operator of lodging rented for 30 days or less to register with the county within 30 days of commencing business and post a Hotel/Motel Registration Certificate on the premises.
Sutter County Code Sec. 150-060
Within 30 days after commencing business, each operator of a hotel/motel shall register it with the county and obtain a "Hotel/Motel Registration Certificate" to be posted at all times in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Sutter County does not require a host or local contact to be present during a short-term rental stay. No county ordinance mandates on-site hosting or a responsive local agent, so unhosted whole-home rentals are not prohibited by the county.
Sutter County does not require a short-term rental to be the operator's primary residence. No county ordinance imposes owner-occupancy; the only residence-status limit is California's state-mandated 30-day minimum for accessory dwelling units.
1 cities in Sutter County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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