A Santa Barbara County homestay requires the host - the owner or long-term tenant - to be on the property at the same time the guests are staying. Hosting is defined by simultaneous on-site presence of the host and the transient occupants on the same lot.
The County's homestay model is built on host presence. Its definition reads: 'A homestay is the use of a residential structure rented for 30 consecutive days or less for a transient occupant while the owner or long-term tenant of the property lives in a legal dwelling on the same lot at the same time as the transient occupant(s).' The FAQ makes the presence requirement explicit, stating the owner or long-term tenant 'must also be on the property at the same time as the homestay is occurring.' This distinguishes a homestay from a non-hosted short-term rental: in a homestay the host shares the lot with guests during their stay, which is what allows homestays in residential zones. A non-hosted short-term rental - where no host is present - is not a homestay and is only permitted in most commercial zones, not in residential neighborhoods. The on-site host is also the responsible party for noise, nuisance, parking, and occupancy compliance. The Coastal Zone is not currently regulated for homestays or short-term rentals. California state law contains no host-presence mandate for STRs; this is a County land-use requirement under the LUDC.
Operating a residential-zone short-term rental without the host present on the same lot during the guest stay is not a valid homestay and violates the LUDC, subject to County Planning & Development enforcement.
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