Menifee has no host-presence (homestay vs. whole-home) distinction in its STR framework. The Title 9 Development Code defines a single 'Short-Term Rental' category (§9.300.200) without separating hosted/unhosted rentals. Both whole-house rentals and homestays where the host occupies the dwelling during guest stays are treated identically — both require a City business license under Menifee Code §5.01.040 and TOT registration under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §7280.
Many California jurisdictions (Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland) distinguish 'hosted' or 'home-share' STRs (where the operator sleeps on the premises during the guest stay) from 'unhosted' or 'whole-home' STRs, sometimes capping the latter at 90 or 120 nights per year. Menifee's Development Code does NOT make this distinction. The §9.300.200 definition treats any transient vacation rental of a dwelling for less than 30 days as an STR with no annual night cap, no host-on-site requirement, and no separate homestay permit tier. The general business-license framework (Chapter 5.01) and the SB 9 prohibition (Ch. 9.296) apply equally to hosted and unhosted operations. Operators should still meet general residential zoning standards (parking, occupancy from CBC, noise under Title 11) regardless of whether the host is present.
No host-presence violation exists in Menifee code. General STR violations (operating without business license under §5.01.040, operating on SB 9 lot under Ch. 9.296, noise under Title 11, parking under Chapter 12.20) apply regardless of host presence.
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