Oxnard, CA Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)
Key Facts
- Vacation rental cap
- 100 days per year, Sec. 16-667.1
- Homeshare cap
- No annual day limit in Article XI
- Permit term
- One year, renewable, Sec. 16-663.1
- Rentable bedrooms
- Max two bedrooms per homeshare
- Overnight guests
- Up to five guests per homeshare
- Owner presence
- Owner must be on-site during rental
- Enforcing office
- Community Development Director
Summary
Oxnard homeshares can run every day of the year. City Code Sec. 16-667.1 caps only vacation rental units at 100 rented days per calendar year; a permitted homeshare, where the owner rents a room while living on-site, carries no matching annual limit under Article XI's short-term rental rules.
Vacation rental units may be rented for no more than 100 days during any calendar year. Notwithstanding any language in this section to the contrary, the 100-day annual cap per calendar year shall not apply to a dwelling unit within a development: (A) That is subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004; and (B) That became subject to the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004 on or before January 1, 2019.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Contains Supplement current through 1-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Article XI of the Oxnard City Code (Sec. , adopted by Ord. No. 2969) splits short-term rentals into two tracks. Sec. 16-661 defines a HOMESHARE as a dwelling that is the primary residence of an owner with at least a 20% ownership interest, rented for less than 30 consecutive days while that owner is physically present and serves no meals; a VACATION RENTAL is the same short-term use when the owner is not present. The distinction matters for duration: Sec. 16-662 sets a 5% per-neighborhood permit cap, a 200-foot separation requirement, and a 100-day annual rental cap, but each of those limits, restated verbatim in Sec.
' Homeshares are never mentioned in that cap, so a homeshare host can rent out space year-round rather than stopping at 100 days. The same split is mirrored in the Coastal Zoning chapter at Sec. 17-53(E) for the coastal overlay, again capping only vacation rentals at 100 days. A homeshare still runs on a leash: Sec. 2(B) limits it to two rentable bedrooms and five overnight guests, Sec. 1 issues the permit for a one-year term that must be renewed, and Sec. 16-665(F) requires the owner to submit annual proof of a homeowner's property-tax exemption and a signed statement confirming owner-occupancy.
The community development director administers and renews the permit under Sec. 16-663(C) and (D), and it automatically expires on sale or transfer of the property under Sec. 2(A).
Violations & Fines
Operating outside these terms is enforced under Sec. 16-671.2 as a violation for each day it continues. Sec. 16-675 lets the city attorney or district attorney charge violations as an infraction or misdemeanor, with fines of $1,000 for a first offense, $2,000 for a second, and $3,000 plus a two-year permit revocation for a third; running an unpermitted short-term rental draws a $5,000-per-day fine. The community development director may also revoke or suspend a permit under Sec. 16-672 for false statements, nuisance conduct, or three verified complaints within 12 months, with a 14-day window to respond before a final decision and an appeal available under Sec. 16-677.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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