Because Lincoln has no STR ordinance, the City does not impose a host-presence requirement (no hosted-only rule). The general zoning rule against transient lodging in residential zones (LMC §18.22.030(1) limiting hotels/motels to Commercial District) applies regardless of whether the host is on-site.
Some California jurisdictions (e.g., San Francisco, Santa Monica) distinguish between 'hosted' (owner present) and 'unhosted' rentals and impose different caps or permit pathways for each. Lincoln has not adopted that framework. Whether the host is on-site or absent, an STR in a residential zone has no use-table basis under Title 18. A Bed-and-Breakfast use is not enumerated in any Lincoln zoning district. Home-occupation provisions in Ch. 18.62 do not authorize lodging guests for compensation because they require the activity to be 'clearly incidental and secondary' to residential use and forbid changes that alter the residential character of the dwelling. State law does not require a host-presence rule.
Same as the underlying STR-in-residential-zone violation: enforced under LMC Ch. 1.16 (general penalty up to $1,000 and/or 6 months per violation), administrative citations, and zoning abatement.
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