Carson Municipal Code does not require the operator/host to be present on-site during a transient stay. Both hosted (room-only) and unhosted (whole-unit) short-term rentals are treated identically under the Transient Occupancy Tax ordinance (CMC §6400) — a 9% TOT applies to all transient occupancy under 30 days regardless of host presence.
The Carson code's broad definition of 'hotel' in §6400 expressly captures any 'structure, or any portion of any structure' used for transient lodging — meaning whole-home unhosted rentals (the entire structure) and single-room hosted rentals (a portion of the structure) are both regulated identically. No section of the Carson code distinguishes hosted from unhosted operations, nor caps unhosted nights as Los Angeles' Home-Sharing Ordinance does (LAMC §12.22 A.32 limits to 120 nights/year without an Extended Home-Sharing permit). The March 2024 Phase 1 Zoning Code Update introduced no host-presence rule. Operators of unhosted STRs are still encouraged to designate a local contact to respond to nuisance complaints, but no such requirement is codified. State law contains no host-presence STR mandate.
Not applicable — no Carson code violation for operating unhosted. Generally applicable nuisance (CMC Art. 4 Ch. 5 noise ordinance adopting LA County Code Title 12 Ch. 12.08), parking, and trash provisions apply equally to hosted and unhosted STRs.
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